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"
Nick Hewer on BBC One. On 18 December 2014, Hewer revealed that he had decided to leave the show after the tenth series, believing it to be "the appropriate time". On 9 January 2012, Hewer became the new host of the Channel 4 game show "Countdown" taking over from Sports presenter Jeff Stelling. In July 2012, Hewer presented a four-part series on BBC Two called "The Farm Fixer", where he assisted farmers in Northern Ireland in diversifying. Hewer also presented two BBC One series "The Town that Never Retired" and "We All Pay Your Benefits" with Margaret Mountford. On 28 August 2013,