Countdown (game show) television continuously since 1965. "Countdown" was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Manchester-based Granada Studios in 2009. Following the development of MediaCityUK, Countdown moved again in 2013 to the new purpose build studios at Dock10, Greater Manchester. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his sudden death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011; Nick Hewer has presented the show since 2012. Carol Vorderman, the show's
Jeff Foxworthy Foxworthy has also made several ventures into television, starting in the mid-1990s with his own sitcom called "The Jeff Foxworthy Show". He has also appeared alongside Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy in several Blue Collar television specials, most notably "Blue Collar TV". Since 2007, he has been the host of the quiz show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" on Fox (2007–09 and 2015) and in syndication (2009–11). Foxworthy hosted a nationally syndicated radio show called "The Foxworthy Countdown" from April 1999 to December 2009. For three seasons, he hosted GSN's "The American Bible Challenge". Foxworthy was born