The Graham Norton Show
Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 10/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| S2 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.2 | ||||||||
| S9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | |||||||||||||||
| S10 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | |||||||
| S11 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||
| S12 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | ||||||||
| S13 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||
| S14 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||||||||
| S15 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||
| S16 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||||
| S17 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||
| S18 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | ||||||||
| S19 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||
| S20 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 6.6 | |||||||
| S21 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||
| S22 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | |||||
| S23 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||
| S24 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | |||||||
| S25 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S26 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | ||||||||
| S27 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S28 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | |
| S29 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | |||||
| S30 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | ||||||
| S31 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | ||||||
| S32 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 8.1 | ||||||
| S33 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | ||||||
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About
"Celebrities losing their composure on one couch"
A British late-night talk show where celebrities slide down onto one big red couch and chat together rather than in separate one-on-one segments. That group format is the whole trick: guests riff off each other, drinks sometimes flow, and conversations veer into genuinely unscripted, giggly chaos. Graham Norton's warmth and quick wit keep things loose without ever feeling mean. It's low-stakes, purely for fun viewing, great as background or clip-watching, and relies entirely on the chemistry of whoever happens to be on the couch that week.
Watch it for
the loose group-chat format that lets celebrity guests genuinely spark off each other.
Maybe skip if
you prefer tightly scripted, one-on-one interviews over freewheeling group banter.
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Season 32008
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Season 42008
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Season 52009
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Season 62009
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Season 72010
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Season 92011
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Season 102011
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Season 112012
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Season 122012
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Season 132013
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Season 142013
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Season 152014
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Season 162014
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The sixteenth series of The Graham Norton Show debuted on BBC One on September 26, 2014.
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Season 172015
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Season 182015
7.89012014h 47m
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Season 192016
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Season 202016
8.01K2115h 11m
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Season 212017
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Season 222017
7.81K2311h 1m
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Season 232018
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Season 242018
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Season 252019
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Season 262019
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Season 272020
7.331294h 22m
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Season 282020
7.9910279h 40m
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Season 292021
7.71K237h 9m
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Season 302022
7.71K2217h 52m
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Season 312023
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Series 322024
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Series 332025
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Season 34
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Graham Norton Self - Host, Self - Presenter
Ricky Gervais Self - Guest
Jack Whitehall Self - Guest, Self - Host
Judi Dench Self - Guest
Dawn French Self - Guest, Self, Self - Interviewed Guest
John Bishop Self - Guest, Self - Interviewed Guest
Miriam Margolyes Self - Guest
James McAvoy Self - Guest
Miranda Hart Self - Guest
Bill Bailey Self - Guest
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