8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a TV show on Channel 4. Da-da, da-da, da-da-da-da, DOOF! Jimmy Carr hosts the anarchic game show mash-up with the help of Rachel Riley and Susie Dent, as a barrage of comedians take on the numbers and letters. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 129 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
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1:05:008 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Jimmy Carr hosts as Richard Ayoade and Rob Beckett take on Jon Richardson and Claudia Winkleman. Adam Riches joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep5)
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1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Lee Mack and Bob Mortimer take on Sean Lock and Victoria Coren Mitchell. Alex Horne and The Horne Section join Susie Dent. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep4)
Series 23
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1:00:00Roisin Conaty and Joe Wilkinson take on Jon Richardson and Nabil Abdulrashid. David O'Doherty is in Dictionary Corner. With Jimmy Carr, Susie Dent and Rachel Riley. (S23 Ep5)
Series 9 1:05:00
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as guest captain David Walliams and Jessica Hynes take on Jon Richardson and Rhod Gilbert. Sam Simmons joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep3)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as guest captain David Walliams and Jonathan Ross take on Jon Richardson and Joe Lycett. Isy Suttie joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep1)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Claudia Winkleman and Johnny Vegas take on Jon Richardson and Reginald D Hunter. Sara Pascoe joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S10 Ep5)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and David Mitchell go up against Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan. The Brett Domino Trio join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S10 Ep4)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and David O'Doherty take on Jon Richardson and Natasia Demetriou. John Kearns joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S10 Ep3)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty take on Jon Richardson and Nish Kumar. Adam Buxton joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S10 Ep2)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Henning Wehn go up against Jon Richardson and Victoria Coren Mitchell. Tom Allen joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Joe Wilkinson. (S10 Ep1)
55:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Katherine Ryan take on Jon Richardson and David Mitchell. Nick Helm joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S9 Ep5)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges take on Jon Richardson and Rebecca Front. Joe Lycett joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With maths whizz Rachel Riley. (S9 Ep4)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Alex Brooker take on Johnny Vegas and Sara Pascoe. Tom Allen joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Claudia Winkleman and Rob Beckett. (S9 Ep3)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts. Sean Lock and Bob Mortimer take on Jon Richardson and Holly Walsh. Isy Suttie joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Claudia Winkleman stands in for Rachel Riley. (S9 Ep2)
Series 8 1:00:00
Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Vic Reeves take on Jon Richardson and Aisling Bea. David O'Doherty joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S9 Ep1)
1:00:00 1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Isy Suttie take on Jon Richardson and Richard Osman. Alex Horne and The Horne Section join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S8 Ep4)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts the panel show, as Sean Lock and Rob Beckett take on Jon Richardson and Cariad Lloyd. Jamie Laing joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S8 Ep2)
1:00:00...Christmas Special: Jimmy Carr hosts this festive edition as Sean Lock and Johnny Vegas take on Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan. David O'Doherty joins Susie Dent. With Rachel Riley.
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Miles Jupp take on Jon Richardson and Sara Pascoe. Sam Simmons joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S8 Ep3)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts the panel game as Sean Lock and Jason Manford take on Jon Richardson and Roisin Conaty. Sam Simmons joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S8 Ep1)