Pointless
British television quiz show
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| February 21 2025 | Series 33 took a break after airing episode 13, with Ellie Taylor and Liza Tarbuck as co-hosts. |
| February 5 2025 | Series 33 begins, with Ellie Taylor, Liza Tarbuck, Phil Wang, and Mel Giedroyc as co-hosts. |
| January 4 2025 | Series 17 continues with its fifth episode, a Sports Special. |
| February 4 2024 | Series 32 featured a rotation of guest co-hosts including Desiree Burch, Chris Ramsey, Gok Wan, Rob Rinder, and Ellie Taylor. |
| January 4 2024 | Series 17 continues with a Sports Special episode (Episode 5). |
| 2023 | Series 29 expanded the presenter rotation to include Vick Hope, Gyles Brandreth, Ria Lina, Andi Oliver, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Rose Matafeo, Sally Phillips, Hugh Dennis, Anita Rani, and Gabby Logan. |
| May 13 2023 | Series 17 aired a Eurovision 2023 special episode before the Eurovision final |
| March 11 2023 | Series 17 begins with a 'Comedy' special episode. |
| 2022 | Series 29 expanded the presenter rotation to include additional personalities such as Vick Hope, Gyles Brandreth, Ria Lina, Andi Oliver, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Rose Matafeo, Sally Phillips, Hugh Dennis, Anita Rani, and Gabby Logan. |
| November 26 2022 | Series 16 starts with a BBC Centenary Special, marking the first series recorded without dividers between celebrities after COVID restrictions. |
| September 20 2022 | Series 28 was delayed from its original start date due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| September 20 2022 | Series 28 began with guest co-hosts, starting after Richard Osman's departure, with Sally Lindsay as the first guest co-host. |
| July 20 2022 | Series 27 concluded, marking the final series with Richard Osman as co-host. |
| April 16 2022 | Series 14 concludes, marking a significant run of the show. |
| April 8 2022 | Richard Osman announces his decision to step down from co-presenting Pointless to focus on his writing career. |
| April 2 2022 | Series 15 first episode was brought forward in tribute to Tom Parker from The Wanted, with the blessing of his family. |
| March 15 2022 | Series 27 began, which was the final series featuring Richard Osman as co-host |
| May 2020 | Celebrity Name Game, which replaced Pointless, concluded its run. |
| April 25 2020 | Series 13 begins, airing on Saturdays during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 10 2019 | Pointless Australian game show concluded its run on Network 10 after airing for approximately 10 months. |
| March 23 2019 | Special episode 'The Good, the Bad and the Bloopers' was broadcast, highlighting memorable moments from the show |
| March 15 2019 | Network 10 confirmed the cancellation of Pointless, with plans to replace it with Celebrity Name Game hosted by Grant Denyer. |
| February 2019 | Entertainment websites speculated about the potential cancellation of Pointless due to poor ratings. |
| January 6 2019 | Denmark launched its version 'Jo færre, jo bedre' on TV2, hosted by Steen Langeberg |
| October 2018 | Vocala released an Amazon Alexa Skill based on the Pointless television quiz show. |
| September 20 2018 | The highest recorded jackpot of $24,000 was won on this date in the show's history. |
| July 23 2018 | Pointless Australian game show premiered on Network 10, hosted by Mark Humphries and filmed at Network 10 Studios in Pyrmont, Sydney. |
| June 2018 | Network 10 officially announced they would air the Australian version of Pointless, which would replace Family Feud. |
| May 2018 | Endemol Shine Australia began searching for local contestants from New South Wales to audition for the Pointless game show. |
| 2017 | GSN began developing an American version of Pointless |
| September 11 2017 | Italy introduced its version 'Zero e lode!' on Rai 1, hosted by Alessandro Greco |
| September 4 2017 | The BBC commissioned a further 204 episodes, including 165 Regular and 39 Celebrity Specials. |
| January 16 2017 | Milestone 1,000th episode of Pointless was aired |
| 2016 | Pointless was nominated for the National Television Awards in the Most Popular Daytime Programme category. |
| 2016 | After Series 27, Richard Osman resigned from the regular series, though he remained co-presenter for Pointless Celebrities, and was replaced by a rotating group of six presenters in Series 28. |
| 2016 | Richard Osman publicly discussed the show's philosophy and commitment to the BBC in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, emphasizing the program's unique identity and loyalty to its original network. |
| October 24 2016 | Episode 36 of Series 16 marked the 1000th episode of Pointless, with Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman swapping roles for the occasion. |
| March 2016 | Episode 36 of Series 16 marked the 1000th episode of Pointless, with hosts Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman swapping roles for this milestone episode. |
| February 23 2016 | The BBC recommissioned Pointless for 165 more Regular daytime editions and 45 prime-time Celebrity Specials, extending the show to the end of 2017. |
| 2015 | Pointless won the Daytime Programme award at The Television and Radio Industries Club Awards. |
| 2015 | Pointless was nominated for the National Television Awards in the Most Popular Daytime Programme category. |
| December 2015 | A Pointless Celebrities episode was broadcast featuring celebrities from reality television shows like Big Brother and Made in Chelsea. |
| July 27 2015 | Netherlands launched its version of Pointless on NPO 1, hosted by Lucille Werner |
| January 5 2015 | Czech version of Pointless called 'Míň je víc!' premieres on ČT1 with host Jan Smetana |
| 2014 | BBC controversially skipped episode 60 after a couple's answer was considered incorrect, receiving over 1,000 complaints. |
| 2014 | Pointless was nominated for the National Television Awards in the Most Popular Daytime Programme category. |
| November 1 2014 | North Macedonia premiered its version 'Без Поени!' on Sitel, hosted by Snezana Velkov |
| October 27 2014 | A news-themed Pointless Celebrities episode aired, featuring former The Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, which sparked controversy due to his involvement in the Hillsborough disaster reporting. |
| April 5 2014 | Serbia introduced its version 'Toga se niko nije setio' on Prva, hosted by Tamara Grujić |
| March 20 2014 | Episode 1000 milestone marked, with hosts Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman swapping roles for the special episode. |
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