Countdown
Reality
November 2, 1982 – September 19, 2025
(began 44 years ago)
36m / episode
6.0/10
Returning Series
92 Seasons
5836 Episodes
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
S1
Series 1
26 episodes
November 2, 1982
S2
Series 2
52 episodes
July 1, 1983
S3
Series 3
51 episodes
December 14, 1983
S4
Series 4
51 episodes
June 27, 1982
S5
Series 5
50 episodes
October 15, 1984
S6
Series 6
54 episodes
January 7, 1985
S7
Series 7
50 episodes
October 14, 1985
S8
Series 8
59 episodes
January 6, 1986
S9
Series 9
47 episodes
March 31, 1986
S1
Series 10
50 episodes
October 13, 1986
S1
Series 11
50 episodes
February 2, 1987
S1
Series 12
50 episodes
April 13, 1987
S1
Series 13
50 episodes
June 22, 1987
S1
Series 14
63 episodes
October 5, 1987
S1
Series 15
50 episodes
April 11, 1988
S1
Series 16
55 episodes
June 20, 1988
S1
Series 17
55 episodes
January 2, 1989
S1
Series 18
70 episodes
July 10, 1989
S1
Series 19
65 episodes
January 1, 1990
S2
Series 20
65 episodes
July 2, 1990
S2
Series 21
65 episodes
December 31, 1990
S2
Series 22
65 episodes
July 1, 1991
S2
Series 23
65 episodes
December 30, 1991
S2
Series 24
65 episodes
June 29, 1992
S2
Series 25
65 episodes
January 4, 1993
S2
Series 26
65 episodes
July 5, 1993
S2
Series 27
65 episodes
January 3, 1994
S2
Series 28
65 episodes
July 4, 1994
S2
Series 29
65 episodes
January 2, 1995
S3
Series 30
65 episodes
July 3, 1995
S3
Series 31
65 episodes
January 1, 1996
S3
Series 32
65 episodes
July 1, 1996
S3
Series 33
58 episodes
December 19, 1996
S3
Series 34
65 episodes
December 30, 1996
S3
Series 35
64 episodes
May 22, 1997
S3
Series 36
65 episodes
June 30, 1997
S3
Series 37
60 episodes
September 29, 1997
S3
Series 38
130 episodes
December 29, 1997
S3
Series 39
130 episodes
June 29, 1998
S4
Series 40
130 episodes
December 28, 1998
S4
Series 41
121 episodes
June 28, 1999
S4
Series 42
123 episodes
December 27, 1999
S4
Series 43
114 episodes
June 26, 2000
S4
Series 44
130 episodes
April 26, 2001
S4
Series 45
42 episodes
July 2, 2001
S4
Series 46
67 episodes
September 24, 2001
S4
Series 47
127 episodes
December 26, 2001
S4
Series 48
109 episodes
July 1, 2002
S4
Series 49
122 episodes
January 6, 2003
S5
Series 50
103 episodes
June 30, 2003
S5
Series 51
112 episodes
April 11, 2004
S5
Series 52
112 episodes
June 28, 2004
S5
Series 53
119 episodes
January 4, 2005
S5
Series 54
153 episodes
October 31, 2005
S5
Series 55
150 episodes
May 29, 2006
S5
Series 56
120 episodes
January 2, 2007
S5
Series 57
126 episodes
June 25, 2007
S5
Series 58
119 episodes
January 2, 2008
S5
Series 59
104 episodes
June 23, 2008
S6
Series 60
111 episodes
January 12, 2009
S6
Series 61
100 episodes
June 22, 2009
S6
Series 62
83 episodes
January 11, 2010
S6
Series 63
83 episodes
June 21, 2010
S6
Series 64
2 episodes
January 10, 2011
S6
Series 65
2 episodes
June 6, 2011
S6
Series 66
66 episodes
January 9, 2012
S6
Series 67
93 episodes
July 2, 2012
S6
Series 68
67 episodes
March 4, 2013
S6
Series 69
118 episodes
July 1, 2013
S7
Series 70
107 episodes
January 6, 2014
S7
Series 71
83 episodes
June 30, 2014
S7
Series 72
6 episodes
January 5, 2015
S7
Series 73
1 episodes
June 15, 2015
S7
Series 74
1 episodes
January 25, 2016
S7
Series 75
1 episodes
June 27, 2016
S7
Series 76
1 episodes
January 3, 2017
S7
Series 77
1 episodes
July 3, 2017
S7
Series 78
1 episodes
January 2, 2018
S7
Series 79
1 episodes
June 25, 2018
S8
Series 80
1 episodes
January 23, 2019
S8
Series 81
1 episodes
July 1, 2019
S8
Series 82
1 episodes
January 2, 2020
S8
Series 83
1 episodes
January 4, 2021
S8
Series 84
1 episodes
June 28, 2021
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.
S8
Series 85
113 episodes
January 3, 2022
S8
Series 86
1 episodes
June 20, 2022
Series 87
5 episodes
January 23, 2023
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.
S8
Series 88
3 episodes
June 30, 2023
S8
Series 89
1 episodes
January 2, 2024
S9
Series 90
1 episodes
July 1, 2024
S9
Series 91
1 episodes
January 6, 2025
S9
Series 92
60 episodes
June 30, 2025
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 (137)
Directors
Producers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English, Italian
Production Companies
Yorkshire Television, ITV Studios, Lifted Entertainment