Series Seven began in August 2019. Series Eight, the longest to date (24 episodes), started just before the COVID-19 pandemic imposed further changes such as the livestreaming of episodes on Twitch. Following an announcement on 19 February 2022 that the creators were relinquishing their rights to the show and its format, the ninth series began in February 2022. 24 episodes (one of which is currently missing) were produced during the show's original 2004–09 run, while 72 episodes have been produced so far for the second run (2017- ), making a current total of 96. Series overview Episodes Series 1 (2004–05) Series 2 (2005–07) Series 3 (2007–09) Series 4 (2017) Series 5 (2018) Series 6 (2019) Series 7 (2019-20) Series 8 (2020-22) Series 9 (2022-) References Consolevania