
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 595
Release Date: 1987-06-22 -
Episode 2 - Episode 596
Release Date: 1987-06-23 -
Episode 3 - Episode 597
Release Date: 1987-06-24 -
Episode 4 - Episode 598
Release Date: 1987-06-25 -
Episode 5 - Episode 599
Release Date: 1987-06-26 -
Episode 6 - Episode 600
Release Date: 1987-06-29 -
Episode 7 - Episode 601
Release Date: 1987-06-30 -
Episode 8 - Episode 602
Release Date: 1987-07-01 -
Episode 9 - Episode 603
Release Date: 1987-07-02 -
Episode 10 - Episode 604
Release Date: 1987-07-03 -
Episode 11 - Episode 605
Release Date: 1987-07-06 -
Episode 12 - Episode 606
Release Date: 1987-07-07 -
Episode 13 - Episode 607
Release Date: 1987-07-08 -
Episode 14 - Episode 608
Release Date: 1987-07-09 -
Episode 15 - Episode 609
Release Date: 1987-07-10 -
Episode 16 - Episode 610
Release Date: 1987-07-13 -
Episode 17 - Episode 611
Release Date: 1987-07-14 -
Episode 18 - Episode 612
Release Date: 1987-07-15 -
Episode 19 - Episode 613
Release Date: 1987-07-16 -
Episode 20 - Episode 614
Release Date: 1987-07-17 -
Episode 21 - Episode 615
Release Date: 1987-07-20 -
Episode 22 - Episode 616
Release Date: 1987-07-21 -
Episode 23 - Episode 617
Release Date: 1987-07-22 -
Episode 24 - Episode 618
Release Date: 1987-07-23 -
Episode 25 - Episode 619
Release Date: 1987-07-24 -
Episode 26 - Episode 620
Release Date: 1987-07-27 -
Episode 27 - Episode 621
Release Date: 1987-07-28 -
Episode 28 - Episode 622
Release Date: 1987-07-29 -
Episode 29 - Episode 623
Release Date: 1987-07-30 -
Episode 30 - Episode 624
Release Date: 1987-07-31 -
Episode 31 - Episode 625
Release Date: 1987-08-03 -
Episode 32 - Episode 626
Release Date: 1987-08-04 -
Episode 33 - Episode 627
Release Date: 1987-08-05 -
Episode 34 - Episode 628
Release Date: 1987-08-06 -
Episode 35 - Episode 629
Release Date: 1987-08-07 -
Episode 36 - Episode 630
Release Date: 1987-08-10 -
Episode 37 - Episode 631
Release Date: 1987-08-11 -
Episode 38 - Episode 632
Release Date: 1987-08-12 -
Episode 39 - Episode 633
Release Date: 1987-08-13 -
Episode 40 - Episode 634
Release Date: 1987-08-14 -
Episode 41 - Episode 635
Release Date: 1987-08-17 -
Episode 42 - Episode 636
Release Date: 1987-08-18 -
Episode 43 - Episode 637
Release Date: 1987-08-19 -
Episode 44 - Episode 638
Release Date: 1987-08-20 -
Episode 45 - Episode 639
Release Date: 1987-08-21 -
Episode 46 - Episode 640
Release Date: 1987-08-24 -
Episode 47 - Episode 641
Release Date: 1987-08-25 -
Episode 48 - Episode 642
Release Date: 1987-08-26 -
Episode 49 - Episode 643
Release Date: 1987-08-27 -
Episode 50 - Episode 644
Release Date: 1987-08-28