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Premiered

Monday, July 21, 2025

Ended: Monday, January 26, 2026

When does Only Connect Season 21 come out?

Only Connect Season 21 premiered Monday, July 21, 2025 on BBC Two and ended Monday, January 26, 2026. The season has 28 episodes.

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Only Connect Season 21 release schedule

Only Connect Season 21 episode release dates
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1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians

A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

Monday · 1 year ago

2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.

Monday · 1 year ago

3. Metrophiles v Grapevines

Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

Monday · 1 year ago

4. 5ks v Showstoppers

One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

Monday · 1 year ago

5. Scanners v Worker Bees

One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

Monday · 1 year ago

6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers

Monday · 1 year ago

7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

Monday · 1 year ago

8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

Monday · 1 year ago

9. Pear Trees v Caraxians

Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

Monday · 1 year ago

10. 5ks v Grapevines

One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

Monday · 1 year ago

11. Scanners v Benchwarmers

Monday · 1 year ago

12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

Monday · 1 year ago

13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

Tuesday · 1 year ago

14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers

Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

Monday · 1 year ago

15. Pitchers v Worker Bees

No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

Monday · 1 year ago

16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

Monday · 1 year ago

17. 5ks v Showstoppers

Monday · 12 months ago

18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes

Monday · 11 months ago

19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers

A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.

Monday · 11 months ago

20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees

Another quarter-final place is on offer.

Monday · 11 months ago

21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't

The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

Monday · 11 months ago

22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes

Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.

Monday · 10 months ago

23. Pitchers v Sorcerers

Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.

Monday · 10 months ago

24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees

It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

Monday · 10 months ago

25. Metrophiles v 5Ks

It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

Monday · 10 months ago

26. Pitchers v Worker Bees

These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.

Monday · 10 months ago

27. Third Place Play-Off

It’s the third place play-off.

Monday · 9 months ago

28. The Final Finale

After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.

Monday · 9 months ago

Only Connect Season 21 FAQ

When does Only Connect Season 21 come out?

Only Connect Season 21 premiered Monday, July 21, 2025 on BBC Two.

How many episodes are in Only Connect Season 21?

Only Connect Season 21 has 28 episodes.

Are new episodes of Only Connect Season 21 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Only Connect Season 21 finale?

The Only Connect Season 21 finale (Episode 28) aired Monday, January 26, 2026.

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