In the UK, Brainiac ran for 6 series on cable channel Sky One. Whilst the first 4 series were presented by Richard Hammond, series 5 and 6 were presented by Vic Reeves. Here are the broadcast dates
SERIES | START DATE | END DATE | EPISODES |
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1 | 13 November 2003 | 18 December 2003 | 6 |
2 | 2 September 2004 | 25 November 2004 | 13 |
3 | 25 August 2005 | 13 October 2005 | 8 |
4 | 16 July 2006 | 10 September 2006 | 9 |
5 | 8 May 2007 | 24 July 2007 | 12 |
6 | 13 January 2008 | 22 March 2008 | 10 |
The show became so successful that the channel also commissioned the following specials:
DATE | TITLE |
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24 December 2003 | The Best of Series 1 |
21 December 2004 | The Best of Series 2 |
3 November 2005 | The Best of Series 3 |
20 December 2005 | Brainiac Christmas Cracker |
24 September 2006 | The Best of Series 4 |
1 January 2008 | The Best of Series 5 |
30 March 2008 | The Best of Series 6 |