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"
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"