8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2013
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- April 12, 2013
- Last Aired
- January 30, 2026
- Format
- 29 seasons · 160 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~125.3 hours (47 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S12E2 "Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty, Phil Wang, Nick Helm" (★ 10/10)
- Network
- Channel 4
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, BritBox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown?
The television series 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a comedy version of a popular daytime quiz. Jimmy Carr hosts the proceedings, which feature the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew taking over the words and numbers quiz.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2013
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 160
- Runtime
- 47 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 12, 2013
- Last aired
- Jan 30, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- Channel 4
- Genres
- Comedy, Reality, Talk
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.4/10 from 102 votes
- Format
- 29 seasons · 160 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~47 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- Channel 4
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Overview
The television series 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a comedy version of a popular daytime quiz. Jimmy Carr hosts the proceedings, which feature the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew taking over the words and numbers quiz. The series combines elements of comedy, reality, and talk shows. It has been broadcast on Channel 4 and has had multiple series, including Series 4, Series 6, Series 9, and Series 25. The show features a mix of hosts and guests, including Jon Richardson, Asim Chaudhry, Joe Wilkinson, and Roisin Conaty, with Susie Dent appearing in Dictionary Corner. The series is based on a brainteaser format, with a comedic twist. Jimmy Carr presents the show, which has been ongoing since 2013. The series has been available to stream and has had new episodes released over time.
Should you watch it?
“Jimmy Carr hosts the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew in this comedic take on a quiz show.”
- humorous panel show format
- engaging word and number puzzles
- features non-traditional quiz gameplay
Watch it if you enjoy panel shows that combine comedy with word and number challenges.
The show features adult humor consistent with the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew.
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Season 1 · 2 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lee Mack, Rob Beckett, Rhod Gilbert, Tim Key Mytharc Apr 12, 2013
- E2 Lee Mack, Richard Osman, Stephen Mangan, Henning Wehn Mytharc Apr 19, 2013
Season 2 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jason Manford, Rhod Gilbert, Danny Dyer Mytharc Jul 26, 2013
- E2 Rhod Gilbert, Miles Jupp, Nick Helm Core Aug 2, 2013
- E3 Humphrey Ker, Sarah Millican, Rich Hall Core Aug 9, 2013
- E4 Sarah Millican, Chris Ramsey, Abandoman Core Aug 16, 2013
- E5 Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer, Adam Hills, Alex Horne and The Horne Section Mytharc Sep 13, 2013
Season 3 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Rhod Gilbert, Kevin Bridges, Josie Long Mytharc Jan 3, 2014
- E2 Miles Jupp, Aisling Bea, Nick Helm Core Jan 10, 2014
- E3 Kathy Burke, Josh Widdicombe, Dara Ó Briain Core Jan 17, 2014
- E4 Dara Ó Briain, Sharon Horgan, Adam Buxton Core Jan 24, 2014
- E5 Jack Dee, James Corden, Joe Lycett Mytharc Feb 21, 2014
- E6 James Corden, Kevin Bridges, Peter Serafinowicz Mytharc Feb 28, 2014
Season 4 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Roisin Conaty, Jonathan Ross, David O'Doherty Mytharc Jun 6, 2014
- E2 Andrew Flintoff, Rhod Gilbert, Henning Wehn Core Jun 13, 2014
- E3 Josie Long, Rob Beckett, Vic Reeves Core Jun 20, 2014
- E4 Stephen Mangan, Jason Manford, Tim Key Core Jun 27, 2014
- E5 Jo Brand, Claudia Winkleman, Bill Bailey Core Jul 4, 2014
- E6 Bill Bailey, Josh Widdicombe, Jake Yapp Mytharc Jul 11, 2014
- E7 Bob Mortimer, Richard Osman, Matthew Crosby Mytharc Jul 18, 2014
Season 5 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 David Mitchell, Roisin Conaty, Phill Jupitus Mytharc Sep 5, 2014
- E2 David Baddiel, Trevor Noah, Joey Essex Core Sep 12, 2014
- E3 Vic Reeves, Jo Brand, Adam Buxton Mytharc Sep 19, 2014
Season 6 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty Mytharc Jan 9, 2015
- E2 Roisin Conaty, Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett Core Jan 16, 2015
- E3 Reginald D. Hunter, Aisling Bea, Holly Walsh Core Jan 23, 2015
- E4 Romesh Ranganathan, Johnny Vegas, Josie Long Core Jan 30, 2015
- E5 Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Jack Whitehall Mytharc Feb 6, 2015
- E6 Jason Manford, Sarah Millican, Jonathan Ross, Bill Bailey Mytharc Feb 13, 2015
Season 7 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bill Bailey, Paul Foot, Sarah Millican, Rob Delaney, Romesh Ranganathan, Nina Conti Mytharc May 3, 2015
- E2 Kevin Bridges, Kathy Burke, Joe Lycett, Nick Helm Core May 15, 2015
- E3 Rhod Gilbert, Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas, Joey Essex Core May 22, 2015
- E4 Katherine Ryan, Rob Beckett, Greg Davies Core May 29, 2015
- E5 Miles Jupp, Greg Davies, Holly Walsh Core Jun 5, 2015
- E6 Vic Reeves, Lee Mack, Sara Pascoe, Alex Horne and the Horne Section Core Jun 12, 2015
- E7 Bob Mortimer, Sarah Millican, Katherine Ryan, Alex Horne and the Horne Section Core Jun 19, 2015
- E8 Roisin Conaty, Sarah Millican, Rhod Gilbert, David O'Doherty Core Jun 26, 2015
- E9 Seann Walsh, Joe Wilkinson, Danny Dyer, Bill Bailey Core Jul 10, 2015
- E10 Johnny Vegas, Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett, Vic Reeves Core Jul 17, 2015
- E11 Mel Giedroyc, Lee Mack, David O'Doherty, Adam Buxton Core Jul 24, 2015
- E12 Freddie Flintoff, Bill Bailey, Roisin Conaty, Rob Beckett Core Jul 31, 2015
- E13 Liza Tarbuck, Sarah Millican, Romesh Ranganathan, Phill Jupitus Core Aug 7, 2015
- E14 Bill Bailey, Joe Wilkinson, Isy Suttie, Joe Lycett Core Aug 14, 2015
- E15 Henning Wehn, Bill Bailey, Jessica Hynes, Tom Allen Core Aug 21, 2015
- E16 Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Horne & The Horne Section Mytharc Aug 28, 2015
- E17 Greg Davies, Holly Walsh, Vic Reeves Mytharc Sep 4, 2015
Season 8 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jason Manford, Roisin Conaty, Sam Simmons Mytharc Jan 15, 2016
- E2 Rob Beckett, Cariad Lloyd, Jamie Laing Core Jan 22, 2016
- E3 Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons Core Jan 29, 2016
- E4 Isy Suttie, Richard Osman, Alex Horne Mytharc Feb 5, 2016
Season 9 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Vic Reeves, Aisling Bea, David O'Doherty Mytharc Feb 25, 2016
- E2 Bob Mortimer, Holly Walsh, Isy Suttie, Claudia Winkleman Core Mar 3, 2016
- E3 Alex Brooker, Johnny Vegas, Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen, Claudia Winkleman, Rob Beckett Core Mar 10, 2016
- E4 Rebecca Front, Kevin Bridges, Joe Lycett Core Mar 24, 2016
- E5 Katherine Ryan, David Mitchell, Nick Helm Mytharc Mar 31, 2016
Season 10 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Henning Wehn, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Tom Allen Mytharc Aug 5, 2016
- E2 Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar, Adam Buxton Core Aug 12, 2016
- E3 David O'Doherty, Natasia Demetriou, John Kearns Core Aug 19, 2016
- E4 David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan, Brett Domino Trio Core Aug 26, 2016
- E5 Claudia Winkleman, Johnny Vegas, Reginald D. Hunter, Sara Pascoe Mytharc Sep 2, 2016
Season 11 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 David Walliams, Jonathan Ross, Joe Lycett, Isy Suttie Mytharc Sep 24, 2016
- E2 Lee Mack, Catherine Tate, Miles Jupp, John Cooper Clarke Core Oct 1, 2016
- E3 David Walliams, Jessica Hynes, Rhod Gilbert, Sam Simmons Core Oct 8, 2016
- E4 Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alex Horne Core Oct 15, 2016
- E5 Richard Ayoade, Rob Beckett, Claudia Winkleman, Adam Riches Core Oct 22, 2016
- E6 Danny Dyer, Joe Wilkinson, Gabby Logan, David O'Doherty Mytharc Oct 29, 2016
- E7 David Mitchell, Cariad Lloyd, Russell Howard, Sam Simmons Mytharc Nov 5, 2016
Season 12 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Stephen Mangan, Noel Fielding, Fay Ripley, Brett Domino Trio Mytharc Jan 13, 2017
- E2 Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty, Phil Wang, Nick Helm Core Jan 20, 2017
- E3 David O'Doherty, Johnny Vegas, Jamie Laing, Holly Walsh Core Jan 27, 2017
- E4 Joe Wilkinson, Jayde Adams, David Baddiel Core Feb 3, 2017
- E5 Joe Wilkinson, David Mitchell, Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen Core Feb 10, 2017
- E6 Jonathan Ross, Michelle Wolf, Johnny Vegas, Pappy's Core Feb 17, 2017
- E7 James Acaster, Lee Mack, Sarah Millican, John Cooper Clarke Mytharc Apr 24, 2017
- E8 Joe Wilkinson, Chris Addison, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty Mytharc May 1, 2017
Season 13 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Joe Lycett, Michelle Wolf, Adam Riches Mytharc Jun 22, 2017
- E2 Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Jessie Cave Core Jun 29, 2017
- E3 Stephen Mangan, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Bill Bailey Mytharc Jul 6, 2017
Season 14 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Cariad Lloyd, Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges, Elis James, Jon Robins Mytharc Aug 18, 2017
- E2 Kathy Burke, Roisin Conaty, Johnny Vegas, Bob Mortimer, John Cooper Clarke Core Aug 25, 2017
- E3 Jason Manford, Alan Carr, Katherine Ryan, Ivan Brackenbury Core Sep 1, 2017
- E4 Vic Reeves, Sara Pascoe, David O'Doherty Core Sep 15, 2017
- E5 Jason Manford, Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack, Fay Ripley, Alex Horne Mytharc Sep 22, 2017
Season 15 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Joe Wilkinson, Kevin Bridges, Jessica Knappett, John Cooper Clarke Mytharc Jan 19, 2018
- E2 Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Carr, Dane Baptiste, Sam Simmons Core Jan 26, 2018
- E3 Alan Carr, Josh Widdicombe, Joe Wilkinson, Sara Pascoe, Bill Bailey Core Feb 2, 2018
- E4 Johnny Vegas, Rhod Gilbert, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen Mytharc Feb 9, 2018
Season 16 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Katherine Ryan, Roisin Conaty, Jessica Hynes, Sara Pascoe, Lolly Adefope, and Morgana Robinson as "Natalie Cassidy" Mytharc Jul 13, 2018
- E2 Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, John Cooper Clarke Core Jul 20, 2018
- E3 Miles Jupp, Alan Carr, Roisin Conaty, Ivan Brackenbury Core Jul 27, 2018
- E4 Rob Beckett, Claudia Winkleman, Nick Mohammed, Joe Wilkinson Core Aug 3, 2018
- E5 Phil Wang, Alan Carr, Harriet Kemsley, David O'Doherty, Joe Wilkinson Core Aug 10, 2018
- E6 Richard Ayoade, Jessica Knappett, Alex Horne Core Aug 17, 2018
- E7 Kevin Bridges, Joe Wilkinson, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Adam Kay Mytharc Aug 24, 2018
- E8 Roisin Conaty, Alan Carr, Joe Lycett, Spencer Jones Mytharc Aug 31, 2018
Season 17 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Johnny Vegas, Lou Sanders, Brett Domino Trio Mytharc Jan 11, 2019
- E2 Claudia Winkleman, Henning Wehn, Nick Helm Core Jan 18, 2019
- E3 Joe Wilkinson, Aisling Bea, Tom Allen Core Jan 25, 2019
- E4 David Mitchell, Sara Pascoe, Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou Core Feb 1, 2019
- E5 Michelle Wolf, Rob Beckett, Spencer Jones Mytharc Feb 8, 2019
- E6 Joe Wilkinson, Harriet Kelmsley, James Veitch Mytharc Feb 15, 2019
Season 18 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Miles Jupp, Rose Matafeo, Vic Reeves Mytharc Jul 26, 2019
- E2 Victoria Coren Mitchell, James Acaster, Morgana Robinson Core Aug 2, 2019
- E3 Joe Wilkinson, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons Core Aug 9, 2019
- E4 Rob Beckett, Alan Carr, Sarah Millican, Nick Mohammed Core Aug 16, 2019
- E5 Sara Pascoe, Alan Carr, Tom Allen, Rosie Jones Core Aug 23, 2019
- E6 Harriet Kemsley, Alan Carr, Catherine Tate, Adam Buxton Mytharc Aug 30, 2019
- E7 Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, Adam Riches Mytharc Sep 6, 2019
Season 19 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo, Alex Horne Mytharc Jan 9, 2020
- E2 Joe Wilkinson, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, The Brett Domino Trio Core Jan 16, 2020
- E3 Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty Core Jan 23, 2020
- E4 Miles Jupp, Sophie Duker, Lee and Dean Core Jan 30, 2020
- E5 Kevin Bridges, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Spencer Jones Mytharc Feb 6, 2020
- E6 Harriet Kemsley, Chris McCausland, Nick Helm Mytharc Feb 13, 2020
Season 20 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kerry Godliman, Joe Wilkinson, Mr Swallow Mytharc Jul 31, 2020
- E2 Tom Allen, Rosie Jones, Adam Riches Core Aug 7, 2020
- E3 Daisy May Cooper, Richard Ayoade, Ivo Graham, Adam Buxton Mytharc Aug 14, 2020
Season 21 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett, Johnny Vegas, Christopher Bliss Mytharc Jan 14, 2021
- E2 Paul Foot, Angela Barnes, John Cooper Clarke Core Jan 21, 2021
- E3 Harriet Kemsley, Joe Lycett, Mat Ewins Core Jan 28, 2021
- E4 Sara Pascoe, Richard Ayoade, Nick Helm Core Feb 4, 2021
- E5 Lucy Beaumont, Roisin Conaty, Joe Wilkinson, Bec Hill Mytharc Feb 11, 2021
- E6 Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack, Katherine Ryan, Brett Domino Mytharc Feb 18, 2021
Season 22 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Roisin Conaty, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jon Richardson, Rob Beckett Mytharc Jan 7, 2022
- E2 Jack Dee, Tom Allen, Jon Richardson, Judi Love Core Jan 14, 2022
- E3 Roisin Conaty, Asim Chaudhry, Jon Richardson, Josh Widdicombe Core Jan 21, 2022
- E4 Lee Mack, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Jessica Knappett Core Jan 28, 2022
- E5 Sarah Millican, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson, Maisie Adam Mytharc Feb 4, 2022
- E6 Sean Lock, Harry Hill, Jon Richardson, Rosie Jones Mytharc Feb 11, 2022
Season 23 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont, Richard Ayoade, Joe Wilkinson Mytharc Jul 29, 2022
- E2 Alan Carr, Harriet Kemsley, Jonathan Ross, Maisie Adam Core Aug 5, 2022
- E3 Jon Richardson, Jo Brand, Joe Wilkinson, Jamali Maddix Core Aug 12, 2022
- E4 Jon Richardson, Chris McCausland, Richard Ayoade, Sara Pascoe Core Aug 19, 2022
- E5 Jon Richardson, Nabil Abdulrashid, Roisin Conaty, Joe Wilkinson Mytharc Aug 26, 2022
- E6 Jonathan Ross, Russell Kane, Alan Carr, Judi Love Mytharc Sep 2, 2022
Season 24 · 2 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jonathan Ross, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Ahir Shah Mytharc Jan 6, 2023
- E2 Sarah Millican, Phil Wang, Tom Allen, Roisin Conaty Mytharc Aug 11, 2023
Season 25 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Harriet Kemsley, Lee Mack, Munya Chawawa, David O'Doherty Mytharc Jan 12, 2024
- E2 Joe Wilkinson, Rob Beckett, Sarah Millican Jamali Maddix Core Jan 19, 2024
- E3 Rob Brydon, Katherine Parkinson, Jon Richardson, Babatunde Aléshé Core Jan 26, 2024
- E4 Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Judi Love, Joe Lycett Core Feb 2, 2024
- E5 Jon Richardson, Asim Chaudhry, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty Mytharc Feb 9, 2024
Season 26 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dan Tiernan, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, John Kearns Mytharc Jul 19, 2024
- E2 Sarah Millican, Tom Allen, Joe Wilkinson, Rosie Jones, Mr Swallow Core Jul 26, 2024
- E3 Alan Carr, Munya Chawawa, Sarah Millican, Gary Delaney, Don Rodolfo Core Aug 2, 2024
- E4 Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Laura Smyth, Mat Ewins Core Aug 9, 2024
- E5 Richard Ayoade, Kemah Bob, Jonathan Ross, Maisie Adam, Sarah Keyworth Mytharc Aug 16, 2024
Season 27 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sarah Millican, Josh Widdicombe, Alan Carr & Thanyia Moore Mytharc Jan 3, 2025
- E2 Rosie Jones, Joe Wilkinson, Phil Wang & Dr John Cooper Clarke Core Jan 10, 2025
- E3 Guz Khan, Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson & Alasdair Beckett-King Core Jan 17, 2025
- E4 Big Zuu, Danny Dyer, Helen Bauer & Mat Ewins Core Jan 24, 2025
- E5 Amy Gledhill, Richard Ayoade, Guz Khan & Sam Campbell Mytharc Jan 31, 2025
Season 28 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bob Mortimer, Tom Allen, Richard Ayoade, Harriet Dyer & Ian Smith Mytharc Jul 25, 2025
- E2 Joe Wilkinson, Josh Widdicombe, Rhod Gilbert, Thaniya Moore & Frankie Monroe Core Aug 1, 2025
- E3 Joe Wilkinson, Alex Brooker, Kevin Bridges, Judi Love & Brian Butterfield Core Aug 8, 2025
- E4 Roisin Conaty, Phil Wang, Joe Wilkinson, Lou Sanders & David O'Doherty Core Aug 15, 2025
- E5 Lucy Beaumont, Rob Brydon, Joe Wilkinson & Huge Davies Mytharc Aug 22, 2025
Season 29 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Judi Love, Rob Beckett, Katherine Parkinson & Spencer Jones Mytharc Jan 16, 2026
- E2 Roisin Conaty, Rob Beckett, Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Lou Wall Core Jan 23, 2026
- E3 Judi Love, Rob Beckett, Miles Jupp & Róisín and Chiara Mytharc Jan 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who hosts the show?
Jimmy Carr hosts the proceedings.
What is the show about?
The 8 Out of 10 Cats crew takes over the words and numbers quiz.
What kind of tasks are involved?
The show involves word and number puzzles.
Who participates in the show?
The 8 Out of 10 Cats crew participates in the quiz.
Is this a standard quiz show?
It is a comedic take on a words and numbers quiz.
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