• Air date: 04 Oct '87 63 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 (63)
    • 1. Episode 645

      05 Oct '87
    • 2. Episode 646

      06 Oct '87
    • 3. Episode 647

      07 Oct '87
    • 4. Episode 648

      08 Oct '87
    • 5. Episode 649

      09 Oct '87
    • 6. Episode 650

      12 Oct '87
    • 7. Episode 651

      13 Oct '87
    • 8. Episode 652

      14 Oct '87
    • 9. Episode 653

      15 Oct '87
    • 10. Episode 654

      16 Oct '87
    • 11. Episode 655

      19 Oct '87
    • 12. Episode 656

      20 Oct '87
    • 13. Episode 657

      21 Oct '87
    • 14. Episode 658

      22 Oct '87
    • 15. Episode 659

      23 Oct '87
    • 16. Episode 660

      26 Oct '87
    • 17. Episode 661

      27 Oct '87
    • 18. Episode 662

      28 Oct '87
    • 19. Episode 663

      29 Oct '87
    • 20. Episode 664

      30 Oct '87
    • 21. Episode 665

      02 Nov '87
    • 22. Episode 666

      03 Nov '87
    • 23. Episode 667

      04 Nov '87
    • 24. Episode 668

      05 Nov '87
    • 25. Episode 669

      06 Nov '87