Countdown

Countdown

1982

★★★☆☆ 6.0/10

📺 92 Seasons

🎬 5836 Episodes

📅 Returning Series

🌐 EN

⏱️ 36 min/episode

Reality

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

Seasons

Season 1

1982 • 26 Episodes

Season 2

1983 • 52 Episodes

Season 3

1983 • 51 Episodes

Season 4

1982 • 51 Episodes

Season 5

1984 • 50 Episodes

Season 6

1985 • 54 Episodes

Season 7

1985 • 50 Episodes

Season 8

1986 • 59 Episodes

Season 9

1986 • 47 Episodes

Season 10

1986 • 50 Episodes

Season 11

1987 • 50 Episodes

Season 12

1987 • 50 Episodes

Season 13

1987 • 50 Episodes

Season 14

1987 • 63 Episodes

Season 15

1988 • 50 Episodes

Season 16

1988 • 55 Episodes

Season 17

1989 • 55 Episodes

Season 18

1989 • 70 Episodes

Season 19

1990 • 65 Episodes

Season 20

1990 • 65 Episodes

Season 21

1990 • 65 Episodes

Season 22

1991 • 65 Episodes

Season 23

1991 • 65 Episodes

Season 24

1992 • 65 Episodes

Season 25

1993 • 65 Episodes

Season 26

1993 • 65 Episodes

Season 27

1994 • 65 Episodes

Season 28

1994 • 65 Episodes

Season 29

1995 • 65 Episodes

Season 30

1995 • 65 Episodes

Season 31

1996 • 65 Episodes

Season 32

1996 • 65 Episodes

Season 33

1996 • 58 Episodes

Season 34

1996 • 65 Episodes

Season 35

1997 • 64 Episodes

Season 36

1997 • 65 Episodes

Season 37

1997 • 60 Episodes

Season 38

1997 • 130 Episodes

Season 39

1998 • 130 Episodes

Season 40

1998 • 130 Episodes

Season 41

1999 • 121 Episodes

Season 42

1999 • 123 Episodes

Season 43

2000 • 114 Episodes

Season 44

2001 • 130 Episodes

Season 45

2001 • 42 Episodes

Season 46

2001 • 67 Episodes

Season 47

2001 • 127 Episodes

Season 48

2002 • 109 Episodes

Season 49

2003 • 122 Episodes

Season 50

2003 • 103 Episodes

Season 51

2004 • 112 Episodes

Season 52

2004 • 112 Episodes

Season 53

2005 • 119 Episodes

Season 54

2005 • 153 Episodes

Season 55

2006 • 150 Episodes

Season 56

2007 • 120 Episodes

Season 57

2007 • 126 Episodes

Season 58

2008 • 119 Episodes

Season 59

2008 • 104 Episodes

Season 60

2009 • 111 Episodes

Season 61

2009 • 100 Episodes

Season 62

2010 • 83 Episodes

Season 63

2010 • 83 Episodes

Season 64

2011 • 2 Episodes

Season 65

2011 • 2 Episodes

Season 66

2012 • 66 Episodes

Nick and Rachel present as two contestants battle it out against the clock to find the longest words from the letters available and also try to solve different number games. The contestant at the end of the show with the most amount of points wins the game. Paul Zenon is today's Dictionary Corner guest.

Season 67

2012 • 93 Episodes

Carol Coley v. Alex Forster. Writer, comedian and actor Tim Vine joins Susie Dent in dictionary corner.

Season 68

2013 • 67 Episodes

Rachael Moran v. Zee Mitha. Naturalist and presenter Chris Packham joins Susie Dent in dictionary corner.

Season 69

2013 • 118 Episodes

Season 70

2014 • 107 Episodes

Season 71

2014 • 83 Episodes

Season 72

2015 • 6 Episodes

Season 73

2015 • 1 Episode

Season 74

2016 • 1 Episode

Season 75

2016 • 1 Episode

Season 76

2017 • 1 Episode

Season 77

2017 • 1 Episode

Season 78

2018 • 1 Episode

Season 79

2018 • 1 Episode

Season 80

2019 • 1 Episode

Season 81

2019 • 1 Episode

Season 82

2020 • 1 Episode

Season 83

2021 • 1 Episode

Season 84

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.

Season 85

2022 • 113 Episodes

Season 86

2022 • 1 Episode

Season 87

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.

Season 88

2023 • 3 Episodes

Season 89

2024 • 1 Episode

Season 90

2024 • 1 Episode

Season 91

2025 • 1 Episode

Season 92

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.

Cast

Colin Murray

Rachel Riley

Susie Dent

Network

Channel 4

Production

Yorkshire Television, ITV Studios, Lifted Entertainment

Keywords

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