
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 1198
Release Date: 1991-12-30 -
Episode 2 - Episode 1199
Release Date: 1991-12-31 -
Episode 3 - Episode 1200
Release Date: 1992-01-01 -
Episode 4 - Episode 1201
Release Date: 1992-01-02 -
Episode 5 - Episode 1202
Release Date: 1992-01-03 -
Episode 6 - Episode 1203
Release Date: 1992-01-06 -
Episode 7 - Episode 1204
Release Date: 1992-01-07 -
Episode 8 - Episode 1205
Release Date: 1992-01-08 -
Episode 9 - Episode 1206
Release Date: 1992-01-09 -
Episode 10 - Episode 1207
Release Date: 1992-01-10 -
Episode 11 - Episode 1208
Release Date: 1992-01-13 -
Episode 12 - Episode 1209
Release Date: 1992-01-14 -
Episode 13 - Episode 1210
Release Date: 1992-01-15 -
Episode 14 - Episode 1211
Release Date: 1992-01-16 -
Episode 15 - Episode 1212
Release Date: 1992-01-17 -
Episode 16 - Episode 1213
Release Date: 1992-01-20 -
Episode 17 - Episode 1214
Release Date: 1992-01-21 -
Episode 18 - Episode 1215
Release Date: 1992-01-22 -
Episode 19 - Episode 1216
Release Date: 1992-01-23 -
Episode 20 - Episode 1217
Release Date: 1992-01-24 -
Episode 21 - Episode 1218
Release Date: 1992-01-27 -
Episode 22 - Episode 1219
Release Date: 1992-01-28 -
Episode 23 - Episode 1220
Release Date: 1992-01-29 -
Episode 24 - Episode 1221
Release Date: 1992-01-30 -
Episode 25 - Episode 1222
Release Date: 1992-01-31 -
Episode 26 - Episode 1223
Release Date: 1992-02-03 -
Episode 27 - Episode 1224
Release Date: 1992-02-04 -
Episode 28 - Episode 1225
Release Date: 1992-02-05 -
Episode 29 - Episode 1226
Release Date: 1992-02-06 -
Episode 30 - Episode 1227
Release Date: 1992-02-07 -
Episode 31 - Episode 1228
Release Date: 1992-02-10 -
Episode 32 - Episode 1229
Release Date: 1992-02-11 -
Episode 33 - Episode 1230
Release Date: 1992-02-12 -
Episode 34 - Episode 1231
Release Date: 1992-02-13 -
Episode 35 - Episode 1232
Release Date: 1992-02-14 -
Episode 36 - Episode 1233
Release Date: 1992-02-17 -
Episode 37 - Episode 1234
Release Date: 1992-02-18 -
Episode 38 - Episode 1235
Release Date: 1992-02-19 -
Episode 39 - Episode 1236
Release Date: 1992-02-20 -
Episode 40 - Episode 1237
Release Date: 1992-02-21 -
Episode 41 - Episode 1238
Release Date: 1992-02-24 -
Episode 42 - Episode 1239
Release Date: 1992-02-25 -
Episode 43 - Episode 1240
Release Date: 1992-02-26 -
Episode 44 - Episode 1241
Release Date: 1992-02-27 -
Episode 45 - Episode 1242
Release Date: 1992-02-28 -
Episode 46 - Episode 1243
Release Date: 1992-03-02 -
Episode 47 - Episode 1244
Release Date: 1992-03-03 -
Episode 48 - Episode 1245
Release Date: 1992-03-04 -
Episode 49 - Episode 1246
Release Date: 1992-03-05 -
Episode 50 - Episode 1247
Release Date: 1992-03-06 -
Episode 51 - Episode 1248
Release Date: 1992-03-09 -
Episode 52 - Episode 1249
Release Date: 1992-03-10 -
Episode 53 - Episode 1250
Release Date: 1992-03-11 -
Episode 54 - Episode 1251
Release Date: 1992-03-12 -
Episode 55 - Episode 1252
Release Date: 1992-03-13 -
Episode 56 - Episode 1253
Release Date: 1992-03-16 -
Episode 57 - Episode 1254
Release Date: 1992-03-17 -
Episode 58 - Episode 1255
Release Date: 1992-03-18 -
Episode 59 - Episode 1256
Release Date: 1992-03-19 -
Episode 60 - Episode 1257
Release Date: 1992-03-20 -
Episode 61 - Episode 1258
Release Date: 1992-03-23 -
Episode 62 - Episode 1259
Release Date: 1992-03-24 -
Episode 63 - Episode 1260
Release Date: 1992-03-25 -
Episode 64 - Episode 1261
Release Date: 1992-03-26 -
Episode 65 - Episode 1262
Release Date: 1992-03-27