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Countdown

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1982 | 94 seasons | 36 min | Reality

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
94 seasons and 5872 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 36 minutes, about 3523 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • A big time investment at 94 seasons.

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 94 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 278K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Series 11982 · 26 episodes
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  2. Series 21983 · 52 episodes
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  3. Series 31983 · 51 episodes
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  4. Series 41982 · 51 episodes
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  5. Series 51984 · 50 episodes
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  6. Series 61985 · 54 episodes
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  7. Series 71985 · 50 episodes
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  8. Series 81986 · 59 episodes
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  9. Series 91986 · 47 episodes
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  10. Series 101986 · 50 episodes
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  11. Series 111987 · 50 episodes
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  12. Series 121987 · 50 episodes
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  13. Series 131987 · 50 episodes
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  14. Series 141987 · 63 episodes
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  15. Series 151988 · 50 episodes
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  16. Series 161988 · 55 episodes
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  17. Series 171989 · 55 episodes
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  18. Series 181989 · 70 episodes
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  19. Series 191990 · 65 episodes
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  20. Series 201990 · 65 episodes
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  21. Series 211990 · 65 episodes
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  22. Series 221991 · 65 episodes
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  23. Series 231991 · 65 episodes
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  24. Series 241992 · 65 episodes
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  25. Series 251993 · 65 episodes
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  26. Series 261993 · 65 episodes
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  27. Series 271994 · 65 episodes
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  28. Series 281994 · 65 episodes
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  29. Series 291995 · 65 episodes
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  30. Series 301995 · 65 episodes
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  31. Series 311996 · 65 episodes
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  32. Series 321996 · 65 episodes
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  33. Series 331996 · 58 episodes
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  34. Series 341996 · 65 episodes
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  35. Series 351997 · 64 episodes
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  36. Series 361997 · 65 episodes
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  37. Series 371997 · 60 episodes
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  38. Series 381997 · 130 episodes
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  39. Series 391998 · 130 episodes
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  40. Series 401998 · 130 episodes
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  41. Series 411999 · 121 episodes
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  42. Series 421999 · 123 episodes
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  43. Series 432000 · 114 episodes
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  44. Series 442001 · 130 episodes
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  45. Series 452001 · 42 episodes
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  46. Series 462001 · 67 episodes
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  47. Series 472001 · 127 episodes
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  48. Series 482002 · 109 episodes
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  49. Series 492003 · 122 episodes
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  50. Series 502003 · 103 episodes
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  51. Series 512004 · 112 episodes
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  52. Series 522004 · 112 episodes
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  53. Series 532005 · 119 episodes
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  54. Series 542005 · 153 episodes
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  55. Series 552006 · 150 episodes
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  56. Series 562007 · 120 episodes
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  57. Series 572007 · 126 episodes
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  58. Series 582008 · 119 episodes
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  59. Series 592008 · 104 episodes
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  60. Series 602009 · 111 episodes
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  61. Series 612009 · 100 episodes
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  62. Series 622010 · 83 episodes
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  63. Series 632010 · 83 episodes
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  64. Series 642011 · 2 episodes
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  65. Series 652011 · 2 episodes
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  66. Series 662012 · 66 episodes
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  67. Series 672012 · 93 episodes
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  68. Series 682013 · 67 episodes
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  69. Series 692013 · 118 episodes
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  70. Series 702014 · 107 episodes
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  71. Series 712014 · 83 episodes
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  72. Series 722015 · 6 episodes
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  73. Series 732015 · 1 episode
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  74. Series 742016 · 1 episode
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  75. Series 752016 · 1 episode
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  76. Series 762017 · 1 episode
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  77. Series 772017 · 1 episode
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  78. Series 782018 · 1 episode
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  79. Series 792018 · 1 episode
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  80. Series 802019 · 1 episode
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  81. Series 812019 · 1 episode
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  82. Series 822020 · 1 episode
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  83. Series 832021 · 1 episode
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  84. Series 842021 · 1 episode
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  85. Series 852022 · 113 episodes
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  86. Series 862022 · 1 episode
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  87. Series 872023 · 5 episodes
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  88. Series 882023 · 3 episodes
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  89. Series 892024 · 1 episode
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  90. Series 902024 · 1 episode
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  91. Series 912025 · 1 episode
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  92. Series 922025 · 60 episodes
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  93. Season 932026 · 1 episode
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  94. Season 942026 · 35 episodes
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Cast & crew

Created by Armand Jammot

  • Colin MurraySelf - Host
  • Rachel RileySelf - Host
  • Susie DentSelf - Host