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, So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton, both of which were also produced by So Television.
The show's latest series, the thirty-second, began on 27 September 2024. As of 25 October 2024, 533 episodes of The Graham Norton Show have aired.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 19 | 22 February 2007 (2007-02-22) | 5 July 2007 (2007-07-05) | BBC Two | |
| 2 | 13 | 11 October 2007 (2007-10-11) | 26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) | ||
| 3 | 12 | 17 April 2008 (2008-04-17) | 3 July 2008 (2008-07-03) | ||
| 4 | 14 | 2 October 2008 (2008-10-02) | 30 December 2008 (2008-12-30) | ||
| 5 | 12 | 5 March 2009 (2009-03-05) | 28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) | ||
| 6 | 13 | 5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) | 31 December 2009 (2009-12-31) | BBC One | |
| 7 | 12 | 12 April 2010 (2010-04-12) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | ||
| 8 | 20 | 22 October 2010 (2010-10-22) | 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11) | ||
| 9 | 13 | 15 April 2011 (2011-04-15) | 8 July 2011 (2011-07-08) | ||
| 10 | 21 | 21 October 2011 (2011-10-21) | 16 March 2012 (2012-03-16) | ||
| 11 | 13 | 13 April 2012 (2012-04-13) | 6 July 2012 (2012-07-06) | ||
| 12 | 20 | 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19) | 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) | ||
| 13 | 14 | 5 April 2013 (2013-04-05) | 5 July 2013 (2013-07-05) | ||
| 14 | 20 | 11 October 2013 (2013-10-11) | 28 February 2014 (2014-02-28) | ||
| 15 | 13 | 4 April 2014 (2014-04-04) | 27 June 2014 (2014-06-27) | ||
| 16 | 24 | 26 September 2014 (2014-09-26) | 20 March 2015 (2015-03-20) | ||
| 17 | 13 | 10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) | 3 July 2015 (2015-07-03) | ||
| 18 | 20 | 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) | 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) | ||
| 19 | 15 | 25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) | 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01) | ||
| 20 | 22 | 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30) | 3 March 2017 (2017-03-03) | ||
| 21 | 13 | 7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) | 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30) | ||
| 22 | 21 | 29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) | 23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) | ||
| 23 | 13 | 6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) | 29 June 2018 (2018-06-29) | ||
| 24 | 21 | 28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) | 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) | ||
| 25 | 13 | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) | 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) | ||
| 26 | 21 | 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) | 21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) | ||
| 27 | 9 | 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) | 5 June 2020 (2020-06-05) | ||
| 28 | 27 | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) | 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) | ||
| 29 | 23 | 24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) | 11 March 2022 (2022-03-11) | ||
| 30 | 22 | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) | 10 March 2023 (2023-03-10) | ||
| 31 | 22 | 29 September 2023 (2023-09-29) | 22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) | ||
| 32 | TBA | 27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) | TBA | ||
Episodes
Series 1 (2007)
| No. overall | No. in series | Original air date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 0 | N/A | Sarah Beeny and Sandi Toksvig |
| 1 | 1 | 22 February 2007 (2007-02-22) | Elijah Wood, Kim Cattrall and Heloise and the Savoir Faire |
| 2 | 2 | 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01) | Orlando Bloom and Samantha Morton |
| 3 | 3 | 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08) | Joan Rivers and Julian McMahon |
| 4 | 4 | 15 March 2007 (2007-03-15) | Jenny Eclair and Louis Walsh |
| 5 | 5 | 22 March 2007 (2007-03-22) | Ioan Gruffudd, Jessie Wallace and Scooch |
| 6 | 6 | 29 March 2007 (2007-03-29) | David Tennant, Jo Brand and The Proclaimers |
| 7 | 7 | 12 April 2007 (2007-04-12) | Julia Sawalha, Liz Smith and Alan Bates |
| 8 | 8 | 19 April 2007 (2007-04-19) | Barbara Windsor and Robert Webb |
| 9 | 9 | 26 April 2007 (2007-04-26) | Dustin Hoffman, Lisa Hoffman and Mika |
| 10 | 10 | 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) | Dawn French and Sarah Beeny |
| 11 | 11 | 10 May 2007 (2007-05-10) | Gérard Depardieu and Tori Amos |
| 12 | 12 | 17 May 2007 (2007-05-17) | Joan Collins, Jason Donovan and Ben's Brother |
| 13 | 13 | 24 May 2007 (2007-05-24) | Miriam Margolyes, Rupert Everett and The Zimmers |
| 14 | 14 | 31 May 2007 (2007-05-31) | Matt Lucas, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sinéad O'Connor |
| 15 | 15 | 7 June 2007 (2007-06-07) | Jennifer Coolidge and Enrique Iglesias |
| 16 | 16 | 14 June 2007 (2007-06-14) | Joanna Lumley and Jon Bon Jovi |
| 17 | 17 | 21 June 2007 (2007-06-21) | Alice Cooper, Sandi Toksvig and Gareth Gates |
| 18 | 18 | 28 June 2007 (2007-06-28) | Dennis Hopper, Ardal O'Hanlon and Joss Stone |
| 19 | 19 | 5 July 2007 (2007-07-05) | Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless and Natalie Imbruglia |
Series 2 (2007)
| No. overall | No. in series | Original air date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 11 October 2007 (2007-10-11) | Courtney Love, Louis Walsh, Brian Capron and Katie Melua |
| 21 | 2 | 18 October 2007 (2007-10-18) | Gabriel Byrne, Letitia Dean and The Backstreet Boys |
| 22 | 3 | 25 October 2007 (2007-10-25) | Melanie C, Josh Hartnett and Rufus Wainwright |
| 23 | 4 | 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01) | Jackie Collins, John Waters and Westlife |
| 24 | 5 | 8 November 2007 (2007-11-08) | Frankie Boyle, Elle Macpherson and KT Tunstall |
| 25 | 6 | 15 November 2007 (2007-11-15) | Jo Brand, Trinny Woodall, Susannah Constantine and Alison Moyet |
| 26 | 7 | 22 November 2007 (2007-11-22) | John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach and Phil Nichol |
| 27 | 8 | 29 November 2007 (2007-11-29) | Alan Carr, Glenn Close and Amy MacDonald |
| 28 | 9 | 6 December 2007 (2007-12-06) | Nigella Lawson, Marilyn Manson and Rihanna |
| 29 | 10 | 13 December 2007 (2007-12-13) | Sharon Osbourne, David Boreanaz, Louis Walsh and Stereophonics |
| 30 | 11 | 20 December 2007 (2007-12-20) | Miriam Margolyes, Ashley Jensen and Mika |
| 31 | 12 | 26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) | Russell Brand, Lorraine Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Barbara Windsor and The Feeling |
| 32 | Special | 6 January 2008 (2008-01-06) | Compilation Special |
Series 3 (2008)
| No. overall | No. in series | Original air date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | 17 April 2008 (2008-04-17) | Kevin Bacon, Tony Curtis and Robyn |
| 34 | 2 | 24 April 2008 (2008-04-24) | Martin Sheen, Ed Byrne and will.i.am with Cheryl Cole |
| 35 | 3 | 1 May 2008 (2008-05-01) | Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Chesney Hawkes and Sandi Thom |
| 36 | 4 | 8 May 2008 (2008-05-08) | Jimmy Carr and Minnie Driver |
| 37 | 5 | 15 May 2008 (2008-05-15) | Cynthia Nixon, David Mitchell, Liz Smith and OneRepublic |
| 38 | 6 | 22 May 2008 (2008-05-22) | Jackie Chan, Dawn French and Duffy |
| 39 | 7 | 29 May 2008 (2008-05-29) | Dame Edna Everage, Ray Mears and Alanis Morissette |
| 40 | 8 | 5 June 2008 (2008-06-05) | Susan Sarandon, Jon Culshaw, Jodie Prenger and The Feeling |
| 41 | 9 | 12 June 2008 (2008-06-12) | Gordon Ramsay, Juliette Binoche and Scouting for Girls |
| 42 | 10 | 19 June 2008 (2008-06-19) | Joan Rivers, Alicia Silverstone and Freemasons |
| 43 | 11 | 26 June 2008 (2008-06-26) | John Malkovich, Alan Davies and Sharleen Spiteri |
| 44 | 12 | 3 July 2008 (2008-07-03) | Catherine Tate, James Nesbitt and The Kooks |
Series 4 (2008)
| No. overall | No. in series | Original air date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | 2 October 2008 (2008-10-02) | Harry Shearer, Eddie Izzard and Travis |
| 46 | 2 | 9 October 2008 (2008-10-09) | Jennifer Saunders and Cyndi Lauper |
| 47 | 3 | 16 October 2008 (2008-10-16) | Goldie Hawn, Sandi Toksvig and Alphabeat |
| 48 | 4 | 23 October 2008 (2008-10-23) | Ricky Gervais, Thandie Newton and Anastacia |
| 49 | 5 | 30 October 2008 (2008-10-30) | Mickey Rourke, Jessica Biel and Martha Wainwright |
| 50 | 6 | 6 November 2008 (2008-11-06) | Karen Allen, Frank Skinner and Glasvegas |
| 51 | 7 | 13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) | Robin Williams and Estelle |
| 52 | 8 | 20 November 2008 (2008-11-20) | Alan Carr and Sir Tom Jones |
| 53 | 9 | 27 November 2008 (2008-11-27) | Reese Witherspoon, Paul O'Grady and The Ting Tings |
| 54 | 10 | 4 December 2008 (2008-12-04) | Barry Manilow |
| 55 | 11 | 11 December 2008 (2008-12-11) | Brendan Fraser, Martina Navratilova and Alesha Dixon |
| 56 | 12 | 18 December 2008 (2008-12-18) | Jack Dee, Davina McCall and Razorlight |
| 57 | 13 | 30 December 2008 (2008-12-30) | Joe Swash, Michael McIntyre, Tim Minchin and Boyzone |
| 58 | 14 | 27 December 2008 (2008-12-27) | Compilation Show |
Series 5 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in series | Original air date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 1 | 5 March 2009 (2009-03-05) | Sarah, Duchess of York and Ed Byrne |
| 60 | 2 | 12 March 2009 (2009-03-12) | Greg Kinnear and Ruth Jones |
| 61 | 3 | 19 March 2009 (2009-03-19) | Ronnie Corbett, Ricky Gervais and Shaun Williamson |
| 62 | 4 | 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) | Zac Efron, David Walliams and Pet Shop Boys |
| 63 | 5 | 2 April 2009 (2009-04-02) | Roberto Benigni and Patsy Kensit |
| 64 | 6 | 16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) | Gillian Anderson, Chris Addison and Sinéad O'Connor |
| 65 | 7 | 23 April 2009 (2009-04-23) | Katie Price, Peter Andre and Jimmy Carr |
| 66 | 8 | 30 April 2009 (2009-04-30) | Anna Friel and Matt Lucas |
| 67 | 9 | 7 May 2009 (2009-05-07) | Duncan Bannatyne, Joan Rivers and Chesney Hawkes |
| 68 | 10 | 14 May 2009 (2009-05-14) | Willem Dafoe, Ashley Jensen and Lily Allen |
| 69 | 11 | 21 May 2009 (2009-05-21) | Isabella Rossellini, Alistair McGowan and Juliette Lewis |
| 70 | 12 | 28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) | Kurt Russell and Jenny Eclair |
Series 6 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in series | Original air date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | 5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) | Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Ricky Gervais and Olivia Newton-John |
| 72 | 2 | 12 October 2009 (2009-10-12) | Anna Paquin, David Mitchell and Robert Webb and Paolo Nutini |
| 73 | 3 | 19 October 2009 (2009-10-19) | Katie Price, Jo Brand and Jackie Collins |
| 74 | 4 | 26 October 2009 (2009-10-26) | Lily Cole, Isabella Rossellini, Sue Perkins and Michael Bublé |
| 75 | 5 | 2 November 2009 (2009-11-02) | Katherine Jenkins, Rob Brydon and Harry Connick Jr. |
| 76 | 6 | 9 November 2009 (2009-11-09) | David Tennant, Johnny Vegas and Alison Moyet |
| 77 | 7 | 16 November 2009 (2009-11-16) | Dawn French, Michael Palin and Sir Rod Stewart |
| 78 | 8 | 23 November 2009 (2009-11-23) | Michael Sheen, Rhod Gilbert and Dame Shirley Bassey |
| 79 | 9 | 30 November 2009 (2009-11-30) | Stephen Fry, Bill Bailey, Cesar Millan and Annie Lennox & David Gray |
| 80 | 10 | 7 December 2009 (2009-12-07) | Catherine Tate, Jimmy Carr and 50 Cent |
| 81 | 11 | 14 December 2009 (2009-12-14) | Robert Downey Jr., Ed Byrne and Will Young |
| 82 | 12 | 21 December 2009 (2009-12-21) | Compilation Show |
| 83 | Special | 31 December 2009 (2009-12-31) | New Year's Eve: Sarah Jessica Parker, Joan Rivers, Jedward, Dominic West and Sharleen Spiteri |
Series 7 (2010)
Series 8 (2010–2011)
Series 9 (2011)
Series 10 (2011–2012)
Series 11 (2012)
Series 12 (2012–2013)
Series 13 (2013)
Series 14 (2013–2014)
Series 15 (2014)
Series 16 (2014–2015)
Series 17 (2015)
Series 18 (2015–2016)
Series 19 (2016)
Series 20 (2016–2017)
Series 21 (2017)
Series 22 (2017–2018)
Series 23 (2018)
Series 24 (2018–2019)
Series 25 (2019)
Series 26 (2019–2020)
Series 27 (2020)
This series was recorded remotely from the guests' homes with no studio audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Series 28 (2020–2021)
Series 29 (2021–2022)
Series 30 (2022–2023)
Series 31 (2023–2024)
Series 32 (2024–2025)
Footnotes
- 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, Maddy Hill, Diane Parish, Jane Slaughter and Rudolph Walker.
- This episode was a Comic Relief special.
- This episode featured interviews from Miriam Margolyes, Jack Whitehall, Ricky Gervais, Dame Joan Collins and Dame Julie Walters.
- This episode featured interviews from David Tennant, Bill Bailey, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes and Josh Widdicombe.
- Due to Norton's Eurovision commitments, Jack Whitehall stepped in as guest host for this episode.
- This episode featured interviews from Stanley Tucci, Stephen Merchant, Sandi Toksvig, Richard Ayoade and Alan Davies.
- Dench appeared via telephone, during Sheen's interview as Norton's Phone A Friend.
- This episode was postponed due to the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
References
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026d3y
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026qpz
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026z4k