List of The Graham Norton Show episodes
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The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy chat show broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It was shown on BBC Two from February 2007 to May 2009 and has been on BBC One since October 2009. Presented by Irish comedian Graham Norton, the show's format is very similar to his previous Channel 4 programmes, V Graham Norton and So Graham Norton, both of which were also produced by So Television.
The show's latest series, the eighteenth, premiered on 25 September 2015. As of 8 January 2015,[update] 279 episodes of The Graham Norton Show have aired.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average ratings (millions)[1] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 19 | 22 February 2007 | 5 July 2007 | BBC Two | N/A | |
| 2 | 12 | 11 October 2007 | 26 December 2007 | N/A | ||
| 3 | 12 | 17 April 2008 | 3 July 2008 | N/A | ||
| 4 | 14 | 2 October 2008 | 30 December 2008 | N/A | ||
| 5 | 12 | 5 March 2009 | 28 May 2009 | N/A | ||
| 6 | 13 | 5 October 2009 | 31 December 2009 | BBC One | N/A | |
| 7 | 12 | 12 April 2010 | 28 June 2010 | N/A | ||
| 8 | 20 | 22 October 2010 | 11 March 2011 | N/A | ||
| 9 | 13 | 15 April 2011 | 8 July 2011 | N/A | ||
| 10 | 21 | 21 October 2011 | 16 March 2012 | N/A | ||
| 11 | 13 | 13 April 2012 | 6 July 2012 | 4.14 | ||
| 12 | 20 | 19 October 2012 | 22 March 2013 | 4.47 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 5 April 2013 | 5 July 2013 | 4.16 | ||
| 14 | 20 | 11 October 2013 | 28 February 2014 | 4.48 | ||
| 15 | 13 | 4 April 2014 | 27 June 2014 | 4.07 | ||
| 16 | 24 | 26 September 2014 | 20 March 2015 | N/A | ||
| 17 | 13 | 10 April 2015 | 3 July 2015 | N/A | ||
| 18 | TBA | 25 September 2015 | TBA | N/A | ||
Episodes
Series 1 (2007)
Series 2 (2007)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | Courtney Love, Louis Walsh, Brian Capron and Katie Melua | 11 October 2007 |
| 21 | 2 | Gabriel Byrne, Letitia Dean and The Backstreet Boys | 18 October 2007 |
| 22 | 3 | Melanie Chisholm, Josh Hartnett and Rufus Wainwright | 25 October 2007 |
| 23 | 4 | Jackie Collins, John Waters and Westlife | 1 November 2007 |
| 24 | 5 | Frankie Boyle, Elle Macpherson and KT Tunstall | 8 November 2007 |
| 25 | 6 | Jo Brand, Trinny Woodall, Susannah Constantine and Alison Moyet | 15 November 2007 |
| 26 | 7 | John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach and Phil Nichol | 22 November 2007 |
| 27 | 8 | Alan Carr, Glenn Close and Amy MacDonald | 29 November 2007 |
| 28 | 9 | Nigella Lawson, Marilyn Manson and Rihanna | 6 December 2007 |
| 29 | 10 | Sharon Osbourne, David Boreanaz, Louis Walsh and Stereophonics | 13 December 2007 |
| 30 | 11 | Miriam Margolyes, Ashley Jensen and Mika | 20 December 2007 |
| 31 | 12 | Russell Brand, Lorraine Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Barbara Windsor and The Feeling | 26 December 2007 |
Series 3 (2008)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | Kevin Bacon, Tony Curtis and Robyn | 17 April 2008 |
| 33 | 2 | Martin Sheen, Ed Byrne and will.i.am with Cheryl Cole | 24 April 2008 |
| 34 | 3 | Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Chesney Hawkes and Sandi Thom | 1 May 2008 |
| 35 | 4 | Jimmy Carr and Minnie Driver | 8 May 2008 |
| 36 | 5 | Cynthia Nixon, David Mitchell, Liz Smith and OneRepublic | 15 May 2008 |
| 37 | 6 | Jackie Chan, Dawn French and Duffy | 22 May 2008 |
| 38 | 7 | Dame Edna Everage, Ray Mears and Alanis Morissette | 29 May 2008 |
| 39 | 8 | Susan Sarandon, Jon Culshaw, Jodie Prenger and The Feeling | 5 June 2008 |
| 40 | 9 | Gordon Ramsay, Juliette Binoche and Scouting for Girls | 12 June 2008 |
| 41 | 10 | Joan Rivers, Alicia Silverstone and Freemasons | 19 June 2008 |
| 42 | 11 | John Malkovich, Alan Davies and Sharleen Spiteri | 26 June 2008 |
| 43 | 12 | Catherine Tate, James Nesbitt and The Kooks | 3 July 2008 |
Series 4 (2008)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | Harry Shearer, Eddie Izzard and Travis | 2 October 2008 |
| 45 | 2 | Jennifer Saunders and Cyndi Lauper | 9 October 2008 |
| 46 | 3 | Goldie Hawn, Sandi Toksvig and Alphabeat | 16 October 2008 |
| 47 | 4 | Ricky Gervais, Thandie Newton and Anastacia | 23 October 2008 |
| 48 | 5 | Mickey Rourke, Jessica Biel and Martha Wainwright | 30 October 2008 |
| 49 | 6 | Karen Allen, Frank Skinner and Glasvegas | 6 November 2008 |
| 50 | 7 | Robin Williams and Estelle | 13 November 2008 |
| 51 | 8 | Alan Carr and Tom Jones | 20 November 2008 |
| 52 | 9 | Reese Witherspoon, Paul O'Grady and The Ting Tings | 27 November 2008 |
| 53 | 10 | Barry Manilow | 4 December 2008 |
| 54 | 11 | Brendan Fraser, Martina Navratilova and Alesha Dixon | 11 December 2008 |
| 55 | 12 | Jack Dee, Davina McCall and Razorlight | 18 December 2008 |
| 56 | 13 | Compilation show | 27 December 2008 |
| 57 | 14 | Joe Swash, Michael McIntyre, Tim Minchin and Boyzone | 30 December 2008 |
Series 5 (2009)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 1 | Sarah, Duchess of York and Ed Byrne | 5 March 2009 |
| 59 | 2 | Greg Kinnear and Ruth Jones | 12 March 2009 |
| 60 | 3 | Ronnie Corbett, Ricky Gervais and Shaun Williamson | 19 March 2009 |
| 61 | 4 | Zac Efron, David Walliams and Pet Shop Boys | 26 March 2009 |
| 62 | 5 | Roberto Benigni and Patsy Kensit | 2 April 2009 |
| 63 | 6 | Gillian Anderson, Chris Addison and Sinéad O'Connor | 16 April 2009 |
| 64 | 7 | Katie Price, Peter Andre and Jimmy Carr | 23 April 2009 |
| 65 | 8 | Anna Friel and Matt Lucas | 30 April 2009 |
| 66 | 9 | Duncan Bannatyne, Joan Rivers and Chesney Hawkes | 7 May 2009 |
| 67 | 10 | Willem Dafoe, Ashley Jensen and Lily Allen | 14 May 2009 |
| 68 | 11 | Isabella Rossellini, Alistair McGowan and Juliette Lewis | 21 May 2009 |
| 69 | 12 | Kurt Russell and Jenny Eclair | 28 May 2009 |
Series 6 (2009)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 1 | Ricky Gervais, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and Olivia Newton-John | 5 October 2009 |
| 71 | 2 | Anna Paquin, David Mitchell and Robert Webb and Paolo Nutini | 12 October 2009 |
| 72 | 3 | Katie Price, Jackie Collins and Jo Brand | 19 October 2009 |
| 73 | 4 | Lily Cole, Isabella Rossellini, Sue Perkins and Michael Bublé | 26 October 2009 |
| 74 | 5 | Katherine Jenkins, Rob Brydon and Harry Connick Jr. | 2 November 2009 |
| 75 | 6 | David Tennant, Johnny Vegas and Alison Moyet | 9 November 2009 |
| 76 | 7 | Michael Palin, Dawn French and Rod Stewart | 16 November 2009 |
| 77 | 8 | Michael Sheen, Rhod Gilbert and Dame Shirley Bassey | 23 November 2009 |
| 78 | 9 | Stephen Fry, Bill Bailey, Cesar Millan, Annie Lennox and David Gray | 30 November 2009 |
| 79 | 10 | Catherine Tate, Jimmy Carr and 50 Cent | 7 December 2009 |
| 80 | 11 | Robert Downey, Jr., Ed Byrne and Will Young | 14 December 2009 |
| 81 | 12 | Compilation show | 21 December 2009 |
| 82 | 13 | Sarah Jessica Parker, Dominic West, Joan Rivers, Jedward and Sharleen Spiteri | 31 December 2009 |
Series 7 (2010)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 1 | Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Christina Ricci and Pixie Lott | 12 April 2010 |
| 84 | 2 | Toni Collette, Billie Piper, Shappi Khorsandi and Scouting for Girls | 19 April 2010 |
| 85 | 3 | Lee Mack, John Cleese, Martin Clunes and Jane Turner | 26 April 2010 |
| 86 | 4 | Jennifer Lopez, Karen Gillan, Alan Davies and Ben's Brother | 3 May 2010 |
| 87 | 5 | Brooke Shields, Miranda Hart, Jedward and The Bacon Brothers | 10 May 2010 |
| 88 | 6 | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Minnie Driver, Ruth Jones and Katie Melua | 17 May 2010 |
| 89 | 7 | Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, Marcus Brigstocke and Eric Idle | 24 May 2010 |
| 90 | 8 | Chris Rock, Joshua Jackson and Diana Vickers | 31 May 2010 |
| 91 | 9 | Miley Cyrus, Jack Whitehall and Usher | 7 June 2010 |
| 92 | 10 | Amanda Holden, Bill Bailey and Kelly Rowland | 14 June 2010 |
| 93 | 11 | Joanna Lumley, David Hyde Pierce, Hamish & Andy and Fyfe Dangerfield | 21 June 2010 |
| 94 | 12 | Anna Kournikova, Jason Manford and Katy Perry | 28 June 2010 |
Series 8 (2010–11)
Series 9 (2011)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 1 | David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Jon Richardson and Josh Groban | 15 April 2011 |
| 116 | 2 | k.d. lang, Bill Bailey and Jennifer Hudson | 22 April 2011 |
| 117 | 3 | Miranda Hart, Jack Whitehall, Nico Evers-Swindell, Camilla Luddington and Adele | 29 April 2011 |
| 118 | 4 | Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Shappi Khorsandi and Hugh Laurie | 6 May 2011 |
| 119 | 5 | Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Jason Byrne and Lady Gaga | 13 May 2011 |
| 120 | 6 | Snoop Dogg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Elle Macpherson and Cee Lo Green | 20 May 2011 |
| 121 | 7 | Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Alex Kingston, Rob Lowe and Aloe Blacc | 27 May 2011 |
| 122 | 8 | James McAvoy, Jack Dee and Liza Minnelli | 3 June 2011 |
| 123 | 9 | Tom Hanks, Simon Pegg and Nicole Scherzinger | 10 June 2011 |
| 124 | 10 | Cameron Diaz, Bear Grylls, Kathy Griffin and Friendly Fires | 17 June 2011 |
| 125 | 11 | Kim Cattrall, Jessie Wallace, Lee Mack and The Saturdays | 24 June 2011 |
| 126 | 12 | Ewan McGregor, Chris O'Dowd and Example | 1 July 2011 |
| 127 | 13 | Compilation show | 8 July 2011 |
Series 10 (2011–12)
Series 11 (2012)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 1 | Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Michael Sheen, Matt Lucas and Keane | 13 April 2012 |
| 150 | 2 | Mark Ruffalo, Nicki Minaj, John Bishop and Rufus Wainwright | 20 April 2012 |
| 151 | 3 | Zac Efron, Matt LeBlanc, Lee Mack and Marina and the Diamonds | 27 April 2012 |
| 152 | 4 | Julie Walters, Didier Drogba, Simon Amstell and Jessie J | 4 May 2012 |
| 153 | 5 | Kristen Stewart, Stephen Mangan, Chris Rock and Engelbert Humperdinck | 11 May 2012 |
| 154 | 6 | Will Smith, Gary Barlow and Tom Jones | 18 May 2012 |
| 155 | 7 | Cameron Diaz, David Attenborough, Kathy Burke and Scissor Sisters | 25 May 2012 |
| 156 | 8 | Jon Hamm, Charlize Theron, Steve Coogan and Rumer | 1 June 2012 |
| 157 | 9 | Katy Perry, Ross Noble and Cheryl Cole | 8 June 2012 |
| 158 | 10 | Emily Blunt, Russell Brand and Paloma Faith | 15 June 2012 |
| 159 | 11 | will.i.am, Miriam Margolyes, Greg Davies and Adam Lambert | 22 June 2012 |
| 160 | 12 | Danny DeVito, Charlotte Church, Rhod Gilbert and Fun | 29 June 2012 |
| 161 | 13 | Compilation show | 6 July 2012 |
Series 12 (2012–13)
Series 13 (2013)
Series 14 (2013–14)
Series 15 (2014)
Series 16 (2014–15)
Series 17 (2015)
Series 18 (2015–16)
Footnotes
- ↑ Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike's appearances on this episode were filmed on a separate day, apart from the other guests.
- ↑ Monty Python's appearance on this episode was filmed on a separate day, apart from the other guests.
- ↑ Button was scheduled to appear, but pulled out shortly before the recording after suffering an injury. A phone interview was conducted instead.
- ↑ This episode was an EastEnders special, celebrating the programme's 30th anniversary. Other past and present cast members appearing in the episode were Richard Blackwood, Laurie Brett, Hetti Bywater, Natalie Cassidy, Linda Davidson, Matt Di Angelo, Tameka Empson, Dean Gaffney, Nitin Ganatra, Davood Ghadami, Ricky Groves, Ben Hardy, Diane Parish, Jane Slaughter and Rudolph Walker.
- ↑ This episode was a Comic Relief special.
