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Countdown

  • 1982 –2026
  • Returning series
  • TV-14

★ 6.0 TMDB Rating · 20 votes

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

Created by
Armand Jammot
Seasons
94
Episodes
5872
Episode length
~36m
First aired
Nov 2, 1982
Networks
Channel 4
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of Countdown

  • Portrait of Colin Murray

    Colin Murray

    Self - Host

  • Portrait of Rachel Riley

    Rachel Riley

    Self - Host

  • Portrait of Susie Dent

    Susie Dent

    Self - Host

Seasons

  • Specials

    Air date unknown

    44 episodes

  • Series 1

    Nov 2, 1982

    26 episodes

  • Series 2

    Jul 1, 1983

    52 episodes

  • Series 3

    Dec 14, 1983

    51 episodes

  • Series 4

    Jun 27, 1982

    51 episodes

  • Series 5

    Oct 15, 1984

    50 episodes

  • Series 6

    Jan 7, 1985

    54 episodes

  • Series 7

    Oct 14, 1985

    50 episodes

  • Series 8

    Jan 6, 1986

    59 episodes

  • Series 9

    Mar 31, 1986

    47 episodes

  • Series 10

    Oct 13, 1986

    50 episodes

  • Series 11

    Feb 2, 1987

    50 episodes

  • Series 12

    Apr 13, 1987

    50 episodes

  • Series 13

    Jun 22, 1987

    50 episodes

  • Series 14

    Oct 5, 1987

    63 episodes

  • Series 15

    Apr 11, 1988

    50 episodes

  • Series 16

    Jun 20, 1988

    55 episodes

  • Series 17

    Jan 2, 1989

    55 episodes

  • Series 18

    Jul 10, 1989

    70 episodes

  • Series 19

    Jan 1, 1990

    65 episodes

  • Series 20

    Jul 2, 1990

    65 episodes

  • Series 21

    Dec 31, 1990

    65 episodes

  • Series 22

    Jul 1, 1991

    65 episodes

  • Series 23

    Dec 30, 1991

    65 episodes

  • Series 24

    Jun 29, 1992

    65 episodes

  • Series 25

    Jan 4, 1993

    65 episodes

  • Series 26

    Jul 5, 1993

    65 episodes

  • Series 27

    Jan 3, 1994

    65 episodes

  • Series 28

    Jul 4, 1994

    65 episodes

  • Series 29

    Jan 2, 1995

    65 episodes

  • Series 30

    Jul 3, 1995

    65 episodes

  • Series 31

    Jan 1, 1996

    65 episodes

  • Series 32

    Jul 1, 1996

    65 episodes

  • Series 33

    Dec 19, 1996

    58 episodes

  • Series 34

    Dec 30, 1996

    65 episodes

  • Series 35

    May 22, 1997

    64 episodes

  • Series 36

    Jun 30, 1997

    65 episodes

  • Series 37

    Sep 29, 1997

    60 episodes

  • Series 38

    Dec 29, 1997

    130 episodes

  • Series 39

    Jun 29, 1998

    130 episodes

  • Series 40

    Dec 28, 1998

    130 episodes

  • Series 41

    Jun 28, 1999

    121 episodes

  • Series 42

    Dec 27, 1999

    123 episodes

  • Series 43

    Jun 26, 2000

    114 episodes

  • Series 44

    Apr 26, 2001

    130 episodes

  • Series 45

    Jul 2, 2001

    42 episodes

  • Series 46

    Sep 24, 2001

    67 episodes

  • Series 47

    Dec 26, 2001

    127 episodes

  • Series 48

    Jul 1, 2002

    109 episodes

  • Series 49

    Jan 6, 2003

    122 episodes

  • Series 50

    Jun 30, 2003

    103 episodes

  • Series 51

    Apr 11, 2004

    112 episodes

  • Series 52

    Jun 28, 2004

    112 episodes

  • Series 53

    Jan 4, 2005

    119 episodes

  • Series 54

    Oct 31, 2005

    153 episodes

  • Series 55

    May 29, 2006

    150 episodes

  • Series 56

    Jan 2, 2007

    120 episodes

  • Series 57

    Jun 25, 2007

    126 episodes

  • Series 58

    Jan 2, 2008

    119 episodes

  • Series 59

    Jun 23, 2008

    104 episodes

  • Series 60

    Jan 12, 2009

    111 episodes

  • Series 61

    Jun 22, 2009

    100 episodes

  • Series 62

    Jan 11, 2010

    83 episodes

  • Series 63

    Jun 21, 2010

    83 episodes

  • Series 64

    Jan 10, 2011

    2 episodes

  • Series 65

    Jun 6, 2011

    2 episodes

  • Series 66

    Jan 9, 2012

    66 episodes

  • Series 67

    Jul 2, 2012

    93 episodes

  • Series 68

    Mar 4, 2013

    67 episodes

  • Series 69

    Jul 1, 2013

    118 episodes

  • Series 70

    Jan 6, 2014

    107 episodes

  • Series 71

    Jun 30, 2014

    83 episodes

  • Series 72

    Jan 5, 2015

    6 episodes

  • Series 73

    Jun 15, 2015

    1 episode

  • Series 74

    Jan 25, 2016

    1 episode

  • Series 75

    Jun 27, 2016

    1 episode

  • Series 76

    Jan 3, 2017

    1 episode

  • Series 77

    Jul 3, 2017

    1 episode

  • Series 78

    Jan 2, 2018

    1 episode

  • Series 79

    Jun 25, 2018

    1 episode

  • Series 80

    Jan 23, 2019

    1 episode

  • Series 81

    Jul 1, 2019

    1 episode

  • Series 82

    Jan 2, 2020

    1 episode

  • Series 83

    Jan 4, 2021

    1 episode

  • Series 84

    Jun 28, 2021

    1 episode

    Anne Robinson presents the long-running game, Rachel Riley is in charge of the letters and numbers while Susie Dent is in the Dictionary Corner.

  • Series 85

    Jan 3, 2022

    113 episodes

  • Series 86

    Jun 20, 2022

    1 episode

  • Poster for Series 87 of Countdown

    Series 87

    Jan 23, 2023

    5 episodes

    Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. They are joined by Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Each day two contestants compete in 15 rounds of words and numbers to become the Countdown Champion.

  • Series 88

    Jun 30, 2023

    3 episodes

  • Series 89

    Jan 2, 2024

    1 episode

  • Series 90

    Jul 1, 2024

    1 episode

  • Series 91

    Jan 6, 2025

    1 episode

  • Series 92

    Jun 30, 2025

    60 episodes

    Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent return once again with a variety of guests in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.

  • Season 93

    Jan 5, 2026

    1 episode

  • Season 94

    Jun 29, 2026

    35 episodes

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