8 Out of 10 Cats show has to be edited to fit in its 26-minute slot. From series 9 there is a longer version of the show called "8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut", broadcast a few days later. These rounds only featured in series 1 and the "Big Brother" special shows: Since 2012, crossover episodes between "8 Out of 10 Cats" and "Countdown" have aired. The show follows the format of "Countdown", but is hosted by Jimmy Carr, with permanent contestants Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, as well as two other guest contestants. On 4 January 2013, a special episode of "Deal or No
Whiskas well-known advertising slogan for Whiskas was "eight out of ten owners said their cat prefers it". After a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority, this was changed to "eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cat prefers it". The British panel show "8 out of 10 Cats" took its name from the slogan. The slogan has been much imitated – in the 1980s, Red Stripe Lager was advertised with the slogan "9 out of 10 cats prefer it", a play on "cat" meaning a trendy person. Similarly, a 1987 TV advertisement for Pretty Polly in which