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
Ross King (presenter) Ross King (presenter) Derek Ross King, MBE better known as Ross King (born 21 February 1962) is a Scottish television presenter, actor and writer, best known for being LA Correspondent for ITV Breakfast programmes "Lorraine" and "Good Morning Britain". Ross was honored in the 2018 Queen's New Years Honours List with an MBE for services in Broadcasting, the Arts and Charity. King made his first stage appearance in 1966 at the age of four. He went on to appear on Radio Clyde aged 17 presenting such programmes as the Saturday morning flagship Top 30 countdown show named "King's Clyde Countdown"