 The success of its first three series led the BBC to move it to BBC One from 2011.On occasions when BBC1 carries live broadcasts of major news or sport events, the programme is transferred to BBC2, for example during the pandemic of 2020. the programme had been shown for 22 series and has had peak audience figures of over 7 million viewers.A celebrity version entitled "Pointless Celebrities" was first shown in 2011, and had reached series 12.