8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.

Seasons

30

Episodes aired

162

Latest aired

S30E02

Total runtime

5d 6h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 April 2013 2 episodes
2. Season 2 July 2013 – September 2013 5 episodes
3. Season 3 January 2014 – February 2014 6 episodes
4. Season 4 June 2014 – July 2014 7 episodes
5. Season 5 September 2014 3 episodes
6. Season 6 January 2015 – February 2015 6 episodes
7. Season 7 May 2015 – September 2015 17 episodes
8. Season 8 January 2016 – February 2016 4 episodes
9. Season 9 February 2016 – March 2016 5 episodes
10. Season 10 August 2016 – September 2016 5 episodes
11. Season 11 September 2016 – November 2016 7 episodes
12. Season 12 January 2017 – May 2017 8 episodes
13. Season 13 June 2017 – July 2017 3 episodes
14. Season 14 August 2017 – September 2017 5 episodes
15. Season 15 January 2018 – February 2018 4 episodes
16. Season 16 July 2018 – August 2018 8 episodes
17. Season 17 January 2019 – February 2019 6 episodes
18. Season 18 July 2019 – September 2019 7 episodes
19. Season 19 January 2020 – February 2020 6 episodes
20. Season 20 July 2020 – August 2020 3 episodes
21. Season 21 January 2021 – February 2021 6 episodes
22. Season 22 January 2022 – February 2022 6 episodes
23. Season 23 July 2022 – September 2022 6 episodes
24. Season 24 January 2023 – August 2023 2 episodes
25. Season 25 January 2024 – February 2024 5 episodes
26. Season 26 July 2024 – August 2024 5 episodes
27. Season 27 January 2025 5 episodes
28. Season 28 July 2025 – August 2025 5 episodes
29. Season 29 January 2026 3 episodes
30. Season 30 July 2026 – August 2026 2 episodes

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  S01E01 Lee Mack, Rob Beckett, Rhod Gilbert, Tim Key

  April 12 · 47min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Rhod Gilbert take on Lee Mack and Rob Beckett. Tim Key is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent, and Rachel Riley is assisted by Joe Wilkinson.

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  S01E02 Lee Mack, Richard Osman, Stephen Mangan, Henning Wehn

  April 19 · 47min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Jimmy Carr hosts the famous words and numbers quiz as 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain Jon Richardson alongside actor Stephen Mangan take on Lee Mack and 'Pointless' boffin Richard Osman. Henning Wehn is in the Dictionary Corner along with Countdown regular Susie Dent. Meanwhile, Rachel Riley provides the letters and numbers with a little help from comedian Joe Wilkinson.