Backdrop

Countdown

1982Seasons: 94Episodes: 5852
6.0
Reality

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

Top Cast

Colin Murray

Colin Murray

Self - Host

Rachel Riley

Rachel Riley

Self - Host

Susie Dent

Susie Dent

Self - Host

Seasons

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Series 1

26 Episodes

1982

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Series 2

52 Episodes

1983

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Series 3

51 Episodes

1983

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Series 4

51 Episodes

1982

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Series 5

50 Episodes

1984

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Series 6

54 Episodes

1985

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Series 7

50 Episodes

1985

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Series 8

59 Episodes

1986

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Series 9

47 Episodes

1986

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Series 10

50 Episodes

1986

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Series 11

50 Episodes

1987

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Series 12

50 Episodes

1987

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Series 13

50 Episodes

1987

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Series 14

63 Episodes

1987

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Series 15

50 Episodes

1988

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Series 16

55 Episodes

1988

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Series 17

55 Episodes

1989

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Series 18

70 Episodes

1989

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Series 19

65 Episodes

1990

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Series 20

65 Episodes

1990

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Series 21

65 Episodes

1990

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Series 22

65 Episodes

1991

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Series 23

65 Episodes

1991

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Series 24

65 Episodes

1992

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Series 25

65 Episodes

1993

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Series 26

65 Episodes

1993

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Series 27

65 Episodes

1994

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Series 28

65 Episodes

1994

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Series 29

65 Episodes

1995

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Series 30

65 Episodes

1995

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Series 31

65 Episodes

1996

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Series 32

65 Episodes

1996

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Series 33

58 Episodes

1996

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Series 34

65 Episodes

1996

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Series 35

64 Episodes

1997

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Series 36

65 Episodes

1997

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Series 37

60 Episodes

1997

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Series 38

130 Episodes

1997

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Series 39

130 Episodes

1998

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Series 40

130 Episodes

1998

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Series 41

121 Episodes

1999

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Series 42

123 Episodes

1999

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Series 43

114 Episodes

2000

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Series 44

130 Episodes

2001

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Series 45

42 Episodes

2001

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Series 46

67 Episodes

2001

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Series 47

127 Episodes

2001

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Series 48

109 Episodes

2002

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Series 49

122 Episodes

2003

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Series 50

103 Episodes

2003

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Series 51

112 Episodes

2004

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Series 52

112 Episodes

2004

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Series 53

119 Episodes

2005

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Series 54

153 Episodes

2005

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Series 55

150 Episodes

2006

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Series 56

120 Episodes

2007

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Series 57

126 Episodes

2007

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Series 58

119 Episodes

2008

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Series 59

104 Episodes

2008

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Series 60

111 Episodes

2009

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Series 61

100 Episodes

2009

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Series 62

83 Episodes

2010

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Series 63

83 Episodes

2010

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Series 64

2 Episodes

2011

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Series 65

2 Episodes

2011

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Series 66

66 Episodes

2012

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Series 67

93 Episodes

2012

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Series 68

67 Episodes

2013

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Series 69

118 Episodes

2013

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Series 70

107 Episodes

2014

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Series 71

83 Episodes

2014

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Series 72

6 Episodes

2015

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Series 73

1 Episodes

2015

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Series 74

1 Episodes

2016

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Series 75

1 Episodes

2016

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Series 76

1 Episodes

2017

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Series 77

1 Episodes

2017

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Series 78

1 Episodes

2018

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Series 79

1 Episodes

2018

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Series 80

1 Episodes

2019

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Series 81

1 Episodes

2019

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Series 82

1 Episodes

2020

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Series 83

1 Episodes

2021

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Series 84

1 Episodes

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.

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Series 85

113 Episodes

2022

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Series 86

1 Episodes

2022

Series 87

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.

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Series 88

3 Episodes

2023

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Series 89

1 Episodes

2024

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Series 90

1 Episodes

2024

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Series 91

1 Episodes

2025

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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.

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Season 93

1 Episodes

2026

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Season 94

35 Episodes

2026