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Eggheads is a British quiz show produced by 12 Yard.

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It was first broadcast in November chaired by Dermot Murnaghan. In , Jeremy Vine became joint chair, and subsequently sole chair. The show has inspired three spinoff series: Are You an Egghead? There have also been episodes of the regular series featuring teams of celebrities in their own short series, with their own rolling prize fund.

The show began in with Dermot Murnaghan as the presenter. From , Jeremy Vine presented when Murnaghan was hosting the spinoff series. After the spin-off show finished, Murnaghan and Vine continued to host the series on a rotational basis, with Murnaghan typically hosting the first half of each series and Vine taking over for the second half.

From series 16, Jeremy Vine became the sole presenter. On 12 March , after a year's hiatus during the COVID pandemic , it was announced on Jeremy Vine's titular Channel 5 programme that the quiz show would be moving to Channel 5 with Vine and the most recent Eggheads returning. Due to social distancing restrictions, the desks were lengthened and perspex screens were added.