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"
The Ricki Lake Show five new talk shows to premiere during the 2012–2013 television season, "Ricki Lake" ranked fourth, behind "Katie", "Steve Harvey", and "The Jeff Probst Show", but ahead of "The Trisha Goddard Show". "Katie", "Probst", and "Trisha" have since been cancelled, leaving "Harvey" as the only one to successfully do well in the ratings. During the week of November 5, 2012, "Ricki Lake" averaged 924,000 viewers. Global picked up the program for Canada, which debuted the program on September 10, 2012, the same date as the US airing. The series has also been acquired by FX (UK) who will air the show