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"
Countdown (game show) H S", and with both players offering sevens, Dictionary Corner found the word "shithead", which was bleeped out in the audio and censored on-screen with the poo emoji. The programme is mentioned in an episode of Irish sitcom "Father Ted" entitled "The Old Grey Whistle Theft", "Still Game" (in the episode "Wireless") and is also referenced in the very first episode of "Little Britain" from 2003. BBC impression sketch show, "Dead Ringers", parodies "Countdown" numerous times, and another television programme, "The Big Breakfast", parodied "Countdown" in a feature called "Countdown Under". In a sketch "Countdown to Hell" from the comedy