Countdown

Overview

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

• Series 1

  26 episodes · 1982

• Series 2

  52 episodes · 1983

• Series 3

  51 episodes · 1983

• Series 4

  51 episodes · 1982

• Series 5

  50 episodes · 1984

• Series 6

  54 episodes · 1985

• Series 7

  50 episodes · 1985

• Series 8

  59 episodes · 1986

• Series 9

  47 episodes · 1986

• Series 10

  50 episodes · 1986

• Series 11

  50 episodes · 1987

• Series 12

  50 episodes · 1987

• Series 13

  50 episodes · 1987

• Series 14

  63 episodes · 1987

• Series 15

  50 episodes · 1988

• Series 16

  55 episodes · 1988

• Series 17

  55 episodes · 1989

• Series 18

  70 episodes · 1989

• Series 19

  65 episodes · 1990

• Series 20

  65 episodes · 1990

• Series 21

  65 episodes · 1990

• Series 22

  65 episodes · 1991

• Series 23

  65 episodes · 1991

• Series 24

  65 episodes · 1992

• Series 25

  65 episodes · 1993

• Series 26

  65 episodes · 1993

• Series 27

  65 episodes · 1994

• Series 28

  65 episodes · 1994

• Series 29

  65 episodes · 1995

• Series 30

  65 episodes · 1995

• Series 31

  65 episodes · 1996

• Series 32

  65 episodes · 1996

• Series 33

  58 episodes · 1996

• Series 34

  65 episodes · 1996

• Series 35

  64 episodes · 1997

• Series 36

  65 episodes · 1997

• Series 37

  60 episodes · 1997

• Series 38

  130 episodes · 1997

• Series 39

  130 episodes · 1998

• Series 40

  130 episodes · 1998

• Series 41

  121 episodes · 1999

• Series 42

  123 episodes · 1999

• Series 43

  114 episodes · 2000

• Series 44

  130 episodes · 2001

• Series 45

  42 episodes · 2001

• Series 46

  67 episodes · 2001

• Series 47

  127 episodes · 2001

• Series 48

  109 episodes · 2002

• Series 49

  122 episodes · 2003

• Series 50

  103 episodes · 2003

• Series 51

  112 episodes · 2004

• Series 52

  112 episodes · 2004

• Series 53

  119 episodes · 2005

• Series 54

  153 episodes · 2005

• Series 55

  150 episodes · 2006

• Series 56

  120 episodes · 2007

• Series 57

  126 episodes · 2007

• Series 58

  119 episodes · 2008

• Series 59

  104 episodes · 2008

• Series 60

  111 episodes · 2009

• Series 61

  100 episodes · 2009

• Series 62

  83 episodes · 2010

• Series 63

  83 episodes · 2010

• Series 64

  2 episodes · 2011

• Series 65

  2 episodes · 2011

• Series 66

  66 episodes · 2012

• Series 67

  93 episodes · 2012

• Series 68

  67 episodes · 2013

• Series 69

  118 episodes · 2013

• Series 70

  107 episodes · 2014

• Series 71

  83 episodes · 2014

• Series 72

  6 episodes · 2015

• Series 73

  1 episode · 2015

• Series 74

  1 episode · 2016

• Series 75

  1 episode · 2016

• Series 76

  1 episode · 2017

• Series 77

  1 episode · 2017

• Series 78

  1 episode · 2018

• Series 79

  1 episode · 2018

• Series 80

  1 episode · 2019

• Series 81

  1 episode · 2019

• Series 82

  1 episode · 2020

• Series 83

  1 episode · 2021

• Series 84

  1 episode · 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.

• Series 85

  113 episodes · 2022

• Series 86

  1 episode · 2022

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  Series 87

  5 episodes · 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.

• Series 88

  3 episodes · 2023

• Series 89

  1 episode · 2024

• Series 90

  1 episode · 2024

• Series 91

  1 episode · 2025

• Series 92

  60 episodes · 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.

• Season 93

  1 episode · 2026

• Season 94

  35 episodes · 2026