Have I Got News for You
Shaken, not stirred
Your rating
Best season rating
7.8
Season 71 (2026)
Worst season rating
5.5
Season 19 (2000)
First to last season
+0.3
S1 6.8 → S72 7.2
Series rating on IMDb
7.9
6K votes
Average episode rating per season
The best season of Have I Got News for You is season 71, with an average episode rating of 7.8 on IMDb, and the worst is season 19, at 5.5. From season 1 (6.8) to season 72 (7.2), the rating went up by 0.4. Its seasons average 6.8, and the series as a whole is rated 7.9 on IMDb, from 6K votes. Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, and 46 aren't ranked, since fewer than half of their episodes have been rated yet.
Season by season
| Season | Aired | Rated episodes | Rating | Change | You | Rating bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | 4/8 | 6.8 | |||
| 2 | 1991 | 0/11 | – | |||
| 3 | 1992 | 0/11 | – | |||
| 4Partial | 1992 | 1/10 | 6.0 | −0.8 | ||
| 5Partial | 1993 | 3/8 | 5.9 | −0.1 | ||
| 6Partial | 1993 | 4/9 | 5.2 | −0.8 | ||
| 7Partial | 1994 | 1/8 | 5.4 | +0.3 | ||
| 8Partial | 1994 | 1/9 | 5.6 | +0.2 | ||
| 9 | 1995 | 0/8 | – | |||
| 10 | 1995 | 0/8 | – | |||
| 11 | 1996 | 5/8 | 6.4 | +0.8 | ||
| 12 | 1996 | 0/9 | – | |||
| 13 | 1997 | 0/8 | – | |||
| 14 | 1997 | 0/8 | – | |||
| 15Partial | 1998 | 3/8 | 5.9 | −0.5 | ||
| 16Partial | 1998 | 2/8 | 6.3 | +0.4 | ||
| 17 | 1999 | 0/8 | – | |||
| 18 | 1999 | 5/8 | 5.7 | −0.6 | ||
| 19Worst | 2000 | 7/8 | 5.5 | −0.3 | ||
| 20 | 2000 | 5/8 | 6.0 | +0.5 | ||
| 21Partial | 2001 | 1/8 | 5.0 | −1.0 | ||
| 22Partial | 2001 | 2/9 | 6.6 | +1.6 | ||
| 23 | 2002 | 5/8 | 6.8 | +0.2 | ||
| 24 | 2002 | 9/9 | 6.4 | −0.4 | ||
| 25 | 2003 | 7/8 | 6.7 | +0.3 | ||
| 26 | 2003 | 6/9 | 6.7 | ±0.0 | ||
| 27 | 2004 | 7/8 | 6.5 | −0.1 | ||
| 28 | 2004 | 8/9 | 5.8 | −0.7 | ||
| 29 | 2005 | 5/8 | 6.2 | +0.3 | ||
| 30 | 2005 | 8/9 | 6.8 | +0.7 | ||
| 31 | 2006 | 8/8 | 6.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| 32 | 2006 | 5/9 | 6.5 | −0.3 | ||
| 33 | 2007 | 8/8 | 6.7 | +0.2 | ||
| 34 | 2007 | 6/9 | 7.1 | +0.3 | ||
| 35 | 2008 | 6/8 | 7.3 | +0.2 | ||
| 36 | 2008 | 10/10 | 7.5 | +0.2 | ||
| 37 | 2009 | 8/8 | 6.9 | −0.5 | ||
| 38 | 2009 | 9/9 | 7.0 | +0.1 | ||
| 39 | 2010 | 9/9 | 7.3 | +0.3 | ||
| 40 | 2010 | 9/11 | 6.9 | −0.4 | ||
| 41 | 2011 | 7/10 | 6.7 | −0.2 | ||
| 42 | 2011 | 8/11 | 7.0 | +0.3 | ||
| 43 | 2012 | 8/9 | 6.8 | −0.2 | ||
| 44 | 2012 | 5/10 | 6.6 | −0.3 | ||
| 45 | 2013 | 5/9 | 6.8 | +0.2 | ||
| 46Partial | 2013 | 4/11 | 6.2 | −0.5 | ||
| 47 | 2014 | 5/9 | 6.7 | +0.4 | ||
| 48 | 2014 | 9/11 | 6.2 | −0.4 | ||
| 49 | 2015 | 9/9 | 6.5 | +0.3 | ||
| 50 | 2015 | 10/11 | 6.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 51 | 2016 | 9/9 | 7.0 | +0.5 | ||
| 52 | 2016 | 10/11 | 6.8 | −0.2 | ||
| 53 | 2017 | 9/9 | 6.6 | −0.2 | ||
| 54 | 2017 | 11/11 | 6.5 | −0.1 | ||
| 55 | 2018 | 9/9 | 7.0 | +0.5 | ||
| 56 | 2018 | 11/11 | 6.8 | −0.2 | ||
| 57 | 2019 | 9/9 | 7.0 | +0.2 | ||
| 58 | 2019 | 11/11 | 7.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| 59 | 2020 | 9/9 | 6.7 | −0.4 | ||
| 60 | 2020 | 11/11 | 7.2 | +0.5 | ||
| 61 | 2021 | 9/9 | 7.0 | −0.1 | ||
| 62 | 2021 | 11/11 | 7.3 | +0.3 | ||
| 63 | 2022 | 9/9 | 7.3 | −0.1 | ||
| 64 | 2022 | 9/9 | 7.3 | ±0.0 | ||
| 65 | 2023 | 10/10 | 7.5 | +0.3 | ||
| 66 | 2023 | 11/11 | 7.3 | −0.2 | ||
| 67 | 2024 | 10/10 | 7.3 | −0.1 | ||
| 68 | 2024 | 11/11 | 7.3 | ±0.0 | ||
| 69 | 2025 | 10/10 | 7.3 | ±0.0 | ||
| 70 | 2025 | 11/11 | 7.3 | −0.1 | ||
| 71Best | 2026 | 10/10 | 7.8 | +0.5 | ||
| 72 | 2026 | 2/3 | 7.2 | −0.7 |
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