Taskmaster (2015)

Comedy · Game-Show

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?

IMDb rating: 9.0 (32,621 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 22
Status: Still airing
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 22 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

8.07 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Melon Buffet	7.9	516
2	The Pie Whisperer	8.2	444
3	The Poet and the Egg	8.2	411
4	Down an Octave	8.2	396
5	Little Denim Shorts	8.0	386
6	The Last Supper	7.9	382

Season 2 (2016)

8.10 avg 5 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 44 min avg

Consistent

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fear of Failure	8.3	412
2	Pork Is a Sausage	8.0	360
3	A Pistachio Éclair	8.0	357
4	Welcome to Rico Face	8.0	349
5	There's Strength in Arches	8.2	361

Season 3 (2016)

8.06 avg 5 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 44 min avg

Consistent

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pea in a Haystack	8.1	351
2	The Dong and the Gong	8.1	336
3	Little Polythene Grief Cave	8.0	329
4	A Very Nuanced Character	8.0	320
5	The F.I.P.	8.1	328

Season 4 (2017)

8.16 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Fat Bald White Man	8.2	369
2	Look at Me	8.2	330
3	Hollowing Out a Baguette	8.3	336
4	Friendship Is Truth	7.9	319
5	Meat	8.2	316
6	Spatchcock It	7.9	314
7	No Stars for Naughty Boys	8.2	313
8	Tony Three Pies	8.4	325

Season 5 (2017)

8.13 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.8 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dignity Intact	7.9	338
2	The Leprechaun or the Lesbian	7.9	310
3	Phoenix	8.1	303
4	Residue Around the Hoof	7.8	298
5	A Wind-Dried Puffin	8.3	313
6	Spoony Neeson	8.2	304
7	Boing Boing	8.0	290
8	Their Water's So Delicious	8.8	400

Season 6 (2018)

7.55 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 7.9 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Old, Soft, Curved Padlock	7.4	301
2	Tarpeters	7.5	279
3	One Warm Prawn	7.3	275
4	BMXing!	7.5	274
5	H	7.7	266
6	We Met at Mealtimes	7.5	261
7	Roadkill Doused in Syrup	7.7	259
8	What Kind of Pictures?	7.3	259
9	The Bubble Brothers	7.7	255
10	He Was a Different Man	7.9	267

Season 7 (2018)

8.29 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 8.7 44 min avg

Big finale

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Mean Bean	8.3	359
2	My Eyes Are Circles	8.1	322
3	Twelve Blush Majesty Two	8.2	317
4	Ollie	8.4	338
5	Lotta Soup	8.0	310
6	A Coquettish Fascinator	8.2	319
7	The Perfect Stuff	8.5	343
8	Mother Honks Her Horn	8.2	311
9	The Pendulum Draws the Eye	8.3	313
10	I Can Hear It Gooping	8.7	370

Season 8 (2019)

7.68 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hello	7.6	300
2	A Novel About Russian Gulags	7.6	271
3	Stuck in a Mammal Groove	7.5	258
4	The Barrel Dad	7.7	262
5	Stay Humble	7.5	251
6	Rock 'n' Roll Umlaut	7.7	246
7	This Is Trevor	7.6	243
8	Aquatic Sewing Machine	7.9	250
9	I've Been a Bit Ill	7.7	241
10	Clumpy Swayey Clumsy Man	8.0	253

Season 9 (2019)

7.92 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 43 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Join Our Cult	7.8	275
2	Butter in the Microwave	8.2	274
3	Five Miles Per Day	7.7	255
4	Quisps	8.0	251
5	Another Spoon	7.9	250
6	Bready, Bready, Bready	7.7	246
7	A Cuddle	7.8	243
8	Shaqinahat	7.8	238
9	Don't Like Them Go Bang	8.1	241
10	Think About the Spirit	8.2	242

Season 10 (2020)

7.50 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 46 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	God's Haemorrhoid	7.6	296
2	A Documentary About Despots	7.4	266
3	Point of Swivel	7.7	263
4	Toshwash	7.4	251
5	I Hate Your Trainers	7.4	248
6	Hippopotamus	7.6	241
7	Legit Glass	7.5	229
8	Moments of Silence	7.3	231
9	Air Horn Andy	7.5	217
10	Dog Meat Trifle	7.6	226

Season 11 (2021)

7.89 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 46 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	It's Not Your Fault	7.7	286
2	The Lure of the Treacle Puppies	7.8	264
3	Run Up a Tree to the Moon	7.5	263
4	Premature Conker	7.9	249
5	Slap and Tong	7.9	255
6	Absolute Casserole	8.5	312
7	You've Got No Chutzpah	7.8	236
8	An Orderly Species	7.8	238
9	Mr. Octopus and Pottyhands	7.8	234
10	Activate Jamali	8.2	242

Season 12 (2021)

7.90 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 48 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	An Imbalance in the Poppability	8.0	279
2	Oatmeal and Death	7.7	238
3	The End of the Franchise	7.5	222
4	The Customised Inhaler	8.0	226
5	Croissants Is Croissants	8.2	215
6	A Chair in a Sweet	7.7	210
7	The Integrity of the Product	7.8	213
8	A Couple of Ethels	7.7	207
9	Nothing Matters	7.9	199
10	Caring Uncle Minpict	8.5	229

Season 13 (2022)

7.94 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 47 min avg

Big finale

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Noise That Blue Makes	8.1	263
2	Birdy Hand Finger	7.7	226
3	I Think I've Got This	7.8	223
4	Shoe Who	8.2	235
5	Having a Little Chuckle	7.9	216
6	The 75th Question	8.1	216
7	Heg	7.7	205
8	You Tuper Super	7.7	200
9	It Might Be Wind	7.8	198
10	The House Queens	8.4	231

Season 14 (2022)

7.89 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 47 min avg

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Chassis, the Wings	7.7	229
2	Enormous Hugeness	8.2	228
3	Dafty in the Middle	8.1	225
4	Crumbs in My Bralette	7.7	200
5	Chip Biffington	7.8	204
6	Long-Legged Lobster	7.8	198
7	The System of Endless Plates	7.9	201
8	The One That Bats Do	7.9	193
9	A New Business End	7.8	191
10	Did I Meet These Potatoes Before?	8.0	200

Season 15 (2023)

7.66 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 45 min avg

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Curse of Politeness	7.6	252
2	Trapped in a Loveless Marriage	7.7	225
3	I Love to Squander Promise	7.6	207
4	How Heavy Is the Water?	7.8	202
5	Old Honkfoot	7.6	201
6	It's My Milk Now	7.5	192
7	Schrödinger's Egg	7.6	188
8	100% Bosco	7.7	187
9	A Show About Pedantry	7.8	184
10	A Yardstick for Failure	7.7	189

Season 16 (2023)

7.74 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 45 min avg

Big finale

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Natural Friends	8.0	257
2	Hell Is Here	7.5	216
3	Languidly	7.6	205
4	Dynamite Chicks	7.6	198
5	Skateboard Division	7.6	201
6	Brother Alex	7.6	201
7	I'm Off to Find a Robin	7.6	190
8	Never Packed a Boot	8.0	192
9	Fagin at the Disco	7.7	187
10	Always Forks and Marbles	8.2	217

Season 17 (2024)

7.50 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 45 min avg

Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Grappling with My Life	7.5	210
2	Jumungo	7.4	180
3	Some Impropriety?	7.5	184
4	Apropos of Apoppo	7.5	169
5	Snooker Cue Umbrella Chin	7.3	164
6	A Three-Ring Man	7.6	164
7	Dream Date Territory	7.5	163
8	The Umbrella Wink	7.8	169
9	Assistantbury	7.3	157
10	Ambience and Information	7.6	169

Season 18 (2024)

7.31 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 7.4 45 min avg

Season 18 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Faceless Facilitators	7.0	313
2	...And Then a Detective Comes In	7.0	257
3	The Gangsters of the Sea	7.4	210
4	I'm a Girl Who Likes a Clean Line	7.0	191
5	Big Stupid Things	7.6	194
6	A Dance as Old as Time Itself	7.5	182
7	Captain Jackie and the Hotdog	7.4	176
8	The Nexus of Truth	7.5	178
9	The Cockle Children	7.3	164
10	Le Goose	7.4	169

Season 19 (2025)

8.46 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.7

Season 19 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sometimes Spit	8.2	295
2	An Invisible Jump Rope	8.0	244
3	My Presumably Scrotum	8.5	254
4	Midnight Picnic	8.3	228
5	Maybe We're the Monsters	8.7	252
6	It's Got to Be Obsolete	8.4	226
7	Glass Half Most	8.8	243
8	Science All Your Life	8.5	206
9	Getaway Sticks	8.5	196
10	The Clever Side?	8.7	204

Season 20 (2025)

7.95 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 46 min avg

Season 20 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	9x7	8.1	198
2	Cows Are Made of Milk	7.9	180
3	Thompson	8.6	213
4	Hey Mate	7.8	171
5	Bats, Bats, Hang Up	8.2	177
6	Is That Number Got Curves?	7.8	155
7	Drier Than You Think, Chalk	7.6	157
8	Am I an Idiom?	7.7	152
9	A 1970s Camping Kettle	7.7	146
10	Supping From the Fountain	8.1	151

Season 21 (2026)

8.06 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.5

Big finale

Season 21 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cube Is Good	8.1	188
2	Leg Up, Johnny!	7.9	155
3	A Creepy Bit of Advice	8.2	150
4	Lou Reed and the Wombles	8.0	141
5	I Corroborate	7.9	138
6	An Even Bigger Spoon	8.1	137
7	Putting Things on Things	7.8	127
8	I Don't Got Any	7.9	124
9	Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep?	8.2	124
10	Domestic Bumfluff	8.5	123

Season 22 (2026)

7.28 avg 5 episodes Still airing 7.6 → 7.3

Season 22 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In My Mind There's a River	7.6	116
2	This Is Food Glue	7.1	96
3	The Butterfly Centurion	7.1	79
4	An Act of Self-Erasure	7.3	68
5	You're Nice	7.3	37