NaN/100 votes#1 - Glasgow v Exeter
Season 50 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2020
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Leciester v Durham
Season 50 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2020
In another first-round match, students from the University of Leicester do battle with the University of Durham in a bid to reach the second round in the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Linacre College, Oxford v The Open University
Season 50 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2020
In another first-round match, the students representing Linacre College, Oxford, battle it out with the Open University for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Imperial v Strathclyde
Season 50 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2020
Tonight sees another first-round match as Imperial College competes against the University of Strathclyde for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Reading v Birkbeck
Season 50 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2020
Students representing the University of Reading compete with Birkbeck College, London, in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Balliol College, Oxford v Clare College, Cambridge
Season 50 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2020
Balliol College, Oxford, students do battle with Clare College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Bristol v Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Season 50 Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2020
The team representing the University of Bristol fights it out against the Corpus Christi College, Oxford, team for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Darwin College, Cambridge v St Andrews
Season 50 Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2020
Darwin College, Cambridge, takes on the University of St Andrews in another first-round match of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - York v King's College, London
Season 50 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2020
In another first-round match, students from the University of York fight it out against King’s College, London, for a place in the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Merton College, Oxford v Wolfson College, Cambridge
Season 50 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2020
In another first-round match, Merton College, Oxford, plays Wolfson College, Cambridge, for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Royal Academy of Music v St John's College, Cambridge
Season 50 Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2020
In another first-round match, the students from the Royal Academy of Music fight it out against the team from St John’s College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Warwick v Wolfson College, Oxford
Season 50 Episode 12 - Aired 9/28/2020
The University of Warwick and Wolfson College, Oxford, compete for a place in the second round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Edinburgh v Manchester
Season 50 Episode 13 - Aired 10/5/2020
In the penultimate first-round match of the student quiz, the University of Edinburgh clashes with the University of Manchester. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v University College, Oxford
Season 50 Episode 14 - Aired 10/12/2020
In the last of the first-round matches, students from Magdalene College, Cambridge, fight it out against University College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Imperial v Exeter
Season 50 Episode 15 - Aired 10/19/2020
It is the first of the two highest-scoring loser matches tonight when two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Linacre College, Oxford v Edinburgh
Season 50 Episode 16 - Aired 10/26/2020
In the last of the two highest-scoring loser matches, two teams get a second chance to battle it out for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Imperial v St Andrews
Season 50 Episode 17 - Aired 11/2/2020
It is the first of the second-round matches when two teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Manchester v Strathclyde
Season 50 Episode 18 - Aired 11/9/2020
It’s another second-round match tonight, with two teams fighting it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Merton College, Oxford v Warwick
Season 50 Episode 19 - Aired 11/16/2020
The second round continues as two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Edinburgh v Durham
Season 50 Episode 20 - Aired 11/23/2020
Two more student teams fight it out in the second round to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - St John's College, Cambridge v Balliol College, Oxford
Season 50 Episode 21 - Aired 11/30/2020
In the second round stage of the competition for students, two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Glasgow v King's College London
Season 50 Episode 22 - Aired 12/7/2020
The second round of the quiz for students continues when two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Corpus Christi College, Oxford v Magdalene College, Cambridge
Season 50 Episode 23 - Aired 12/14/2020
Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz with the aim of making it through to the quarter finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - The Open University v Birkbeck
Season 50 Episode 24 - Aired 1/4/2021
In the last of the second round matches, two teams of students fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Birkbeck
Season 50 Episode 25 - Aired 1/11/2021
It’s the first of the quarter-finals tonight, with two teams competing to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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The Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 50
Every episode of University Challenge Season 50 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of University Challenge Season 50!
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
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Season 50 Ratings Summary
"Glasgow v Exeter" is the best rated episode of "University Challenge" season 50. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/13/2020. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Leciester v Durham".