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
Linda Cooper (television host) Linda Cooper (television host) Linda Cooper is an American television host and producer, currently based in Dallas, Texas. She is producer and creator of the travel show "Travel Time with Linda". Cooper grew up in Los Angeles, California. As a teenager, Cooper modeled for print and fashion shows, including a dance fashion show for the Broadway Stores hosted by Rick Dees. She attended California State University, Northridge and graduated with a BA in Broadcasting. Starting in 2017, Cooper produced and hosted the luxury travel show "Travel Time with Linda" on AXS TV (United States), OSN (Middle East), and TVB (Asia).