Sudoku FlowSudoku in newspapers and on television
Updated 2026-10-05
The newspaper boom
The Times in London launched the puzzle on 12 November 2004, and other papers soon followed. By mid-2006, nearly every major newspaper in the United States was publishing a daily Sudoku. USA Today also runs a 6×6 version called Mini Sudoku.
Sources: Wikipedia: Sudoku
Sudoku on television
The world's first live television Sudoku show, Sudoku Live, was first broadcast on 1 July 2005 on the British channel Sky One. Later in 2005 the BBC launched SUDO-Q, a game show that combined Sudoku with general knowledge questions.
Sources: Wikipedia: Sudoku, Guinness World Records: First television programme about Sudoku
Where Sudoku lives today
Sudoku appears in newspapers, puzzle books, apps and websites, and world championships bring competitors together to solve puzzles in timed rounds.
Sources: Wikipedia: Sudoku, Wikipedia: World Sudoku Championship
