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The Weakest Link (2021)

Game-Show

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

IMDb rating
6.1 (280 votes)
Episode average
7.4 +1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.21 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 6.8 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 10: 6.5 · 12 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Strictly Special7.221
2Christmas Special7.118
3Episode #1.38.015
4Episode #1.47.516
5Episode #1.57.514
6Episode #1.67.115
7Radio and Podcast Special7.112
8Episode #1.87.412
9Episode #1.97.613
10Sports Special6.512
11Episode #1.116.712
12Episode #1.126.812

Season 2 (2022)

6.97 avg 9 episodes 6.0 → 7.0 44 min avg

Ep 1: 6.0 · 9 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 8 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 6 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Strictly Special6.09
2Christmas Special6.610
3Daytime TV Special7.710
4Episode #2.47.311
5Food and Drink Special7.09
6Episode #2.67.38
7Eurovision Song Contest Special7.18
8New Year's Eve Special6.78
10Episode #2.107.06

Season 3 (2023)

7.75 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 44 min avg

Ep 2: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 8 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 7 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 7 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 9 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 6 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Episode #3.27.77
4Episode #3.47.87
6Episode #3.68.18
7Radio Special8.07
8Couples Special7.77
9Episode #3.97.27
10News and Current Affairs Special8.27
11Episode #3.117.99
12Episode #3.127.37
13Episode #3.137.66

Season 4 (2024)

7.67 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 8 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 7 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 9 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Comedians Special7.98
2Duos Special8.08
3Strictly Special7.38
4Christmas Special7.08
5Party Special7.77
6Gladiators Special7.37
9Doctors and Nurses Special8.77
13Episode #4.137.38
14Episode #4.147.89

Season 5 (2025)

7.28 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 6.8 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 9 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 7 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Radio 2 Special7.77
2Battle of the Nations Special7.49
3Redemption Special7.37
4Christmas Special7.78
8Episode #5.87.19
9Episode #5.97.210
10Episode #5.107.08
12Episode #5.126.87

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