8 Out of 10 Cats which claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas". New and past episodes air across the Channel 4 network of channels, with past episodes also repeated on Dave. The show will also start to air on Comedy Central. The show is hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr and features two teams, consisting of a regular team captain and two celebrity guests each. Sean Lock appeared as the first team captain from series 1 to 18; he was replaced by Rob Beckett at the beginning of series 19. The opposing captain was originally Dave Spikey, who left after series 4 and
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Richardson were joined by an additional contestant each, for each special - Rhod Gilbert, Rob Beckett, Stephen Mangan and Richard Osman - with Dent joined by Tim Key and Henning Wehn respectively during recordings. On 9 July 2013, owing to favourable ratings from the specials, Channel 4 announced its decision to commission a full series of six episodes of the crossover, which was aired from July to September, Following the first series, the network ordered additional series for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. On 13 July 2018, Channel 4 aired a special edition of the crossover series as part of