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"
Jeff Stelling rejected an offer from the BBC to front "Score"—their new Saturday results service. The job was given to Ray Stubbs. He appeared in an advert for Sky Broadband in 2013 which spoofed a previous Sky Broadband advert which starred Bruce Willis. In May 2013, Stelling joined "twentyfour7 Football Magazine" and wrote columns for the magazine's Dream Team. He's also been featured in the in-game presentation work for EA Sports' FIFA 15. In 1994, Stelling became presenter of "Sports Saturday", which became "Gillette Soccer Saturday" in 1998, hosting a programme lasting up to six hours of football discussion and live reports