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
8 Out of 10 Cats subject. 2015 was the only year since the show began in 2005 in which a full series was not broadcast (although there have so far been no shows in 2018). Two Christmas Specials however were filmed for airing on 24 and 30 December 2015. "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown" however aired for a total of 24 episodes throughout 2015. The current rounds featured on "8 Out of 10 Cats" are: Until series 8 there were four rounds during the game, but it has since been reduced to three. The points often do not add up correctly, as the