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"
Ross King (presenter) 5 he hosted a variety of shows including "Fantasy Football" and received another Sony Award for coverage of the Olympic Games. On the UK's national Talk Radio he hosted "OK to Talk" and "Ross King's Sports Stars". He also achieved a lifelong ambition co hosting the American Weekly Top 40 countdown alongside the Legendary DJ Rick Dees. His radio show "The King in LA" is syndicated across the UK. King is the voice of American Express in the UK. He was awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year's Honours List. Ross King (presenter) Derek Ross King, MBE better known