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
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