Countdown (game show) Stelling was confirmed as the new host, with Oxford graduate Rachel Riley in the Vorderman role. It was announced on 24 May 2011 that Stelling would be leaving the programme, and he presented his final show on 16 December 2011. On 16 November 2011, it was announced that Nick Hewer would be taking over as host, with his first show broadcast on 9 January 2012. "Countdown" quickly established cult status within British television – an image which it maintains today, despite numerous changes of rules and personnel. The programme's audience comprises mainly students, homemakers and pensioners, owing to the "teatime"
Brian Henderson (television presenter) shortlist in 2010, being beaten out by Brian Naylor. Brian Henderson (television presenter) Brian Weir Henderson AM (born 15 September 1931) is a retired Gold Logie winning Australian radio and television personality and pioneer known for his long association with the Nine Network in Australia as a television news anchor and variety show presenter, as host of the Australian version of the US music program "Bandstand". Henderson was born in New Zealand and is nicknamed "Hendo". Henderson hosted the Australian version of "Bandstand" from 1958 until 1972. Henderson also holds the record for the longest-serving television news presenter, having read