When is The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 on TV? Air date and line-up

Feeling confident about your television knowledge? Well, The Big Fat Quiz of Telly might just be the programme for you to get stuck into next year.

A spin-off to The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Jimmy Carr tests a new group of celebrities on their TV knowledge, with the help of the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School.

Charles Dance and a whole host of celebrity question-setters will also tag along to help Carr ask the big questions.

So, when will it be on TV? Read on for everything you need to know about The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 and when you can tune in next month.

When is The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 on TV?

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 will air on Friday 9th January at 9pm on Channel 4.

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 line-up

This year features a host of familiar faces from across the TV world ready to answer a variety of questions about television.

This celebrities part of the 2026 panel are:

• Harry Hill
• Judi Love
• Tom Allen
• Joanne McNally
• Sam Campbell
• Susan Wokoma

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 questions

While the exact questions will be unveiled during the episode, the synopsis teases: "Who shot Mr Burns in The Simpsons? What are The Chasers' nicknames? What's 'The Peppa Effect'? And how was Diane killed off in The Traitors? All these questions and more will be answered in The Big Fat Quiz Of Telly..."

Is there a trailer for The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026?

Channel 4 hasn't released a trailer for The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 yet, but we'll keep this page updated if one is released!

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 2026 airs on Friday 9th January at 9pm on Channel 4.

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