• 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)
    • 26. Episode 470

      17 Nov '86
    • 27. Episode 471

      18 Nov '86
    • 28. Episode 472

      19 Nov '86
    • 29. Episode 473

      20 Nov '86
    • 30. Episode 474

      21 Nov '86
    • 31. Episode 475

      24 Nov '86
    • 32. Episode 476

      25 Nov '86
    • 33. Episode 477

      26 Nov '86
    • 34. Episode 478

      27 Nov '86
    • 35. Episode 479

      28 Nov '86
    • 36. Episode 480

      01 Dec '86
    • 37. Episode 481

      02 Dec '86
    • 38. Episode 482

      03 Dec '86
    • 39. Episode 483

      04 Dec '86
    • 40. Episode 484

      05 Dec '86
    • 41. Episode 485

      08 Dec '86
    • 42. Episode 486

      09 Dec '86
    • 43. Episode 487

      10 Dec '86
    • 44. Episode 488

      11 Dec '86
    • 45. Episode 489

      12 Dec '86
    • 46. Episode 490

      15 Dec '86
    • 47. Episode 491

      16 Dec '86
    • 48. Episode 492

      17 Dec '86
    • 49. Episode 493

      18 Dec '86
    • 50. Episode 494

      19 Dec '86