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The Graham Norton Show

★ 8.4 15K votes 2007–present 34 seasons · 578 episodes Returning Series BBC One
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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"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.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Showing the latest 500 of 578 episodes.

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Season 62009
7.8935
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Season 72010
7.318412
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Season 82010
7.543920
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Season 92011
8.239213
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Season 102011
7.7599216h 46m
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Season 112012
7.83491345m
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Season 122012
7.861220
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Season 132013
8.047914
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Season 142013
8.39292027m
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Season 152014
7.8554132h 43m
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Season 162014
7.5904241h 19m
The sixteenth series of The Graham Norton Show debuted on BBC One on September 26, 2014.
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Season 172015
7.8613137h 14m
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Season 182015
7.89252014h 47m
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Season 192016
7.9818159h 17m
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Season 202016
8.01K2115h 11m
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Season 212017
7.65981310h 21m
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Season 222017
7.81K2313h 34m
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Season 232018
8.0724135h 27m
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Season 242018
7.81K2112h 19m
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Season 252019
7.772212
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Season 262019
7.51K2013h 34m
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Season 272020
7.332294h 22m
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Season 282020
7.99392719h 32m
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Season 292021
7.81K2312h 51m
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Season 302022
7.71K2217h 52m
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Season 312023
7.71K2218h 8m
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Series 322024
7.61K2218h 28m
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Series 332025
7.51K2218h 9m
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Season 34
7.6217750m

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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