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"
Matthew Wright (television presenter) Matthew Wright (television presenter) Alexander Matthew Wright (born 8 July 1965 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) is an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist. He worked as a journalist for "The Sun" and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for "The Daily Mirror" before launching a television career. He is best known for being the host of the Channel 5 topical debate show "The Wright Stuff" from 2000 to 2018. Wright started his career at the age of 14, appearing in the Children's Film Foundation production "Big Wheels And Sailor" (1979). He was educated at the voluntary-aided Roman Catholic boys'