8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
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Series 1
2 episodes
Premiered Apr 12, 2013
Series 2
5 episodes
Premiered Jul 26, 2013
Series 3
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 3, 2014
Series 4
7 episodes
Premiered Jun 6, 2014
Series 5
3 episodes
Premiered Sep 5, 2014
Series 6
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 9, 2015
Series 7
17 episodes
Premiered May 3, 2015
Series 8
4 episodes
Premiered Jan 15, 2016
Season 9
5 episodes
Premiered Feb 25, 2016
Series 10
5 episodes
Premiered Aug 5, 2016
Series 11
7 episodes
Premiered Sep 24, 2016
Series 12
8 episodes
Premiered Jan 13, 2017
Series 13
3 episodes
Premiered Jun 22, 2017
Series 14
5 episodes
Premiered Aug 18, 2017
Series 15
4 episodes
Premiered Jan 19, 2018
Series 16
8 episodes
Premiered Jul 13, 2018
Series 17
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 11, 2019
Series 18
7 episodes
Premiered Jul 26, 2019
Series 19
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 9, 2020
Series 20
3 episodes
Premiered Jul 30, 2020
Series 21
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 14, 2021
Series 22
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 7, 2022
Series 23
6 episodes
Premiered Jul 29, 2022
Series 24
2 episodes
Premiered Jan 6, 2023
Series 25
5 episodes
Premiered Jan 12, 2024
Series 26
5 episodes
Premiered Jul 19, 2024
Series 27
5 episodes
Premiered Jan 3, 2025
Series 28
5 episodes
Premiered Jul 25, 2025
Series 29
3 episodes
Premiered Jan 16, 2026
Series 30
6 episodes
Premiered Jul 31, 2026
Ep 1Lee Mack, Rob Beckett, Rhod Gilbert, Tim Key
Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Rhod Gilbert take on Lee Mack and Rob Beckett. Tim Key is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent, and Rachel Riley is assisted by Joe Wilkinson.
Ep 2Lee Mack, Richard Osman, Stephen Mangan, Henning Wehn
Jimmy Carr hosts the famous words and numbers quiz as 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain Jon Richardson alongside actor Stephen Mangan take on Lee Mack and 'Pointless' boffin Richard Osman. Henning Wehn is in the Dictionary Corner along with Countdown regular Susie Dent. Meanwhile, Rachel Riley provides the letters and numbers with a little help from comedian Joe Wilkinson.
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