Mastermind

Mastermind is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 88 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
Last broadcast:04/07/2025 at 07:59
Last episode
25:54


Mastermind
With only two spots remaining in the semi-finals, the heat is on! Tonight's slowburns are a sport, a band, a city, and a musical.
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What other show would take a deep dive into both The Falklands War and Billy Connelly's stand-up comedy? Then throw the RMS Titanic and the memoirs of Helen Forrester into the mix? Contenders: Kelly Jackson-Nash, Norm Spalding, Dan Stalker, Sarah Buckler


Sit back, put your feet up and enjoy 30 minutes of knowledge on the Australian Touring Car Championships, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, Terry Pratchett's Witches, and chef Gordon Ramsay. Contenders: Mani Murtaza, Kathryn Abbott, Aidan Stanton, Jordan Cuevas


An episode with everything you never knew you needed to know about Australian Native bees, The Guardians of the Galaxy, the English Premier League, and the novels of Nevil Shute. Contenders: Leah Dehnel, Pravin Dullur, Jordan Macri, Michael Vu


The St George Illawarra Dragons, Orphan Black, the IP Man Films and Major Golf Championships. Some wildly different topics put to the test. Contenders: Adam O'Grady, Tara Perrin, Alex Kovaceski, Mick Turner


We had four contenders blow us away with their knowledge this week and now they're back. Tonight's slowburns are a toy, a landmark, a TV show and a musician.


Today's topics - King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, The Earthsea Quartet, Smallville, and the Rugby World Cup. Something for everyone!


We tackle four subjects scientifically designed to make you smarter: Paul Kelly, triathlete Jan Frodeno, literary detective Hercule Poirot, and the Pitch Perfect film trilogy.


Episode 67 - The Cuban Missile Crisis, Tom Hanks films, Scandinavian artist Anders Zorn, and John Farnham. Farnsy sang about taking the pressure down, tonight we take it up.


We kick off the week with the topics of wrestler Zack Sabre Jr., glam rockers The Darkness, The Pirates of Penzance, and comedian Norm Macdonald.


Episode 65 - Weekly Final: The questions are locked in, the chair awaits, and our four heat winners return. Slowburns for tonight are a country, a musician, a toy, and a TV show.


Episode 64 - Welcome to another half hour of power - brain power that is, with the music of Carly Simon, Pokemon Generation II, the films of Shah Rukh Khan, and The Night Manager. Contenders: Wendy Sloggett, Dan McPharlin, John Blackhawk, Aish Mishra.


Stop thinking about what to make for dinner and think about these subjects: American singer Luke Combs, Scorsese films with Leonardo DiCaprio, The Obernewtyn Chronicles and the geography of East Africa. Contenders: Tim Sexton, Jacob Dunstan, Sarah Treharne, Andrew Okumu


Episode 62 - Got your daily facts? Tonight's menu: The Vampire Diaries, Lewis Hamilton, The Culture novels, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dig in. Contenders: Hope Atkins, Ibby Munu, Scott Manson, Sally Glockner


Episode 61 - We've got the history of Cholera, the music of Glee, The Young Ones, and, Australian beer-because nothing says 'intellectual' quite like a cold one! Contenders: Katie Rijke, Trevor White, Flynn Gilder-Smith, Fernando Gordillo Altamirano


Finish off a fast week with a slow burn as the weekly winners come back for a spot in the semi-finals. Slowburns for tonight are a person, an object, an event and a year.


No breath, no life. Wise words from Mr Miyagi. Tonight we breathe life into The Karate Kid, Edge of Darkness, Planet Pirates, and the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.


Get set to learn all about the Chicago Bulls, the heartwarming classic Awakenings, Classic 90s Britpop and Celine Dion's 90s power ballads.


Need an excuse to avoid taking the bins out? Grab a seat and dive into the UEFA Champions League, Bert Kaempfert, TV's Evil Touch, and The Mighty Ducks. Who knew procrastination could be this cultured?


Thirty minutes to make you an expert on Lethal Weapon, the life and times of Sammy Davis Junior, The OC, and Absolutely Fabulous. Can we do it? Of course we can, sweetie.