
Countdown (1982)
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 Hewer. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, who had been on the programme since it began, left the show in December 2008, at the same time as O'Connor. She was replaced by Rachel Riley. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. During the series heats, the winning contestant returns the next day until he or she loses or has accumulated eight wins. The best contestants are invited back for the series finals, which are decided in knockout format. Contestants of exceptional skill have received national media coverage, and the programme as a whole is widely recognised and parodied within British culture.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1068
Release Date: 1990-12-31 -
Episode 2 - Episode 1069
Release Date: 1991-01-01 -
Episode 3 - Episode 1070
Release Date: 1991-01-02 -
Episode 4 - Episode 1071
Release Date: 1991-01-03 -
Episode 5 - Episode 1072
Release Date: 1991-01-04 -
Episode 6 - Episode 1073
Release Date: 1991-01-07 -
Episode 7 - Episode 1074
Release Date: 1991-01-08 -
Episode 8 - Episode 1075
Release Date: 1991-01-09 -
Episode 9 - Episode 1076
Release Date: 1991-01-10 -
Episode 10 - Episode 1077
Release Date: 1991-01-11 -
Episode 11 - Episode 1078
Release Date: 1991-01-14 -
Episode 12 - Episode 1079
Release Date: 1991-01-15 -
Episode 13 - Episode 1080
Release Date: 1991-01-16 -
Episode 14 - Episode 1081
Release Date: 1991-01-17 -
Episode 15 - Episode 1082
Release Date: 1991-01-18 -
Episode 16 - Episode 1083
Release Date: 1991-01-21 -
Episode 17 - Episode 1084
Release Date: 1991-01-22 -
Episode 18 - Episode 1085
Release Date: 1991-01-23 -
Episode 19 - Episode 1086
Release Date: 1991-01-24 -
Episode 20 - Episode 1087
Release Date: 1991-01-25 -
Episode 21 - Episode 1088
Release Date: 1991-01-28 -
Episode 22 - Episode 1089
Release Date: 1991-01-29 -
Episode 23 - Episode 1090
Release Date: 1991-01-30 -
Episode 24 - Episode 1091
Release Date: 1991-01-31 -
Episode 25 - Episode 1092
Release Date: 1991-02-01 -
Episode 26 - Episode 1093
Release Date: 1991-02-04 -
Episode 27 - Episode 1094
Release Date: 1991-02-05 -
Episode 28 - Episode 1095
Release Date: 1991-02-06 -
Episode 29 - Episode 1096
Release Date: 1991-02-07 -
Episode 30 - Episode 1097
Release Date: 1991-02-08 -
Episode 31 - Episode 1098
Release Date: 1991-02-11 -
Episode 32 - Episode 1099
Release Date: 1991-02-12 -
Episode 33 - Episode 1100
Release Date: 1991-02-13 -
Episode 34 - Episode 1101
Release Date: 1991-02-14 -
Episode 35 - Episode 1102
Release Date: 1991-02-15 -
Episode 36 - Episode 1103
Release Date: 1991-02-18 -
Episode 37 - Episode 1104
Release Date: 1991-02-19 -
Episode 38 - Episode 1105
Release Date: 1991-02-20 -
Episode 39 - Episode 1106
Release Date: 1991-02-21 -
Episode 40 - Episode 1107
Release Date: 1991-02-22 -
Episode 41 - Episode 1108
Release Date: 1991-02-25 -
Episode 42 - Episode 1109
Release Date: 1991-02-26 -
Episode 43 - Episode 1110
Release Date: 1991-02-27 -
Episode 44 - Episode 1111
Release Date: 1991-02-28 -
Episode 45 - Episode 1112
Release Date: 1991-03-01 -
Episode 46 - Episode 1113
Release Date: 1991-03-04 -
Episode 47 - Episode 1114
Release Date: 1991-03-05 -
Episode 48 - Episode 1115
Release Date: 1991-03-06 -
Episode 49 - Episode 1116
Release Date: 1991-03-07 -
Episode 50 - Episode 1117
Release Date: 1991-03-08 -
Episode 51 - Episode 1118
Release Date: 1991-03-11 -
Episode 52 - Episode 1119
Release Date: 1991-03-12 -
Episode 53 - Episode 1120
Release Date: 1991-03-13 -
Episode 54 - Episode 1121
Release Date: 1991-03-14 -
Episode 55 - Episode 1122
Release Date: 1991-03-15 -
Episode 56 - Episode 1123
Release Date: 1991-03-18 -
Episode 57 - Episode 1124
Release Date: 1991-03-19 -
Episode 58 - Episode 1125
Release Date: 1991-03-20 -
Episode 59 - Episode 1126
Release Date: 1991-03-21 -
Episode 60 - Episode 1127
Release Date: 1991-03-22 -
Episode 61 - Episode 1128
Release Date: 1991-03-25 -
Episode 62 - Episode 1129
Release Date: 1991-03-26 -
Episode 63 - Episode 1130
Release Date: 1991-03-27 -
Episode 64 - Episode 1131
Release Date: 1991-03-28 -
Episode 65 - Episode 1132
Release Date: 1991-03-29