History Series / Taskmaster

* New Year Treat 2024: Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall, Zoe Ball

Full episodes can be viewed on [[https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/taskmaster/watch-online UKTV Play]] and [[https://www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster All4]] (both UK only). The official [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5C7yaO3RVuOgwP8JVAujQ/featured Taskmaster YouTube channel]] also features full episodes[[note]]though the channel is region blocked in some countries and more recent series are release a few months after transmission on Channel 4 due to an exclusivity agreement[[/note]], along with clips and compilations. The episodes of the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish adaptations are available on the channel as well. In March 2022, a new dedicated subscription service called [[https://taskmastersupermaxplus.vhx.tv/ Taskmaster SuperMax+]] was launched, allowing viewers from around the world to watch the series ad-free.

* Series Thirteen: Ardal O’Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love, Sophie Duker

* Series Seventeen: Joanne [=McNally=], John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Steve Pemberton, Sophie Willan

Not to be confused with the [[ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} Marvel Comics supervillain/anti-hero of the same name]], with the professional pseudonym of wrestler Wrestling/KevinSullivan or with the video game ''VideoGame/TaskMaker''.

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Full episodes can be viewed on [[https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/taskmaster/watch-online UKTV Play]] and [[https://www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster All4]] (both UK only). The official [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5C7yaO3RVuOgwP8JVAujQ/featured Taskmaster YouTube channel]] also features every episode up to Series 13[[note]]as of 21 April 2023[[/note]] (albeit currently region-blocked in some parts), along with clips and compilations. The first seasons of the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian adaptations, plus the first episode of the Finnish version are available on the channel as well. In March 2022, a new dedicated subscription service called [[https://taskmastersupermaxplus.vhx.tv/ Taskmaster SuperMax+]] was launched, allowing viewers from around the world to watch the series ad-free.

* The '''live studio task''', as the name suggests, is performed live in front of Greg and the audience, and involves the contestants directly competing against each other. Sometimes, the live task is played as a team task instead; in this instance, the teams remain the same as the pre-recorded tasks, though there have been a few exceptions. The live tasks are usually themed along some kind of competitive party game requiring physical and/or mental dexterity and are often performed against the clock. As with pre-recorded tasks, live tasks are usually worth a maximum of five points and a minimum of one point, although some live tasks are played on a "winner takes all" basis, with all other contestants receiving zero points. Following this, the final tally is counted and the episode's winner revealed.

At the end of each series, the contestant with the most points is crowned Taskmaster Champion and receives a trophy, usually in the form of Greg's golden head. There have been several exceptions; the Series 1 Champion received a cheap karate trophy; the Champion of Champions received a lifesize model of Greg's body; and the New Year Treat Champions received Greg's golden eyebrows.

** The '''team tasks''', where the five contestants are split into two teams for the series, one of three members and one of two[[note]]one exception was in Series 2, where Josh Widdicombe of Series 1 made a one-off return to even out the numbers[[/note]]. From Series 1 through 9, Greg usually divided five points between the two teams (for example, if the first team scores three points, the second gets two). In Series 10, Greg started scoring each team out of five instead of splitting the points or even score players individually due to COVID-related social-distancing rules often making team tasks more difficult. This continued into Series 13, even with the end of social-distancing, despite Alex trying to prod Greg into returning to the original format of splitting five points.