• Air date: 28 Sep '97 60 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 (60)
    • 51. Episode 2153

      08 Dec '97
    • 52. Episode 2154

      09 Dec '97
    • 53. Episode 2155

      10 Dec '97
    • 54. Episode 2156

      11 Dec '97
    • 55. Episode 2157

      12 Dec '97
    • 56. Episode 2158

      15 Dec '97
    • 57. Episode 2159

      16 Dec '97
    • 58. Episode 2160

      17 Dec '97
    • 59. Episode 2161

      18 Dec '97
    • 60. Series 37, Grand Final

      19 Dec '97