8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. Amongst the programmes that were chosen to be merged for the evening of specials, production teams on "Countdown" and "8 Out of 10 Cats" agreed to merge the two formats of their respective programmes together - the crossover between the two formats meant that "Countdown"s arrangement of games would be interspersed with "8 Out of 10 Cats"-style banter. As part of the merger, both Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assumed their roles from the programme, while Jimmy Carr took on the mantle of host, with both Sean Lock and Jon Richardson competing as
Panel show happen to have celebrity players. NBC has taken games such as charades, "Password" and Pictionary and repackaged them into "Hollywood Game Night", airing since 2013, and NBC's "Tonight Show" features many celebrities playing similar games with host Jimmy Fallon. Comedy Central airs "@midnight", in which comedians stand behind "Jeopardy!"-like podiums and buzz in to win points for punchlines. Both NBC's and Comedy Central's takes on panel shows emphasize points, competing and winning in the style of traditional game shows, with less focus on comedic banter between the panelists that can be found on British panel shows. In 2013, The CW