Countdown (game show) World Records" for the most series of a TV game show broadcast. Countdown (game show) Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is currently presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 77 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 6,500 episodes, "Countdown" is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, "Des chiffres
Matthew Wright (television presenter) Matthew Wright (television presenter) Alexander Matthew Wright (born 8 July 1965 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) is an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist. He worked as a journalist for "The Sun" and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for "The Daily Mirror" before launching a television career. He is best known for being the host of the Channel 5 topical debate show "The Wright Stuff" from 2000 to 2018. Wright started his career at the age of 14, appearing in the Children's Film Foundation production "Big Wheels And Sailor" (1979). He was educated at the voluntary-aided Roman Catholic boys'