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 2025. A total of 167 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.
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1:05:008 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Cariad Lloyd take on Alan Carr and Kevin Bridges. Elis James and John Robins join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S14 Ep1)
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55:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Stephen Mangan take on guest captain Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan. Bill Bailey joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S13 Ep3)
Series 9
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1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Jonathan Ross take on Lee Mack and Victoria Coren Mitchell. Jessie Cave joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S13 Ep2)
55:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Joe Lycett take on Sean Lock and Michelle Wolf. Adam Riches joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S13 Ep1)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts the panel/quiz show mash-up. Jon Richardson and Chris Addison go up against Joe Wilkinson and Katherine Ryan, with David O'Doherty in Dictionary Corner. (S12 Ep8)
55:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and James Acaster take on Lee Mack and Sarah Millican, with John Cooper Clarke in Dictionary Corner. (S12 Ep7)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and David Mitchell take on guest captain Joe Wilkinson and Roisin Conaty. Tom Allen joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S12 Ep5)
55:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Joe Wilkinson take on Jon Richardson and Jayde Adams. David Baddiel joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With maths whizz Rachel Riley. (S12 Ep4)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and David O'Doherty take on guest captain Johnny Vegas and Jamie Laing. Holly Walsh joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S12 Ep3)
55:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Phil Wang take on guest captain Russell Howard and Roisin Conaty. Nick Helm joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S12 Ep2)
1:00:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Stephen Mangan take on Noel Fielding and Fay Ripley. The Brett Domino Trio join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S12 Ep1)
1:05:00...New Year Special: Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Richard Osman take on Johnny Vegas and Sara Pascoe. With David O'Doherty, Joe Wilkinson, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent.
1:05:00...Christmas Special: Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Kathy Burke take on Jon Richardson and Russell Howard. Joe Lycett and Joe Wilkinson join Susie Dent and Rachel Riley.
50:00Jimmy Carr hosts as David Mitchell and Cariad Lloyd take on Jon Richardson and Russell Howard. Sam Simmons joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep7)
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Danny Dyer take on Joe Wilkinson and Gabby Logan. David O'Doherty joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep6)
1:00:00Jimmy 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, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, as Jon Richardson and Judi Love take on Rob Beckett and Katherine Parkinson. Spencer Jones is in Dictionary Corner. (S29 Ep1)
Series 9 1:05:00
1:05:00Jimmy Carr hosts as guest captain Lee Mack and Catherine Tate take on Sean Lock and Miles Jupp. John Cooper Clarke joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S11 Ep2)
50:00Jimmy 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)
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Jimmy Carr hosts as Kathy Burke and Roisin Conaty take on Johnny Vegas and Bob Mortimer. John Cooper Clarke joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. With Rachel Riley. (S14 Ep2)