8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a crossover between the panel games "8 Out of 10 Cats" and "Countdown". The show follows the format of "Countdown", but with hosts and contestants from "8 Out of 10 Cats", and an emphasis on humour. The first episode aired as part of Channel 4's "mash-up night" on 2 January 2012; the first full series was aired in July 2013 and multiple series have since been commissioned. Episodes feature Jimmy Carr as host; two teams of two contestants feature in most episodes, with Sean Lock
Panel show of the quiz show format, "Information Please" added the key element of a panel of celebrities, largely writers and intellectuals, but also actors and politicians. Listeners would mail in questions, winning prizes for stumping the panel. U.S. panel shows transferred to television early in the medium's history, with the first known example being "Play the Game", a charades show that aired on DuMont and ABC beginning in 1946. The celebrity charades concept has been replicated numerous times since then. The most popular adaptation was "Pantomime Quiz", airing from 1947 to 1959, and having runs on each of the four television