The BBC has confirmed that University Challenge will return later this month.
Filmed at dock10 at MediaCity, it will air from 12th August, hosted by Amol Rajan.
“It’s been a summer of great competition on our screens, with high drama, tense finishes and shining talent,” he said.
“And the thrilling new series of University Challenge continues in that vein. The standards are high, the students are magnificent, and the starters for 10 as addictive as ever. Please join us!”
Broadcast on BBC Two and iPlayer, there will be 28 new student teams.
“Amol’s first series with University Challenge blew audiences out of the water,” added Kalpna Patel-Knight, BBC Head of Entertainment Commissioning.
“Really excited he is back with more incredible University teams going head to head. This new series will be sure to have audiences shouting at their screens once again and I’m looking forward to the next big moment.”
The show is produced by Lifted Entertainment North, which is part of ITV Studios and is produced in association with Richard Reid for the College Bowl Company.
“We’re thrilled that audiences have responded with such enthusiasm to Amol Rajan taking over the chair previously occupied by Bamber Gascogne and Jeremy Paxman, and we invite them to test themselves against these exceptionally smart students,” said Peter Gwyn, Executive Producer, Lifted Entertainment.
