Season pulse
Episodes
85 episodesEpisode 1
In this round, the specialty subjects are When Harry Met Sally, the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Volkswagen, and Britney Spears 1998–2008.
Episode 2
In this round, the specialty subjects are Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, The Animorphs Series, and 1950s Rock and Roll.
Episode 3
In this round, the specialty subjects are Kath and Kim, the Anzac landing at Gallipoli, Frederick Spofforth, and the band Tom Tom Club.
Episode 4
In this round, the specialty subjects are Better Call Saul, The Smiths, Australian Female Publicans, and the Daniel Craig James Bond films.
Episode 5
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 6
In this round, the specialty subjects are the History of Coca-Cola, Bobby Fisher, Australian Freshwater Turtles, and the film Captain America: Civil War.
Episode 7
In this round, the specialty subjects are Blazing Saddles, the 1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour, pop band The 1975, and The Elder Scrolls video game.
Episode 8
In this round, the specialty subjects are Rowan Atkinson, The Matildas, Pat Rafter, and the band The Cure.
Episode 9
In this round, the specialty subjects are the TV show Survivor, the History of Nintendo, The Great Plague of London, and Fawlty Towers.
Episode 10
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 11
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Riverina Region, the Hyrax, the Life and Philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the Heroes of the DC Universe.
Episode 12
In this round, the specialty subjects are Buddy Holly, the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, Gilmore Girls, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Episode 13
In this round, the specialty subjects are Grey's Anatomy, Pulp Fiction, chess champion Magnus Carlsen, and The Real Housewives of New York City.
Episode 14
In this round, the specialty subjects are Richard III, Frasier, International Female leaders in 2020, and T.E. Lawrence.
Episode 15
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 16
In this round, the specialty subjects are Ritchie Blackmore, the History of the Essendon Bombers, Tsar Nicholas and the Romanovs, and the Jack Reacher films.
Episode 17
In this round, the specialty subjects are Night of the Living Dead (1968), Honda Motorcycles, Homer's Iliad, and Roxy Music.
Episode 18
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Flashman Novels: Books 1 & 2, Operation Barbarossa, Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh, and Chart-Topping Rappers.
Episode 19
In this round, the specialty subjects are Flight of the Conchords, country music supergroup The Highwaymen, The Baggy Green, and the Geography of Indonesia.
Episode 20
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 21
In this round, the specialty subjects are Helen Reddy, Paul’s Letters to the Romans, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and George Carlin.
Episode 22
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Ryder Cup since 1990, Leon Trotsky, Agatha Christie, and Roger Federer.
Episode 23
In this round, the specialty subjects are Don’s Party, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Bitcoin, and Baroque Music.
Episode 24
In this round, the specialty subjects are Canadian Geography, Grease, Archer: Seasons 1 and 2, and Eucalyptus.
Episode 25
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 26
In this round, the specialty subjects are Australian Reptiles, The Minoan Civilisation, Alan Jones - the Formula One Years, and Will and Grace: Season 9.
Episode 27
In this round, the specialty subjects are 90s Australian Alternative Rock Music, American physicist Richard Feynman, crime fiction novel The Cuckoo’s Calling, and Daria: Seasons 1–3.
Episode 28
In this round, the specialty subjects are Eminem, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, Pride and Prejudice, and musician Chris Isaak.
Episode 29
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Big Bang Theory: Season 1, the poet Charles Bukowski, The Concorde Aeroplane, and Olivia Newton-John.
Episode 30
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 31
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Disney Movies, Oscar Wilde, tabletop game Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and author Lee Child.
Episode 32
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are The Iron Giant, Clouds, Agrippina the Younger, and the movie Step Brothers.
Episode 33
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Labrador Retrievers, Electronic House Music, the History of Tokyo: 1850–1950, and the movie Zombieland.
Episode 34
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are artist Bob Ross, the movie Les Misérables, the Battle of Midway, and trailblazer Anne Lister.
Episode 35
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 36
In this round, the specialty subjects are Jim Jarmusch films, Australian Reconciliation, Mount Vesuvius, and Elvis Presley.
Episode 37
In this round, the specialty subjects are the film My Brilliant Career, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Wests Tigers: 2000–2020, and Patrick Swayze.
Episode 38
In this round, the specialty subjects are Shane Warne’s Test Cricket Career, the Royal Family, Rugby League State of Origin in the 90s, and 1980s Australian Rock Bands.
Episode 39
In this round, the specialty subjects are the band Foo Fighters, Typography, skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Julius Caesar.
Episode 40
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 41
In this round, the specialty subjects are the TV series Supernatural, the 1789 French Revolution, the History and Geography of Colorado, and satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer.
Episode 42
In this round, the specialty subjects are the movie Up, Human Evolution, Napoleon III, and the History of Canberra.
Episode 43
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Micallef Programme, book one of the Outlander series, Shakespeare’s Henry V, and the 2013/14 Ashes Cricket Series.
Episode 44
In this round, the specialty subjects are Stevie Nicks in the 1970s & 80s, Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, and the sitcom Happy Endings.
Episode 45
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 46
In this round, the specialty subjects are the film Love Actually, the Laws of Rugby League, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the film The Italian Job.
Episode 47
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Hawthorn Hawks, Schitt’s Creek: Seasons 4 and 5, the History of Skateboarding, and Richard Nixon.
Episode 48
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Awards: 2000–2010, the Carlton Blues AFL team, Vincent Motorcycles, and the TV series Scrubs.
Episode 49
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Simpsons, the Detroit Tigers baseball team, the band R.E.M., and the classic British comedy The Goodies.
Episode 50
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 51
In this round, the specialty subjects are Paul Keating, the History of Buenos Aires, rugby union team The Wallabies, and the comedy series The Thick of It.
Episode 52
In this round, the specialty subjects are the potters Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach, UFC Title Holders, HMAS Perth and the Battle of Sunda Strait, and 1930s Universal Classic Monsters.
Episode 53
In this round, the specialty subjects are ‘60s British Rock Music, The Stuart Dynasty, The Paris Roubaix, and the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Episode 54
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Melbourne Cup, Guinea Pigs, the classic film The Labyrinth and Bananarama.
Episode 55
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 56
In this round, the specialty subjects are Elvis Presley movies of the 50’s, the Geography of Switzerland, the band The Monkees, and the classic, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
Episode 57
In this round, the specialty subjects are British comedy hit The Mighty Boosh, the History of Nintendo handheld devices, the Brat Pack, and Aussie indie duo Angus and Julia Stone.
Episode 58
In this round, the specialty subjects are the film Spirited Away, Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Series 5–10, Former PM Malcolm Turnbull, and Aussie TV series Gladiators.
Episode 59
In this round, the specialty subjects are iconic pop group Blondie, the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who, Crocodiles, and the legendary Stan Lee.
Episode 60
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 61
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Mad Max Trilogy, Ethiopian Political History, American Basketballer LeBron James, and The Adventures of Tintin.
Episode 62
In this round, the specialty subjects are Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Supercars and Hypercars, the Lost Franklin Expedition, and musician Neil Young.
Episode 63
In this round, the specialty subjects are Australian Women in STEM, champion racehorse Winx, the History of the Dead Sea, and martial artist Royce Gracie.
Episode 64
In this round, the specialty subjects are Precious Metals, the coming of age film Call Me By Your Name, Herbs and Spices of the World, and Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo.
Episode 65
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 66
In this round, the specialty subjects are Seachange: Season 1, The Gap Series: Books 1 and 2, The Australian High Court, and David Attenborough’s Planet Earth.
Episode 67
In this round, the specialty subjects are How I Met Your Mother Series 5, The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales, 18th Century European Women’s Fashion, and the History of the Italian Men’s Football Team.
Episode 68
In this round, the specialty subjects are the film Hancock, German field marshal Erwin Rommel, the film Mean Girls, and the TV series The X-Files.
Episode 69
In this round, the specialty subjects are George Michael, Geography of Tasmania, Andrew McCarthy, and V8 Supercars.
Episode 70
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 71
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Julia Gillard, The Pixies, Ten Pin Bowling, and the film The Blues Brothers.
Episode 72
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Bob Marley, Men in Black 1 and 2, political activist Marcus Garvey, and the classic film Soapdish.
Episode 73
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Forrest Gump, the Dada Art Movement, ’90s British Girl Groups, and Seinfeld Season 4.
Episode 74
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are superstar Robbie Williams, Famous Watches, the film The Room, and the TV show Spaced.
Episode 75
In this final Returners' Week round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 76
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are classic TV comedy Married With Children, American rapper 2Pac, the 2008 US Presidential Election, and the film Good Will Hunting.
Episode 77
In this Second Chance round, specialty subjects are David Attenborough, Operation Market Garden, the Everton Football Club, and the classic movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s.
Episode 78
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are the film Scarface, the Orca, the legendary Joni Mitchell, and the TV comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Episode 79
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are the classic Aussie hit Muriel’s Wedding, Katherine Swynford, The Beach Boys, and Daniel Day Lewis.
Episode 80
In this final Second Chance round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
Episode 81
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
Episode 82
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
Episode 83
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
Episode 84
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
Episode 85
Tonight, it comes down to the final four contenders. Who will take home the title of Australia's Mastermind?