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"
Mike Brewer (television presenter) helicopter took enemy ground fire, injuring the pilot in the head and damaging a hydraulic line, forcing a landing. In 2004, he won the Royal Television Society Midland Centre award for "Best In Vision Personality". In 2013, a spin off of "Wheeler Dealers" was created called "Wheeler Dealers - Trading Up." The show featured Brewer travelling around the world buying and selling various cars to reach a final goal of owning a supercar. In addition to his TV career Brewer is still active in the car industry, opening Mike Brewer Motors in 2012. Mike Brewer (television presenter) Mike Brewer (born