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Gogglebox is a British reality television series created by Stephen Lambert, Tania Alexander and Tim Harcourt, and broadcast on Channel 4. The series documents families and groups of friends around the United Kingdom who are filmed for their observations and reactions to the previous week's television from their own homes. The first series launched on 7 March 2013, with the twenty-sixth series airing from 5 September 2025. The show was narrated by Caroline Aherne from its launch until April 2016, shortly before her death, after which Craig Cash took over.

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Gogglebox is an entertaining television review programme in which some of Britain's most opinionated and avid telly viewers comment freely on the best and worst television shows of the past week, from the comfort of their sofas.

Aired
2013–2026
Seasons
27 · 398 episodes
Status
Returning Series
Network
Channel 4
Genres
Family, Reality

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number of episodes
265
number of seasons
17
start time
2013-03-07
social media followers
334967
hashtag
gogglebox
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  • History
  • Production
  • Cast
  • Episodes
  • Awards and nominations
  • Spin-off series
  • International versions
  • ''Gogglebox'' around the world
  • Australian version
  • American and Canadian versions
  • Irish version
  • Polish version
  • Russian version
  • Finnish version
  • Welsh version
  • See also
  • Explanatory notes
  • References
  • External links

Gogglebox is a British reality television series created by Stephen Lambert, Tania Alexander and Tim Harcourt, and broadcast on Channel 4. The series documents families and groups of friends around the United Kingdom who are filmed for their observations and reactions to the previous week's television from their own homes. The first series launched on 7 March 2013, with the twenty-sixth series airing from 5 September 2025. The show was narrated by Caroline Aherne from its launch until April 2016, shortly before her death, after which Craig Cash took over.

The show has won numerous awards. In 2014 and 2022, it won a BAFTA in the Reality & Constructed Factual category. From 2015 to 2018, in 2021, 2022 and 2023, it won a National Television Award. The success of Gogglebox spawned three spin-off series, including a version featuring children (Gogglesprogs), a version featuring 16- to 24-year-olds as they watch online content (Vlogglebox) and a version featuring celebrities (Celebrity Gogglebox).

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