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
Andrew Harwood (television host) the television presenter of "It's Academic", which he hosted from 1971 until 1979. He then became the compere for the Australian version of the "Jeopardy!" game show. Harwood's other quiz shows included "Class of 82" and "Class of 83". Harwood also regularly appeared as a supporting actor in the "Paul Hogan Show", which starred Paul Hogan. Additionally, he also hosted several Miss New South Wales beauty pageants during the 1970s and 1980s. Harwood went on to host "Good Morning Sydney". He also made regular appearances on the "At Home" show. Harwood then hosted "Till 10", which aired on Channel Ten,