ONLY Connect viewers have slammed the show for becoming 'easier' to play along with. The long-running BBC quiz made its return to screens on Monday (August 12) after being off-air for months. Victoria Coren Mitchell has presented the cerebral game show since it began in 2008.
However, fans appeared to think the show's difficulty has decreased, as they took to social media during the latest episode. Writing on X, one said: "Have they made #OnlyConnect easier because we like to play at home? I could answer loads tonight when normally I'm like..
." Another added: "#OnlyConnect must be getting easier if I can get so many right!" Read more on Only Connect Whilst a third remarked: "Either I’ve grown some additional brain cells or that was an easier ep of #onlyconnect than we’ve had for a while." The new edition saw the Al Frescans take on fellow hopefuls the Midlanders.
By the end of the quiz, the Al Frescans emerged victorious with 28 points to the Midlanders' score of 18. It comes following the Beeb last month confirming the return of 'quizzy Mondays' . Most read in News TV For quiz fans, Monday has always been the traditional day to air multiple challenge based shows on the BBC .
In addition to Only Connect , fellow staples Mastermind and University Challenge also returned on Monday evening. Clive Myrie kicked off hosting proceedings with Mastermind at 7:30pm. Half an hour later, Victoria returned to her hosting duties on Only Connect .
At 8.30pm, Amol Rajan rounded the eveni.