Mastermind Australia - Season 8

Mastermind Australia - Season 8

Season 8

Network
Episodes85
DatesApr. 6, 2026 - Juni 12, 2026
Previous Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 8Episode 130 min

Episode 1

The Coutinho family kick off Family Week with the West Coast Eagles, Good Luck Charlie, Thirsty Merc, and 1970s Chrysler Valiants.

Apr. 6, 2026
Episode 2
Season 8Episode 230 min

Episode 2

This family has mastered their individual niches: Australian politics, World War Two operation Shetland Bus, the Melbourne Football Club and St George Illawarra.

Apr. 7, 2026
Episode 3
Season 8Episode 330 min

Episode 3

What do Manchester United, JDM cars, the human muscular system and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead have in common? Tonight's family somehow fits them all under one roof.

Apr. 8, 2026
Episode 4
Season 8Episode 430 min

Episode 4

Tonight's family tree has four distinct branches: bestselling author Matthew Reilly, murder mystery game Blood on the Clocktower, the band Twenty-One Pilots and the history of Wi-Fi.

Apr. 9, 2026
Episode 5
Season 8Episode 530 min

Episode 5

Our weekly family winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are an annual event, a sportsperson, a band and a country.

Apr. 10, 2026
Episode 6
Season 8Episode 630 min

Episode 6

The animated series Steven Universe, composer Cliff Martinez, Breaking Bad, and The Da Vinci Code. I can just hear Professor Robert Langdon thinking, what does it all mean?

Apr. 13, 2026
Episode 7
Season 8Episode 730 min

Episode 7

Tonight's subjects are the TV series Housos, the ARIA Top 10 Songs from 2000 - 2009, Narendra Modi and Jean Greenhowe's Knitting Patterns.

Apr. 14, 2026
Episode 8
Season 8Episode 830 min

Episode 8

Tonight, Air Crash Investigation, Florence Nightingale, Percy Jackson, and the Scream films.

Apr. 15, 2026
Episode 9
Season 8Episode 930 min

Episode 9

Contenders go deep diving for knowledge on the Barbie animated movies, Terry Pratchett's City Watch novels, the making of Adolf Hitler, and the Human Eye.

Apr. 16, 2026
Episode 10
Season 8Episode 1030 min

Episode 10

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are a TV Show, a Food, a Landmark and a Song.

Apr. 17, 2026
Episode 11
Season 8Episode 1130 min

Episode 11

The subjects are the Rush Hour trilogy, Essendon Football Club, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games and professional wrestler The Undertaker. Quite the mix.

Apr. 20, 2026
Episode 12
Season 8Episode 1230 min

Episode 12

The line-up of subjects spans galaxies, genres and ancient curses: the planets of the Solar System, singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, One Piece manga, and The Mummy trilogy.

Apr. 21, 2026
Episode 13
Season 8Episode 1330 min

Episode 13

Tonight's topics are revved up, wrapped up, written up, and powered up. Michael Schumacher at Ferrari, Prince's Purple Rain, the novels of David Nicholls, and Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards.

Apr. 22, 2026
Episode 14
Season 8Episode 1430 min

Episode 14

Tonight, Futurama, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Gone with the Wind and the history of tarot. Sounds like a fun half hour is on the cards.

Apr. 23, 2026
Episode 15
Season 8Episode 1530 min

Episode 15

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are a Pop star, a Toy, a Year and a Historical Event.

Apr. 24, 2026
Episode 16
Season 8Episode 1630 min

Episode 16

The speciality subjects are Queens of the Stone Age, classic Bollywood, the razor-sharp Oxbridge satirists and TV's Law and Order SVU.

Apr. 27, 2026
Episode 17
Season 8Episode 1730 min

Episode 17

Apr. 28, 2026
Episode 18
Season 8Episode 1830 min

Episode 18

Apr. 29, 2026
Episode 19
Season 8Episode 1930 min

Episode 19

Apr. 30, 2026
Episode 20
Season 8Episode 2030 min

Episode 20

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. The slow burn topics are a film, a city, an animal and a constellation.

Mai 1, 2026
Episode 21
Season 8Episode 2130 min

Episode 21

The topics are The Red Rising trilogy, Labrador retrievers, the works of John Lennon and the art of Jackson Pollock. In a battle of generations, Labs are guaranteed to stay neutral and adorable.

Mai 4, 2026
Episode 22
Season 8Episode 2230 min

Episode 22

Topics include Australian red wine, Swedish band Roxette, The Elder Scrolls and Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited.

Mai 5, 2026
Episode 23
Season 8Episode 2330 min

Episode 23

Topics include Aunty Donna's web and TV series, Douglas MacArthur, Freaks and Geeks and the life of ballet dancer Nijinsky. They should keep you on your toes.

Mai 6, 2026
Episode 24
Season 8Episode 2430 min

Episode 24

Mai 7, 2026
Episode 25
Season 8Episode 2530 min

Episode 25

Mai 8, 2026
Episode 26
Season 8Episode 2630 min

Episode 26

A night of celebrating Eurovision: Eurovision 2020-2025, Sweden in Eurovision, early Eurovision winners and Eurovision 2010-2019.

Mai 11, 2026
Episode 27
Season 8Episode 2730 min

Episode 27

Mai 12, 2026
Episode 28
Season 8Episode 2830 min

Episode 28

The Troubles in Northern Ireland, smallpox, lucid dreaming, and the films of Tim Burton. So yes, a perfectly normal mix for another perfectly normal show.

Mai 13, 2026
Episode 29
Season 8Episode 2930 min

Episode 29

Tonight, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the Brisbane Broncos, the video game Jet Lag, and the surprisingly smoky history of Cuban Cigars - that's a lot to inhale in the one episode.

Mai 14, 2026
Episode 30
Season 8Episode 3030 min

Episode 30

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are a Musician, a Sport, a Character and a Country.

Mai 15, 2026
Episode 31
Season 8Episode 3130 min

Episode 31

Alex Garland's films, Little Women, Joan Didion, and classic Doctor Who. If you're still mixing up Daleks and Cybermen, well, this is an intervention.

Mai 18, 2026
Episode 32
Season 8Episode 3230 min

Episode 32

Romeo and Juliet, ancient Stoic philosophy, asbestos, and The Clone Wars. A journey from star-crossed lovers to a galaxy far, far away.

Mai 19, 2026
Episode 33
Season 8Episode 3330 min

Episode 33

Tonight, we delve into the novels of Thomas Pynchon, Japanese Mascots, the history of Blackpool FC, and The Mighty Boosh. With subjects like this, it can only be one show.

Mai 20, 2026
Episode 34
Season 8Episode 3430 min

Episode 34

Tonight, K-POPS Stray Kids, Audrey Hepburn films, the mayhem of Monkey, and Henry VIII, a man whose love life needed its own risk assessment.

Mai 21, 2026
Episode 35
Season 8Episode 3530 min

Episode 35

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are an Annual Event, a Word, a TV Show and a Book.

Mai 22, 2026
Episode 36
Season 8Episode 3630 min

Episode 36

New week, new fascinating facts. The Melbourne Vixens, the History and Geography of South Dakota, the 90s films of Brendan Fraser, and the YouTube chaos of Smosh.

Mai 25, 2026
Episode 37
Season 8Episode 3730 min

Episode 37

Mai 26, 2026
Episode 38
Season 8Episode 3830 min

Episode 38

The topics are cricketer Rahul Dravid, AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young, the Battle of Long Tan, and Australian 20th-century art.

Mai 27, 2026
Episode 39
Season 8Episode 3930 min

Episode 39

Tonight: two TV classics - Stargate and Band of Brothers, two iconic women - Marilyn Monroe and Indira Gandhi, and one Mastermind legend - the black chair of course!

Mai 28, 2026
Episode 40
Season 8Episode 4030 min

Episode 40

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are a film, a landmark, an invention and a band.

Mai 29, 2026
Episode 41
Season 8Episode 4130 min

Episode 41

Tonight is all achievement with Cathy Freeman, Be More Chill, The Hives, and the Harry Potter films, because apparently magic is now part of your Monday.

Juni 1, 2026
Episode 42
Season 8Episode 4230 min

Episode 42

The Men's Spring Classics cycling, TV's Parks and Recreation, Beyoncé's solo albums, and the history of Monopoly, a set of subjects so strong you should be slightly intimidated.

Juni 2, 2026
Episode 43
Season 8Episode 4330 min

Episode 43

Tonight, Death Cab for Cutie, TV's Weeds, US punk music, and Cold War submarines. Sounds like there'll be a lot going on above and below sea level.

Juni 3, 2026
Episode 44
Season 8Episode 4430 min

Episode 44

Tonight: the career of Luc Longley, Winx the racehorse, Bob Marley & the Wailers and True Detective - four topics that have absolutely nothing in common, which is exactly how we like it.

Juni 4, 2026
Episode 45
Season 8Episode 4530 min

Episode 45

Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are an annual event, a pop star, a book and a food.

Juni 5, 2026
Episode 46
Season 8Episode 4630 min

Episode 46

Juni 8, 2026
Episode 47
Season 8Episode 4730 min

Episode 47

Juni 9, 2026
Episode 48
Season 8Episode 4830 min

Episode 48

Juni 10, 2026
Episode 49
Season 8Episode 4930 min

Episode 49

Juni 11, 2026
Episode 50
Season 8Episode 5030 min

Episode 50

Juni 12, 2026

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