Countdown

Countdown is a game show on Channel 4. The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 215 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
Last broadcast:02/10/2025 at 13:10Genres: Game Shows
Last episode
50:00


Countdown
Do you fancy a vowel? Let's have a noun. A number or two. To think with a frown. Then jumble the letters. It's time for Countdown. #NationalPoetryDay
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Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Mark Radcliffe in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.


Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Mark Radcliffe in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.


Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Mark Radcliffe in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.


Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host, with Ainsley Harriott in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Ainsley Harriott in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Ainsley Harriott in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Ainsley Harriott in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Ainsley Harriott in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see last Friday's new episode, with Shirley Ballas in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Shirley Ballas in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Shirley Ballas in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Shirley Ballas in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Shirley Ballas in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see last Friday's new episode, with Chris McCausland in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Chris McCausland in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Chris McCausland in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Chris McCausland in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see yesterday's new episode, with Chris McCausland in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.


Another chance to see Friday's new episode, with Levi Roots in Dictionary Corner. Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent host.