• Air date: 12 Oct '86 50 episodes
      Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 67 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 5,000 episodes, Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres, which has been running on French television continuously since 1965. Countdown was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Granada Studios in 2009, and then over to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2013. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011. The current presenter is Nick...
  • List of Episodes (50)
    • 1. Episode 445

      13 Oct '86
    • 2. Episode 446

      14 Oct '86
    • 3. Episode 447

      15 Oct '86
    • 4. Episode 448

      16 Oct '86
    • 5. Episode 449

      17 Oct '86
    • 6. Episode 450

      20 Oct '86
    • 7. Episode 451

      21 Oct '86
    • 8. Episode 452

      22 Oct '86
    • 9. Episode 453

      23 Oct '86
    • 10. Episode 454

      24 Oct '86
    • 11. Episode 455

      27 Oct '86
    • 12. Episode 456

      28 Oct '86
    • 13. Episode 457

      29 Oct '86
    • 14. Episode 458

      30 Oct '86
    • 15. Episode 459

      31 Oct '86
    • 16. Episode 460

      03 Nov '86
    • 17. Episode 461

      04 Nov '86
    • 18. Episode 462

      05 Nov '86
    • 19. Episode 463

      06 Nov '86
    • 20. Episode 464

      07 Nov '86
    • 21. Episode 465

      10 Nov '86
    • 22. Episode 466

      11 Nov '86
    • 23. Episode 467

      12 Nov '86
    • 24. Episode 468

      13 Nov '86
    • 25. Episode 469

      14 Nov '86