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
Rick Adams (television presenter) Rick Adams (television presenter) Rick Adams formally known as Rick Prosser (credited as DJ Rick) (born 16 October 1971) is an English television presenter and online radio DJ. After attending Bournemouth University, Adams has hosted television and radio shows for a variety of leading networks including Nickelodeon, Children's BBC, Bravo and ITV in the UK on which he presented "Crazy Cottage", a kids' game show. He was a co-presenter of Channel 4's "The Big Breakfast" in 1996. He has co-hosted Nickelodeon US's "Slime Time Live" and Nickelodeon UK telecasts of the US "Kid's Choice Awards", which he co-hosted one year