

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
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Series 1
26 eps · 1982-11-02
Series 2
52 eps · 1983-07-01
Series 3
51 eps · 1983-12-14
Series 4
51 eps · 1982-06-27
Series 5
50 eps · 1984-10-15
Series 6
54 eps · 1985-01-07
Series 7
50 eps · 1985-10-14
Series 8
59 eps · 1986-01-06
Series 9
47 eps · 1986-03-31
Series 10
50 eps · 1986-10-13
Series 11
50 eps · 1987-02-02
Series 12
50 eps · 1987-04-13
Series 13
Countdown airing schedule, episode calendar, cast, and synopsis. Countdown airs on Channel 4.
50 eps · 1987-06-22
Series 14
63 eps · 1987-10-05
Series 15
50 eps · 1988-04-11
Series 16
55 eps · 1988-06-20
Series 17
55 eps · 1989-01-02
Series 18
70 eps · 1989-07-10
Series 19
65 eps · 1990-01-01
Series 20
65 eps · 1990-07-02
Series 21
65 eps · 1990-12-31
Series 22
65 eps · 1991-07-01
Series 23
65 eps · 1991-12-30
Series 24
65 eps · 1992-06-29
Series 25
65 eps · 1993-01-04
Series 26
65 eps · 1993-07-05
Series 27
65 eps · 1994-01-03
Series 28
65 eps · 1994-07-04
Series 29
65 eps · 1995-01-02
Series 30
65 eps · 1995-07-03
Series 31
65 eps · 1996-01-01
Series 32
65 eps · 1996-07-01
Series 33
58 eps · 1996-12-19
Series 34
65 eps · 1996-12-30
Series 35
64 eps · 1997-05-22
Series 36
65 eps · 1997-06-30
Series 37
60 eps · 1997-09-29
Series 38
130 eps · 1997-12-29
Series 39
130 eps · 1998-06-29
Series 40
130 eps · 1998-12-28
Series 41
121 eps · 1999-06-28
Series 42
123 eps · 1999-12-27
Series 43
114 eps · 2000-06-26
Series 44
130 eps · 2001-04-26
Series 45
42 eps · 2001-07-02
Series 46
67 eps · 2001-09-24
Series 47
127 eps · 2001-12-26
Series 48
109 eps · 2002-07-01
Series 49
122 eps · 2003-01-06
Series 50
103 eps · 2003-06-30
Series 51
112 eps · 2004-04-11
Series 52
112 eps · 2004-06-28
Series 53
119 eps · 2005-01-04
Series 54
153 eps · 2005-10-31
Series 55
150 eps · 2006-05-29
Series 56
120 eps · 2007-01-02
Series 57
126 eps · 2007-06-25
Series 58
119 eps · 2008-01-02
Series 59
104 eps · 2008-06-23
Series 60
111 eps · 2009-01-12
Series 61
100 eps · 2009-06-22
Series 62
83 eps · 2010-01-11
Series 63
83 eps · 2010-06-21
Series 64
2 eps · 2011-01-10
Series 65
2 eps · 2011-06-06
Series 66
66 eps · 2012-01-09
Series 67
93 eps · 2012-07-02
Series 68
67 eps · 2013-03-04
Series 69
118 eps · 2013-07-01
Series 70
107 eps · 2014-01-06
Series 71
83 eps · 2014-06-30
Series 72
6 eps · 2015-01-05
Series 73
1 eps · 2015-06-15
Series 74
1 eps · 2016-01-25
Series 75
1 eps · 2016-06-27
Series 76
1 eps · 2017-01-03
Series 77
1 eps · 2017-07-03
Series 78
1 eps · 2018-01-02
Series 79
1 eps · 2018-06-25
Series 80
1 eps · 2019-01-23
Series 81
1 eps · 2019-07-01
Series 82
1 eps · 2020-01-02
Series 83
1 eps · 2021-01-04
Series 84
1 eps · 2021-06-28
Anne Robinson presents the long-running game, Rachel Riley is in charge of the letters and numbers while Susie Dent is in the Dictionary Corner.
Series 85
113 eps · 2022-01-03
Series 86
1 eps · 2022-06-20

Series 87
5 eps · 2023-01-23
Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. They are joined by Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Each day two contestants compete in 15 rounds of words and numbers to become the Countdown Champion.
Series 88
3 eps · 2023-06-30
Series 89
1 eps · 2024-01-02
Series 90
1 eps · 2024-07-01
Series 91
1 eps · 2025-01-06
Series 92
60 eps · 2025-06-30
Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent return once again with a variety of guests in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.