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"
Aparna (television presenter) a radio jockey (RJ) with All India Radio in 1993, before working with AIR FM Rainbow, as its first presenter. Her career in Kannada television as a presenter began in 1990 with DD Chandana had been part of a majority of its productions till 2000. As part of Deepawali celebrations in 1998, she created a record presenting shows for eight hours at a stretch. Aparna worked as an actress in television soaps such as "Moodala Mane" and "Mukta". In 2013, she appeared as a contestant in the first season of the Kannada reality television show Bigg Boss, that aired on