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 Kanipe Jeff Kanipe Jeff Kanipe (born September 8, 1953, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a science writer and author of astronomy books. In high school Jeff was a percussionist and he was the drummer of a garage band. Jeff received a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. He's been a science writer and editor for over 25 years, working as an editor for several space magazines including "StarDate" and "Astronomy." For a period in the early 2000s he served as skywatching columnist at SPACE.com and host of the popular Ask the Astronomer forum. Occasionally he writes articles