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{{short description|British quiz show}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| name           = Only Connect
| image          = Only Connect title.png
| genre          = [[Game show]]
| presenter      = [[Victoria Coren Mitchell]]
| theme_music_composer = Dawson Sabatini
| country        = [[United Kingdom]]
| language       = [[English language|English]]
| num_series     = 16
| num_episodes   = 309 (as of 24 May 2019) <small>(also 31 specials)</small> <!-- note: 309 episodes up to and including series 15, not including specials -->
| runtime        = 30 minutes
| company        = Presentable <small>(2008–13)</small><br />[[RDF Television]] and Parasol <small>(2013–)</small>
| distributor    = [[Banijay]]
| channel        = [[BBC Four]] <small>(2008–14)</small><br />[[BBC Two]] <small>(2014–)</small>
| picture_format = [[16:9]]
| audio_format   = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
| first_aired    = {{start date|2008|9|15|df=yes}}
| last_aired     = present
| website        = https://www.bbc.co.uk/onlyconnect
| website_title  = ''Only Connect''
}}

'''''Only Connect''''' is a British television quiz show presented by [[Victoria Coren Mitchell]]. In the series, teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. The title is taken from a passage in [[E.&nbsp;M. Forster]]'s 1910 novel ''[[Howards End]]'': "Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted".<ref>{{cite episode |series=Only Connect |series-link=Only Connect |series-number=1 |number=2 |title=Crossworders v Birkbeck Alumni |time=0:23 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGupZhiIAZA |access-date=1 July 2020 |date=22 September 2008 |quote="Hello and welcome to 'Only Connect', the show that takes its title from the passage in E.M. Forster's novel 'Howard's End': 'Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted'."}}</ref>

''Only Connect'' aired on [[BBC Four]] from 15 September 2008 to 7 July 2014, before moving to [[BBC Two]] from 1 September 2014. From 2008 until 2013 the show was recorded in Studio 1 at the [[ITV Wales]] Studios based at [[Culverhouse Cross]] in [[Cardiff]], which have now been demolished. It moved temporarily to [[Roath Lock]] Studios in Cardiff in late 2013, before settling in Enfys Studios in Cardiff from 2014 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enfys.co.uk/credits/|title=Credits|publisher=Enfys HD TV Studios}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/rest%20of%20britain.htm |title=The rest of the UK – today (more or less) |work=An incomplete history of London's television studios |first=Martin |last=Kempton |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref>

== Format ==
{{image frame|content={{aligned table|cols=3|colstyle=vertical-align:middle|<hiero>M17*M17</hiero>|<hiero>E23</hiero>|<hiero>V28</hiero>|<hiero>I9</hiero>|<hiero>N35:N35:N35</hiero>|<hiero>D10</hiero>}}|caption=Question labels<br />in [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphs]]}}

''Only Connect'' is deliberately difficult,<ref name="Sunderland">{{cite web |title=Sunderland quiz captain takes on TV’s Only Connect |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-quiz-captain-takes-on-tv-s-only-connect-1-5922983 |newspaper=Sunderland Echo |accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="nerd pride">{{cite web |title=Victoria Coren Mitchell on nerd pride and finding Only Connect’s niche |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-05/victoria-coren-mitchell-on-nerd-pride-and-finding-only-connects-niche/ |newspaper=Radio Times |accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref> and its contestants are often characterized&nbsp;– including within the show itself&nbsp;– as [[nerd]]y or geeky.<ref name="nerd pride"/><ref name="whipsmart">{{cite web |last1=Butter |first1=Susannah |title=Only Connect: Warmth and humour make whip-smart Victoria Coren-Mitchell queen of the quizzes |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/only-connect-warmth-and-humour-make-whipsmart-victoria-corenmitchell-queen-of-the-quizzes-a3974731.html |newspaper=Evening Standard |accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref> Teams are encouraged to take names which reflect specialist interests or hobbies, such as the '[[LARP]]ers' or 'Francophiles'.<ref name="whipsmart" /><ref name="Sunderland" /> The show's questions will cover any topic, and many may require knowledge of both arcane subject areas and popular culture. Questions may also be self-referential, or based on linguistic or numeric tricks, rather than requiring any particular factual knowledge.<ref name="questions">{{cite web |title=Only Connect: If you think answering the questions is hard, try setting them |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/sep/07/only-connect-quiz-questions |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref> When presented with the clues, contestants are not told the type of the connection, and as such part of the gameplay involves establishing whether the connection is thematic, linguistic, factual, mathematical, etc.<ref name="questions" /> Coren Mitchell's presenting includes very dry, sarcastic humour, which may include a gentle mocking of herself, the contestants, the viewers, the show's production team, celebrities, or other popular quizzes.<ref name="whipsmart" /><ref>{{cite web |title=12 quotes that prove Victoria Coren Mitchell is the perfect quiz show host |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-10-13/only-connect-victoria-coren-mitchell/ |newspaper=Radio Times |accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref>

Each programme has two teams of three people competing in four rounds of gameplay. In the first three series, clues in Rounds 1 and 2 and the connecting walls in Round 3 were identified by [[Greek letters]]. In series 4 Coren Mitchell announced that this idea had been dropped, ostensibly due to viewer complaints that it was too pretentious. Henceforth [[Ancient Egypt]]ian [[hieroglyphs]] ([[List of hieroglyphs/M|two reeds]], [[Lion-reclining (hieroglyph)|lion]], [[Wick (hieroglyph)|twisted flax]], [[Viper (hieroglyph)|horned viper]], [[N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)|water]], and the [[eye of Horus]]) would be used instead. The show's opening sequence displayed Greek letters in the first episode of Series 4, but these were replaced with the hieroglyphs in subsequent episodes.

Series 1–6 had a straight [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] "knockout" format, which was then modified to a [[double-elimination tournament]], in a rule change that Coren Mitchell said that even she did not fully understand. Series 12–13 shifted to a format identical to ''[[University Challenge]]'', with a knockout first round combined with a [[repechage]] for the best performing losers and double-elimination quarter-finals. The number of competing teams has fluctuated: 16 in series 1, 3–6, 10–11 and 14; 8 teams in series 2, 8 and 9; and 24 in series 12–13. The difficulty of questions generally increases by each round.

For Series 16 changes had to be made to the production of the show due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the new British government requirements and guidelines on television productions. For this new series, each team now sit at their desks socially distanced with perspex screens dividing the team members, with no huddled conferring permitted. For the connecting wall round, each team stands socially distanced apart, with perspex screens separating them, with only the team captain permitted to use the keyboard. 

=== Round 1: Connections ===
Teams are given up to four clues and must try to figure out the connection between them within 40 seconds. The team is initially shown one clue, and may request the remaining three clues at any time within the 40 seconds (they are not automatically shown). The team may press their buzzer to guess after the first clue for 5 points, the second for 3, the third for 2, or the fourth for 1. If the team guesses incorrectly, or fails to buzz within the time allotted, the question is posed to the other team for a bonus point, after being shown any remaining clues. Typically, one of the six puzzles involves pictures, and another uses pieces of music, both classical and contemporary. Music questions are generally considered among the toughest questions in the quiz, and a team's dismay upon realising they have chosen the music question is a frequent source of humour on the programme.

[[File:Only Connect Round 1.png|thumb|605px|center|alt=The image shows four boxes arranged in a horizontal line, containing sequential clues of "A hammer and feather", "Six US flags", "Eugene Shoemaker's ashes" and "Two golf balls".|Example Puzzle for Round 1. To earn points on this puzzle, teams would have to provide the answer "Items left on the Moon" (or a variant thereof).]]

=== Round 2: Sequences ===
Each set of clues is now a sequence, and teams must try to figure out the fourth item in the sequence (therefore, the team will only be able to see three clues), again as early as possible. They must give the final item in the sequence, and score points even if their theory for the connection is incorrect. As in the previous round, each team will play three sets; again, if one team fails to guess, it is thrown over to the other team, who can see any remaining clues and earn one point by guessing correctly.  As in Round 1, one of the sets of clues involves pictures. Starting from the quarterfinals of Series 10, there is occasionally a sequence made by three music clips, and the contestants must supply the title of the fourth unplayed music clip.

For example, sequential clues of "Anger", "Bargaining" and "Depression" would be correctly followed by "Acceptance", these being the 2nd through 5th stages of the [[Kübler-Ross model]] of grief.

=== Round 3: Connecting Wall ===
[[File:Only Connect Round3 Unsolved.png|thumb|An example "Connecting Wall" puzzle. The answer requires dividing the items into "Terms for zero", "Poker terms", "Flying ___" and "Things made of rubber".]]

Each team receives a wall of 16 clues and must figure out a perfect solution, consisting of four groups of four connected items. The puzzles are designed to include [[red herrings]] and to suggest more connections than actually exist, as some clues appear to fit into more than one category.<ref name="questions" /> Teams score 1 point for each group found within 2 minutes 30 seconds. They try to create one group at a time, and may make unlimited guesses on the first two groups. Once two groups have been identified, they only have three chances to identify the remaining two groups.

Should the team fail to complete the wall, the missing groupings are shown. Teams can then earn 1 point per group for identifying the connection, regardless of whether they correctly identified the grouping. A team that identifies all four groups and all four connections earns a 2-point bonus, for a total of 10 points. Unlike the previous two rounds, teams have no opportunity to score on their opponents' wall.

On 1 March 2010, an interactive online version of this round was put on the Only Connect website.<ref name="play">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/onlyconnect/quiz |title=Play Only Connect |publisher=BBC Four |accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref> From mid-2011, coinciding with series 5, the website took online submissions for new Connecting Walls; the online game was discontinued for series 10.

=== Round 4: Missing Vowels ===
In a final buzzer round, the teams are presented with a series of word puzzles. The category of the puzzles is given before they are displayed, and each category contains a maximum of four puzzles. Each puzzle is a word or phrase with the vowels removed and the spaces shifted to disguise the original words. For example, in a category of "Booker Prize-winning novels", a puzzle of "VR NNGDLT TL" would be correctly answered as "''[[Vernon God Little]]''".

Teams answer simultaneously using buzzers, and score 1 point for each puzzle they solve. Initially there was no penalty for guessing incorrectly on this round, but starting with the quarter-finals in Series 1, teams have faced a penalty of 1 point for each incorrect answer. Additionally, if the team that buzzes provides an incorrect answer (even by a single letter) or fails to answer quickly, the opposing team is given an opportunity to answer for a bonus point.

The round lasts for between 90 seconds and three minutes. The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. If teams are tied, then a single sudden-death puzzle is given to the captains of each team. If a captain buzzes in first and gives the correct answer then their team wins, but an incorrect answer automatically forfeits the game. Although no category is officially given, they make reference to their own role as sudden-death questions. Examples are "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish", "To the Victor, the Spoils" and "Winner Stays On".

== Champions and runners-up ==
* '''Series 1''' Champions: Crossworders (Mark Grant,<ref name="Crossworders">{{cite web |last1=Stainer |first1=David |title=Only Connect: How I became a champion of champions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/entries/e504b054-8ce6-3120-97bf-90e05f25dd49 |website=BBC Blog |accessdate=1 November 2018 |date=19 July 2013}}</ref> David Stainer,<ref name="Crossworders"/> [[Ian Bayley]]<ref name="Crossworders"/>)
** Runners-Up: Lapsed Psychologists (Richard McDougall,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://next-episode.net/only-connect/season-1|title=Only Connect TV Show - Season 1 Episodes List - Next Episode|website=next-episode.net|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://jacksonlinewritings.blogspot.com/2015/05/only-connect-series-1-match-1-lapsed.html|title=Jack's Online Writings: Only Connect Series 1: Match 1: Lapsed Psychologists vs Knitters|last=Jack|date=2015-05-20|website=Jack's Online Writings|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Jack Waley-Cohen,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Matthew Stevens<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />)
* '''Series 2''' Champions: Rugby Boys (Richard Parnell,<ref name="RugbyBoys">{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=James |title=Rugby boys take on Cambridge swots in high-brown TV quiz |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rugby-boys-take-cambridge-swots-2090954 |website=Wales Online |accessdate=1 November 2018 |date=28 August 2009}}</ref> Gary Dermody,<ref name="RugbyBoys"/> [[Mark Labbett]]<ref name="RugbyBoys"/>)
** Runners-Up: Cambridge Quiz Society (Paul Beecher,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://next-episode.net/only-connect/season-2|title=Only Connect TV Show - Season 2 Episodes List - Next Episode|website=next-episode.net|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Citation|title=Episode #2.8|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1501553/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Simon Spiro,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Joshua Karton<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />)
* '''Series 3''' Champions: Gamblers ([[Jenny Ryan]],<ref>{{cite web |title=About Jenny Ryan |url=http://www.jennyvixenryan.com/about/ |website=jennyvixenryan.com |accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> Dave Bill,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Alan Gibbs<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows">{{cite web |title=Only Connect (2) |url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Only_Connect_(2) |website=ukgameshows.com |accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref>)
** Runners-Up: Strategists (Chris Cummins,<ref name=":4">{{Citation|title=Episode #3.15|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1636222/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Michael Dnes,<ref name=":4" /> Sarah Higgins<ref name=":4" />)
* '''Series 4''' Champions: Epicureans (David Brewis,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Katie Bramall-Stainer,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> [[Aaron Bell (politician)|Aaron Bell]]<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" />[[Aaron Bell (politician)|)]]
** Runners-Up: Radio Addicts (Dave Clark,<ref name=":5">{{Citation|title=Episode #4.17|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1802989/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Gary Grant,<ref name=":5" /> Neil Phillips<ref name=":5" />)
* '''Series 5''' Champions: Analysts (Paul Steeples,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> David Lea,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> William De Ath<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" />)
** Runners-Up: Antiquarians (Simon Belcher,<ref name=":6">{{Citation|title=Episode #5.17|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2129506/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Will Howells,<ref name=":6" /> Debbie Challis<ref name=":6" />)
* '''Series 6''' Champions: Scribes (Holly Pattenden,<ref>{{cite web |title=Holly Pattenden |url=http://archive.battleofideas.org.uk/2013/speaker_detail/8096/ |website=Battle of Ideas |accessdate=1 November 2018 |date=2013}}</ref> Dom Tait,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Gareth Price<ref>{{cite web |title="Good luck to this week's Team Captain of the Scribes, Dom Tait, who gets married tomorrow! We're thrilled to know that there's an Only Connect wall to be completed on every table at your reception!" |url=https://www.facebook.com/OnlyConnectQuiz/posts/good-luck-to-this-week's/10151026189617434/ |website=Facebook |accessdate=1 November 2018 |date=12 October 2012}}</ref>)
** Runners-Up: Draughtsmen (Andy Tucker,<ref name=":7">{{Citation|title=Episode #6.17|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2579054/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Iwan Thomas,<ref name=":7" /> Steve Dodding<ref name=":7" />)
* '''Series 7''' Champions: Francophiles (Ian Clark,<ref name="Francophiles">{{cite news |title=Sunderland quiz captain takes on TV’s Only Connect |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-quiz-captain-takes-on-tv-s-only-connect-1-5922983 |newspaper=Sunderland Echo |accessdate=1 November 2018 |language=en |date=5 August 2013}}</ref> Mark Walton,<ref name="Francophiles"/> Sam Goodyear<ref name="Francophiles"/>)
** Runners-Up: Celts (Beverley Downes,<ref name=":8">{{Citation|title=Episode #7.13|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3102526/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Huw Pritchard,<ref name=":8" /> David Pritchard<ref name=":8" />)
* '''Series 8''' Champions: Board Gamers (Hywel Carver,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hywel Carver |url=http://www.kylebooks.com/page/author-detail/?sf1=name_exact&st1=HYWELCARVER |publisher=Kyle Books |accessdate=1 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Jamie Karran,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Michael Wallace<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" />)
** Runners-Up: Bakers (Tim Spain,<ref name=":9">{{Citation|title=Episode #8.14|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3445170/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Peter Steggle,<ref name=":9" /> Matt Rowbotham<ref name=":9" />)
* '''Series 9''' Champions: Europhiles (Douglas Thomson,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Mark Seager,<ref>{{cite web |title=Victory in BBC Four's 'Only Connect' for LSE's Mark Seager |url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsletters/pressAndInformation/staffNews/2014/20140731.htm |website=LSE |accessdate=1 November 2018 |date=2014}}</ref> Khuram Rashid<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" />)
** Runners-Up: Relatives (Hamish Galloway,<ref name=":10">{{Citation|title=Episode #9.13|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3867250/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Davina Galloway,<ref name=":10" /> Nick Latham<ref name=":10" />)
* '''Series 10''' Champions: Orienteers (Paul Beecher,<ref name="Orienteers">{{cite web |title=Orienteers v Romantics Only ConnectSeries 10  Episode 7 of 27 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lwyzn |website=BBC Two |accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> Sean Blanchflower,<ref name="Orienteers" /> Simon Spiro<ref name="Orienteers" />)
** Runners-Up: Chessmen (Henry Pertinez,<ref name=":11">{{Citation|title=Episode #10.29|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4565994/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Stephen Pearson,<ref name=":11" /> Nick Mills<ref name=":11" />)
* '''Series 11''' Champions: String Section (Tessa North,<ref name="String Section">{{cite web |title=String Section v Headliners Only ConnectSeries 11  Episode 6 of 27 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0671glh |website=BBC Two |accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> Richard Aubrey,<ref name="String Section"/> Pete Sorel Cameron<ref name="String Section"/>)
** Runners-Up: Wayfarers (Barbara Thompson,<ref name=":12">{{Citation|title=Episode #11.28|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5437916/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Gerard Mackay,<ref name=":12" /> Matt Beatson<ref name=":12" />)
* '''Series 12''' Champions: Verbivores (Phyl Styles,<ref name="Verbivores">{{cite web |last1=Bethell |first1=Karen |title=North Norfolk TV game show veteran named series winner in BBC2’s Only Connect |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/north-norfolk-tv-game-show-veteran-named-series-winner-in-bbc2-s-only-connect-1-4968435 |website=Eastern Daily Press |accessdate=1 November 2018 |language=en |date=8 April 2017}}</ref> Graeme Cole,<ref name="Verbivores"/> Tom Cappleman<ref name="Verbivores"/>)
** Runners-Up: Cosmopolitans (Annette Fenner,<ref name=":13">{{Citation|title=Episode #12.17|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6230882/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Amy Godel,<ref name=":13" /> Emily Watnick<ref name=":13" />)
* '''Series 13''' Champions: Escapologists (Frank Paul,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Lydia Mizon,<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" /> Tom Rowell<ref name="OnlyConnectUKGameShows" />)
** Runners-Up: Belgophiles (Helen Fasham,<ref name=":14">{{Citation|title=Belgophiles v Escapologists|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8168406/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=http://jacksonlinewritings.blogspot.com/2018/05/only-connect-series-13-grand-final.html|title=Jack's Online Writings: Only Connect Series 13: Grand Final: Escapologists vs Belgophiles|last=Jack|date=2018-05-01|website=Jack's Online Writings|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Ben Fasham,<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":15" /> Phil Small<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":15" />)
* '''Series 14''' Champions: Dicers (George Corfield,<ref name=":16">{{Citation|title=The Final|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10228640/|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://jacksonlinewritings.blogspot.com/2019/05/only-connect-series-14-grand-final.html|title=Jack's Online Writings: Only Connect Series 14: Grand Final: Dicers vs Time Ladies|last=Jack|date=2019-05-01|website=Jack's Online Writings|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Hugh Binnie,<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /> Joey Goldman<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />)
** Runners-Up: Time Ladies (Charlotte Jackson,<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /> Rebecca Shaw,<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /> Emma Harris<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />)
* '''Series 15''' Champions: 007s (Frankie Fanko,<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=http://jacksonlinewritings.blogspot.com/2020/04/only-connect-series-15-grand-final-007s.html|title=Jack's Online Writings: Only Connect Series 15: Grand Final: 007s vs Suits|last=Jack|date=2020-04-01|website=Jack's Online Writings|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/only-connect-bbc-two-review-a4401736.html|title=Only Connect's Victoria Coren baffles us in this irresistible finale|date=2020-03-30|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Andrew Fanko,<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" /> Andrew Beasley<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" />)
** Runners-Up: Suits (Kyle Lam,<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" /> Toby Nonnenmacher,<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" /> Isi Bogod<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" />)

== Transmissions ==
=== Series ===
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! Series !! Channel !! Episodes !! Start date !! End date !! Tournament Format !! Average viewers<ref>Mean average calculated with 7-day data from [http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 BARB] unless otherwise specified</ref><br />(millions)
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| '''1''' || rowspan="9"| BBC Four || 15<ref name="Series 1"/> || 15 September 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00djm6n |title=Only Connect – Series 1, Episode 1 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 22 December 2008<ref name="Series 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00g81rd |title=Only Connect – Series 1, Episode 13 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 16-team [[single-elimination tournament]] || 
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| '''2''' || 8<ref name="Series 2"/> || 13 July 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lpk02 |title=Only Connect – Series 2, Episode 1 (Cambridge Quiz Society v Oxford Librarians) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 31 August 2009<ref name="Series 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mg97h |title=Only Connect – Series 2, Episode 8 (Cambridge Quiz Society v Rugby Boys – The Final) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 8-team single-elimination tournament with third-place match || 
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| '''3''' || 15<ref name="Series 3"/> || 4 January 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pq8hg |title=Only Connect – Series 3, Episode 1 (Archers Admirers v Music Lovers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 12 April 2010<ref name="Series 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s01xk |title=Only Connect – Series 3, Episode 15 (Gamblers v Strategists) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 16-team single-elimination tournament || 0.395
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| '''4''' || 16<ref name="Series 4"/> || 6 September 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tnw4m |title=Only Connect – Series 4, Episode 1 (Epicureans vs Courtiers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 27 December 2010<ref name="Series 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x1sks |title=Only Connect – Series 4, Episode 16 (Epicureans vs Radio Addicts) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || rowspan="3"| 16-team single-elimination tournament with third-place match || 0.569
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| '''5''' || 16<ref name="Series 5"/> || 15 August 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013fbdy |title=Only Connect – Series 5, Episode 1 (Social Networkers vs Vegetarians) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 5 December 2011<ref name="Series 5">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017zn45 |title=Only Connect – Series 5, Episode 16 (Analysts vs Antiquarians) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 0.702
|-
| '''6''' || 16<ref name="Series 6"/> || 27 August 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m9ty9 |title=Only Connect – Series 6, Episode 1 (Joinees v Draughtsmen) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 17 December 2012<ref name="Series 6">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pdsy4 |title=Only Connect – Series 6, Episode 16 (Scribes vs Draughtsmen) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 0.953
|-
| '''7''' || 13<ref name="Series 7"/> || 13 May 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sg935 |title=Only Connect – Series 7, Episode 1 (Corpuscles v Cat Lovers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 5 August 2013<ref name="Series 7">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038112n |title=Only Connect – Series 7, Episode 13 (Francophiles v Celts) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || rowspan="3"| 8-team modified [[double-elimination tournament]] || 0.858
|-
| '''8''' || 13<ref name="Series 8"/> || 23 September 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bn17y |title=Only Connect – Series 8, Episode 1 (Lasletts v Pilots) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 23 December 2013<ref name="Series 8">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mp5y2 |title=Only Connect – Series 8, Episode 13 (Board Gamers v Bakers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 0.922
|-
| '''9''' || 13<ref name="Series 9"/> || 14 April 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b040y72r |title=Only Connect – Series 9, Episode 1 (Heath Family v Exhibitionists) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 7 July 2014<ref name="Series 9">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048wskm |title=Only Connect – Series 9, Episode 13 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 0.769
|-
| '''10''' || rowspan="7"| BBC Two || 27<ref name="Series 10"/> || 1 September 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04gqn6c |title=Only Connect – Series 10, Episode 1 (Politicos v Felinophiles) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 30 March 2015<ref name="Series 10">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ps17q |title=Only Connect – Series 10, Episode 27 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| 16-team modified double-elimination tournament || 2.357
|-
| '''11''' || 27<ref name="Series 11"/> || 13 July 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b062s9ks |title=Only Connect – Series 11, Episode 1 (Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 18 January 2016<ref name="Series 11">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06yjltn |title=Only Connect – Series 11, Episode 27 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 2.334
|-
| '''12''' || 37<ref name="Series 12"/> || 11 July 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07l19xz |title=Only Connect – Series 12, Episode 1 (Tubers v Bardophiles) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || 7 April 2017<ref name="Series 12">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ljzxb |title=Only Connect – Series 12, Episode 37 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| 24-team knockout based on ''[[University Challenge]]'' || 2.57<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Paul|title=Only Connect sheds close to a third of its viewers after move from Mondays to Fridays|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-31/only-connect-sheds-close-to-a-third-of-its-viewers-after-move-from-mondays-to-fridays/|website=Radio Times|accessdate=29 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| '''13''' || 37<ref name="Series 13"/> || 28 July 2017<ref name="Series 13">{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fs78qk/only-connect--s13-e1-stewards-v-parishioners/ |title=Only Connect – Series 13, Episode 1 (Stewards v Parishioners) |publisher=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> || 30 April 2018<ref name="Series 13 - End Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b1z88l/ |title=Only Connect – Series 13, Episode 37 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> || 1.999
|-
| '''14''' || 28<ref name="Series 14">{{cite web |title=Series 14 – Episode 1 Hotpots v Poptimists |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/g5452w/only-connect--s14-e1-hotpots-v-poptimists/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=11 October 2018}}</ref> || 22 October 2018<ref name="Series 14"/> || 29 April 2019<ref name="Series 14 - End Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004nxs/ |title=Only Connect – Series 14, Episode 28 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=15 June 2019}}</ref> || rowspan="3"| 16-team modified double-elimination with third-place match || 1.983
|-
| '''15''' || 28<ref name="Series 15"/> || 2 September 2019<ref name="Series 15">{{cite web |title=Only Connect Series 15 Episode 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00084t5 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=21 August 2019}}</ref> || 30 March 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gxdn|title=BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 15, Final|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> ||
|-
| '''16''' || 28<ref name="Series 16">{{cite web |title=Series 16 - Episode 1 Pilgrims v Corkscrews |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mtqn |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=21 August 2019}}</ref> || 21 September 2020<ref name="Series 16"/> ||  || 
|}

=== Specials ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Date !! Title !! Viewers !! scope="col" style="width: 50px;" | Weekly Ranking
|-
| 21 December 2009<ref name="Special 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pjjzm |title=Only Connect – Series 1 vs 2 Winners Special (Crossworders v Rugby Boys) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Series 1 vs Series 2 Winners Special<ref name="Special 1"/> || {{n/a}} || {{N/A}}
|-
| 15 November 2010<ref name="Special 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w8kf0 |title=Only Connect – Children in Need Special (Wheelmen v Larks) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Children in Need Special<ref name="Special 2"/> || 599,000 || 1
|-
| 10 January 2011<ref name="Special 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xygp6 |title=Only Connect – Series 3 vs Series 4 Winners Special (Gamblers v Epicureans) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Series 3 vs Series 4 Winners Special<ref name="Special 3"/> || 558,000 || 1
|-
| 17 January 2011<ref name="Special 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xjrr9 |title=Only Connect – University Challenge Special (Crossworders v University Challengers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || University Challenge Special<ref name="Special 4"/> || 615,000 || 3
|-
| 14 March 2011<ref name="Special 5">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w8kf0 |title=Only Connect – Comic Relief Special (Treesome v Larks) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Comic Relief Special<ref name="Special 5"/> || 468,000 || 4
|-
| 14 November 2011<ref name="Special 6">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017bcdh |title=Only Connect – Children in Need Special (Great Believers vs Free Speakers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Children in Need Special<ref name="Special 6"/> || 794,000 || 3
|-
| 12 December 2011<ref name="Special 7">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0186y2m |title=Only Connect – Wall Night Special 1 (Part 1) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Wall Night Special (Heats)<ref name="Special 7"/> || 673,000 || 3
|-
| 12 December 2011<ref name="Special 8">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018gtnt |title=Only Connect – Wall Night Special 1 (Part 2) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Wall Night Special (Semi-finals & Final)<ref name="Special 8"/> || 523,000 || 5
|-
| 2 January 2012<ref name="Special 9">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01930xb |title=Only Connect – Series 1 vs Series 4 Winners Special (Crossworders vs Epicureans) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Series 1 vs Series 4 Winners Special<ref name="Special 9"/> || 761,000 || 6
|-
| 9 January 2012<ref name="Special 10">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019c6s6 |title=Only Connect – Only Connect vs Mastermind Special (Crossworders vs Epicureans) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Only Connect vs Mastermind Special<ref name="Special 10"/> || 650,000 || 4
|-
| 31 January 2012<ref name="Special 11">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bgndk |title=Only Connect – Wall Night Special 2 (Part 1) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Wall Night Special 2 (Heats)<ref name="Special 11"/> || 634,000 || 5
|-
| 31 January 2012<ref name="Special 12">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bgndp |title=Only Connect – Wall Night Special 2 (Part 2) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Wall Night Special 2 (Semi-finals & Finals)<ref name="Special 12"/> || {{n/a}} || {{N/A}}
|-
| 19 March 2012<ref name="Special 13">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dpp40 |title=Only Connect – Sport Relief Special (Cutters vs Backhanders) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Sport Relief Special<ref name="Special 13"/> || 706,000 || 2
|-
| 12 November 2012<ref name="Special 14">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nvw01 |title=Only Connect – Children in Need Special (Goldfingers vs Fowls) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Children in Need Special<ref name="Special 14"/> || 1,078,000 || 3
|-
| 7 January 2013<ref name="Special 15">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ps8y9 |title=Only Connect – Series 5 vs Series 6 Winners Special (Analysts vs Scribes) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Series 5 vs Series 6 Winners Special<ref name="Special 15"/> || 982,000 || 1
|-
| 14 January 2013<ref name="Special 16">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pwtqw |title=Only Connect – Eggheads vs Davids |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Eggheads vs Davids<ref name="Special 16"/> || 1,173,000 || 1
|-
| 11 March 2013<ref name="Special 17">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r9y7d |title=Only Connect – Comic Relief Special (Neuromantics vs Muppets) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Comic Relief Special<ref name="Special 17"/> || 999,000 || 1
|-
| 11 November 2013<ref name="Special 18">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03hmgl1 |title=Only Connect – Children in Need Special (Scrabblers v The Balding Team) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Children in Need Special<ref name="Special 18"/> || 967,000 || 2
|-
| 17 March 2014<ref name="Special 19">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03yfpj9 |title=Only Connect – Sport Relief Special (Scribblers v Terriers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Sport Relief Special<ref name="Special 19"/> || 750,000 || 2
|-
| 10 November 2014<ref name="Special 20">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04pgds8 |title=Only Connect – Children in Need Special (Noggins v Curiosities) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Children in Need Special<ref name="Special 20"/> || 2,280,000 || 10
|-
| 9 March 2015<ref name="Special 21">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b055v30c |title=Only Connect – Comic Relief Special (Waterbabies v Tillers) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref> || Comic Relief Special<ref name="Special 21"/> || 2,422,000|| 7
|-
| 9 November 2015<ref name="Special 22">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pjb6j |title=Only Connect – Children in Need Special (Music Monkeys v Chess Pieces) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref> || Children in Need Special<ref name="Special 22"/> || 2,030,000 || 12
|-
| 14 March 2016<ref name="Special 23">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b074cc5x |title=Only Connect – Sport Relief Special (Royal III v BBC) |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> || Sport Relief Special<ref name="Special 23"/> || 2,315,000 || 4
|-
| 18 December 2018<ref name="Special 24">{{cite web |title=Champion of Champions Special: Europhiles v String Section |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bw9hpb |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=30 November 2018}}</ref> || Champion of Champions Special: Europhiles v String Section<ref name="Special 24"/> ||1,749,000 || 
|-
| 19 December 2018<ref name="Special 25">{{cite web |title=Sport Special: Footballers v Korfballers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bw9hyc |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=30 November 2018}}</ref> || Sport Special: Footballers v Korfballers<ref name="Special 25"/> || 1,816,000|| 
|-
| 20 December 2018<ref name="Special 26">{{cite web |title=Family Special: Lasletts v Meeples |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bw9j0z |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=17 December 2018}}</ref> || Family Special: Lasletts v Meeples<ref name="Special 26"/> ||1,658,000 || 
|-
| 25 December 2018<ref name="Special 27">{{cite web |title=Quiz Special: QI Elves v Inquisitors |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx6rwk |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=17 December 2018}}</ref> || Quiz Special: QI Elves v Inquisitors<ref name="Special 27"/> ||953,000 || 
|-
| 30 December 2019<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000crz1|title=BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 15 Specials, Travel: Globetrotters v Eurovisionaries|website=BBC}}</ref> || Travel Special<ref name="auto1"/> || ||
|-
| 1 January 2020<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000crzy|title=BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 15 Specials, Happy Hour: Alesmen v Cosmopolitans|website=BBC}}</ref> || Happy Hour Special<ref name="auto2"/> || ||
|-
| 2 January 2020<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cs0k|title=BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 15 Specials, Education: Clareites v Beaks|website=BBC}}</ref> || Education Special<ref name="auto"/> || ||
|-
| 3 January 2020<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cs1k|title=BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 15 Specials, Champion of Champions: Verbivores v Escapologists|website=BBC}}</ref> || Champion Of Champions Special: Verbivores v Escapologists<ref name="auto3"/> || ||
|}
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