8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 -2:00

Show Details:

Start date: Jul 2013
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): Channel 4 (UK)
Run time: 45 min
Episodes: 136+ eps, 15 specials
Genre(s): Comedy, Game/Quiz

Credits:

regulars:
Jimmy Carr as Himself - Host
Jon Richardson as Himself - team captain
Sean Lock as Himself - team captain [ 1-21 ]
Susie Dent as Herself - Lexicographer
Rachel Riley as Herself - Mathematician

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	12 Apr 13	Rob Beckett, Rhod Gilbert, Tim Key, Lee Mack
2.	1-2	19 Apr 13	Richard Osman, Stephen Mangan, Henning Wehn, Lee Mack

Season 2

3.	2-1	26 Jul 13	Jason Manford, Rhod Gilbert, Danny Dyer
4.	2-2	02 Aug 13	Rhod Gilbert, Miles Jupp, Nick Helm
5.	2-3	09 Aug 13	Humphrey Ker, Sarah Millican, Rich Hall
6.	2-4	16 Aug 13	Sarah Millican, Chris Ramsey, Abandoman
7.	2-5	13 Sep 13	Bob Mortimer, Adam Hills, Lee Mack, Alex Horne and The Horne Selection
8.	2-6	20 Sep 13	80s Night Special: David O'Doherty, Henning Wehn, Vic Reeves, Lee Mack

Season 3

9.	3-1	03 Jan 14	Rhod Gilbert, Kevin Bridges, Josie Long
10.	3-2	10 Jan 14	Miles Jupp, Aisling Bea, Nick Helm
11.	3-3	17 Jan 14	Kathy Burke, Josh Widdicombe, Dara O'Briain
12.	3-4	24 Jan 14	Dara O'Briain, Sharon Horgan, Adam Buxton
13.	3-5	21 Feb 14	Jack Dee, James Corden, Joe Lycett
14.	3-6	28 Feb 14	James Corden, Kevin Bridges, Peter Serafinowicz

Season 4

15.	4-1	06 Jun 14	Roisin Conaty, Jonathan Ross, David O'Doherty
16.	4-2	13 Jun 14	Freddie Flintoff, Rhod Gilbert, Henning Wehn
17.	4-3	20 Jun 14	Josie Long, Rob Beckett, Vic Reeves
18.	4-4	27 Jun 14	Stephen Mangan, Jason Manford, Tim Key
19.	4-5	04 Jul 14	Jo Brand, Claudia Winkleman, Bill Bailey
20.	4-6	11 Jul 14	Bill Bailey, Josh Widdicombe, Jake Yapp
21.	4-7	18 Jul 14	Bob Mortimer, Richard Osman, Matthew Crosby

Season 5

22.	5-1	05 Sep 14	David Mitchell, Roisin Conaty, Phill Jupitus
23.	5-2	12 Sep 14	David Baddiel, Trevor Noah, Joey Essex
24.	5-3	19 Sep 14	Vic Reeves, Jo Brand, Adam Buxton

Season 6

25.	6-1	09 Jan 15	David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty
26.	6-2	16 Jan 15	Roisin Conaty, Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett
27.	6-3	23 Jan 15	Reginald D. Hunter, Aisling Bea, Holly Walsh
28.	6-4	30 Jan 15	Romesh Ranganathan, Johnny Vegas, Josie Long
29.	6-5	06 Feb 15	Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Jack Whitehall
30.	6-6	13 Feb 15	Sarah Millican, Jason Manford, Jonathan Ross, Bill Bailey

Season 7

31.	7-1	03 May 15	Bill Bailey, Sarah Millican, Rob Delaney, Nina Conti
32.	7-2	15 May 15	Kevin Bridges, Kathy Burke, Joe Lycett
33.	7-3	22 May 15	Rhod Gilbert, Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas
34.	7-4	29 May 15	Rob Beckett, Katherine Ryan, Greg Davies
35.	7-5	05 Jun 15	Miles Jupp, Greg Davies, Holly Walsh
36.	7-6	19 Jun 15	Vic Reeves, Lee Mack, Sara Pascoe, Alex Horne
37.	7-7	26 Jun 15	Bob Mortimer, Sarah Millican, Katherine Ryan, Alex Horne
38.	7-8	03 Jul 15	Roisin Conaty, Sarah Millican, Rhod Gilbert, David O'Doherty
39.	7-9	10 Jul 15	Seann Walsh, Joe Wilkinson, Danny Dyer, Bill Bailey
40.	7-10	17 Jul 15	Johnny Vegas, Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett, Vic Reeves
41.	7-11	24 Jul 15	Mel Giedroyc, Lee Mack, David O'Doherty, Adam Buxton
42.	7-12	31 Jul 15	Freddie Flintoff, Bill Bailey, Roisin Conaty, Rob Beckett
43.	7-13	07 Aug 15	Liza Tarbuck, Sarah Millican, Romesh Ranganathan, Phill Jupitus
44.	7-14	14 Aug 15	Bill Bailey, Joe Wilkinson, Isy Suttie, Joe Lycett
45.	7-15	21 Aug 15	Henning Wehn, Bill Bailey, Jessica Hynes, Tom Allen
46.	7-16	28 Aug 15	Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Horne
47.	7-17	04 Sep 15	Greg Davies, Holly Walsh, Vic Reeves

Season 8

48.	8-1	15 Jan 16	Jason Manford, Roisin Conaty, Sam Simmons
49.	8-2	22 Jan 16	Rob Beckett, Cariad Lloyd, Jamie Laing
50.	8-3	29 Jan 16	Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons
51.	8-4	05 Feb 16	Isy Suttie, Richard Osman, Alex Horne

Season 9

52.	9-1	25 Feb 16	Vic Reeves, Aisling Bea, David O'Doherty
53.	9-2	03 Mar 16	Bob Mortimer, Holly Walsh, Claudia Winkleman, Isy Suttie
54.	9-3	10 Mar 16	Johnny Vegas, Sara Pascoe, Alex Brooker, Claudia Winkleman, Rob Beckett, Tom Allen
55.	9-4	24 Mar 16	Rebecca Front, Kevin Bridges, Joe Lycett
56.	9-5	31 Mar 16	Katherine Ryan, David Mitchell, Nick Helm

Season 10

57.	10-1	05 Aug 16	Henning Wehn, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Tom Allen
58.	10-2	12 Aug 16	Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar, Adam Buxton
59.	10-3	19 Aug 16	David O'Doherty, Natasia Demetriou, John Kearns
60.	10-4	26 Aug 16	David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan, The Brett Domino Trio
61.	10-5	02 Sep 16	Claudia Winkleman, Johnny Vegas, Reginald D. Hunter, Sara Pascoe

Season 11

62.	11-1	24 Sep 16	David Walliams, Jonathan Ross, Joe Lycett, Isy Suttie
63.	11-2	01 Oct 16	Lee Mack, Catherine Tate, Miles Jupp, John Cooper Clarke
64.	11-3	08 Oct 16	David Walliams, Jessica Hynes, Rhod Gilbert, Sam Simmons
65.	11-4	15 Oct 16	Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alex Horne and The Horne Section
66.	11-5	22 Oct 16	Richard Ayoade, Rob Beckett, Claudia Winkleman, Adam Riches
67.	11-6	29 Oct 16	Danny Dyer, Gabby Logan, David O'Doherty, Joe Wilkinson
68.	11-7	05 Nov 16	David Mitchell, Cariad Lloyd, Russell Howard, Sam Simmons

Season 12

69.	12-1	13 Jan 17	Stephen Mangan, Noel Fielding, Fay Ripley, The Brett Domino Trio
70.	12-2	20 Jan 17	Phil Wang, Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty, Nick Helm
71.	12-3	27 Jan 17	David O'Doherty, Johnny Vegas, Jamie Laing, Holly Walsh
72.	12-4	03 Feb 17	Joe Wilkinson, Jayde Adams, David Baddiel
73.	12-5	10 Feb 17	Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen, David Mitchell
74.	12-6	17 Feb 17	Michelle Wolf, Jonathan Ross, Johnny Vegas, Pappy's
75.	12-7	24 Apr 17	James Acaster, Lee Mack, Sarah Millican, John Cooper Clarke
76.	12-8	01 May 17	Chris Addison, Joe Wilkinson, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty

Season 13

77.	13-1	22 Jun 17	Joe Lycett, Michelle Wolf, Adam Riches
78.	13-2	29 Jun 17	Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Jessie Cave
79.	13-3	06 Jul 17	Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Stephen Mangan, Bill Bailey

Season 14

80.	14-1	18 Aug 17	Cariad Lloyd, Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges, Elis James, John Robins
81.	14-2	25 Aug 17	Kathy Burke, Roisin Conaty, Johnny Vegas, Bob Mortimer, John Cooper Clarke
82.	14-3	01 Sep 17	Jason Manford, Alan Carr, Katherine Ryan, Ivan Brackenbury
83.	14-4	15 Sep 17	Vic Reeves, Sara Pascoe, David O'Doherty (65 min)
84.	14-5	22 Sep 17	Jason Manford, Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack, Fay Ripley (65 min)

Season 15

85.	15-1	19 Jan 18	Joe Wilkinson, Kevin Bridges, Jessica Knappett, John Cooper Clarke
86.	15-2	26 Jan 18	Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Carr, Dane Baptiste, Sam Simmons
87.	15-3	02 Feb 18	Alan Carr, Josh Widdicombe, Joe Wilkinson, Sara Pascoe, Bill Bailey
88.	15-4	09 Feb 18	Johnny Vegas, Rhod Gilbert, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen

Season 16

89.	16-1	13 Jul 18	Katherine Ryan, Roisin Conaty, Jessica Hynes, Sara Pascoe, Lolly Adefope, Morgana Robinson
90.	16-2	20 Jul 18	Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, John Cooper Clarke
91.	16-3	27 Jul 18	Miles Jupp, Alan Carr, Roisin Conaty, Ivan Brackenbury
92.	16-4	03 Aug 18	Rob Beckett, Claudia Winkleman, Mr. Swallow, Joe Wilkinson
93.	16-5	10 Aug 18	Phil Wang, Alan Carr, Harriet Kemsley, David O'Doherty
94.	16-6	17 Aug 18	Richard Ayoade, Jessica Knappett, Alex Horne and The Horne Section
95.	16-7	24 Aug 18	Kevin Bridges, Joe Wilkinson, Adam Kay, Victoria Coren Mitchell
96.	16-8	31 Aug 18	Roisin Conaty, Alan Carr, Joe Lycett, Spencer Jones

Season 17

97.	17-1	11 Jan 19	Johnny Vegas, Alan Carr, Lou Sanders, The Brett Domino Trio
98.	17-2	18 Jan 19	Claudia Winkleman, Henning Wehn, Nick Helm
99.	17-3	25 Jan 19	Joe Wilkinson, Richard Ayoade, Aisling Bea, Tom Allen
100.	17-4	01 Feb 19	David Mitchell, Sara Pascoe, Ellie White, Natasia Demetriou
101.	17-5	08 Feb 19	Michelle Wolf, Rob Beckett, Spencer Jones
102.	17-6	15 Feb 19	Joe Wilkinson, Harriet Kemsley, James Veitch

Season 18

103.	18-1	26 Jul 19	Miles Jupp, Rose Matafeo, Vic Reeves
104.	18-2	02 Aug 19	Victoria Coren Mitchell, James Acaster, Morgana Robinson
105.	18-3	09 Aug 19	Joe Wilkinson, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons
106.	18-4	16 Aug 19	Rob Beckett, Alan Carr, Sarah Millican, Nick Mohammed
107.	18-5	23 Aug 19	Sara Pascoe, Alan Carr, Tom Allen, Rosie Jones
108.	18-6	30 Aug 19	Harriet Kemsley, Alan Carr, Catherine Tate, Adam Buxton
109.	18-7	06 Sep 19	Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, Adam Riches

Season 19

110.	19-1	09 Jan 20	Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo, Alex Horne and The Horne Section
111.	19-2	16 Jan 20	Joe Wilkinson, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, The Brett Domino Trio
112.	19-3	23 Jan 20	Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty
113.	19-4	30 Jan 20	Miles Jupp, Sophie Duker, Lee and Dean
114.	19-5	07 Feb 20	Kevin Bridges, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Spencer Jones
115.	19-6	14 Feb 20	Harriet Kemsley, Chris McCausland, Nick Helm

Season 20

116.	20-1	31 Jul 20	Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Mr. Swallow
117.	20-2	07 Aug 20	Tom Allen, Rosie Jones, Sean Bean
118.	20-3	14 Aug 20	Daisy May Cooper, Richard Ayoade, Ivo Graham, Adam Buxton, Joe Wilkinson

Season 21

119.	21-1	14 Jan 21	Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett, Johnny Vegas, Christopher Bliss
120.	21-2	21 Jan 21	Paul Foot, Angela Barnes, John Cooper Clarke
121.	21-3	28 Jan 21	Harriet Kemsley, Joe Lycett, Mat Ewins
122.	21-4	04 Feb 21	Sara Pascoe, Richard Ayoade, Nick Helm
123.	21-5	11 Feb 21	Lucy Beaumont, Roisin Conaty, Joe Wilkinson, Bec Hill
124.	21-6	18 Feb 21	Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack, Katherine Ryan, The Brett Domino Trio

Season 22

125.	22-1	07 Jan 22	Roisin Conaty, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Rob Beckett, Huge Davies
126.	22-2	14 Jan 22	Jack Dee, Tom Allen, Judi Love, John Cooper Clarke
127.	22-3	21 Jan 22	Roisin Conaty, Asim Chaudhry, Josh Widdicombe, Bill Bailey
128.	22-4	28 Jan 22	Lee Mack, Joe Wilkinson, Jessica Knappett, Nigel Ng
129.	22-5	04 Feb 22	Sarah Millican, Nish Kumar, Maisie Adam, David O'Doherty
130.	22-6	11 Feb 22	Sean Lock, Harry Hill, Rosie Jones, Nick Mohammed

Season 23

131.	23-1	29 Jul 22	Lucy Beaumont, Richard Ayoade, Joe Wilkinson, Finlay Christie
132.	23-2	05 Aug 22	Alan Carr, Harriet Kemsley, Jonathan Ross, Maisie Adam, Huge Davies
133.	23-3	12 Aug 22	Jo Brand, Joe Wilkinson, Jamali Maddix, Rachel Parris
134.	23-4	19 Aug 22	Richard Ayoade, Sara Pascoe, Chris McCausland, Morgana Robinson
135.	23-5	26 Aug 22	Roisin Conaty, Joe Wilkinson, Nabil Abdulrashid, David O'Doherty
136.	23-6	02 Sep 22	Jonathan Ross, Russell Kane, Alan Carr, Judi Love, Josh Jones

Season 24

137.	24-1	06 Jan 23	Jonathan Ross, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Ahir Shah, Catherine Cohen
138.	24-2	11 Aug 23	Sarah Millican, Phil Wang, Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen, Sam Campbell, Joe Wilkinson
139.	24-3	18 Aug 23	Best Bits 3
140.	24-4	25 Aug 23	Best Bits 4

Season 25

141.	25-1	12 Jan 24	Harriet Kemsley, Lee Mack, Munya Chawawa, David O'Doherty
142.	25-2	19 Jan 24	Joe Wilkinson, Rob Beckett, Sarah Millican, Jamali Maddix, Glenn Moore
143.	25-3	26 Jan 24	Rob Brydon, Katherine Parkinson, Babatunde Aléshé, Adam Buxton, Joe Wilkinson
144.	25-4	02 Feb 24	Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Judi Love, Joe Lycett, Jazz Emu
145.	25-5	09 Feb 24	Asim Chaudhry, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Lucy Pearman

Season 26

146.	26-1	19 Jul 24	Dan Tiernan, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, John Kearns
147.	26-2	26 Jul 24	Sarah Millican, Tom Allen, Joe Wilkinson, Rosie Jones, Mr. Swallow
148.	26-3	02 Aug 24	Alan Carr, Munya Chawawa, Sarah Millican, Gary Delaney, Don Rodolfo
149.	26-4	09 Aug 24	Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Laura Smyth, Mat Ewins
150.	26-5	16 Aug 24	Richard Ayoade, Kemah Bob, Jonathan Ross, Maisie Adam, Sarah Keyworth

Season 27

151.	27-1	03 Jan 25	Sarah Millican, Josh Widdicombe, Alan Carr, Thanyia Moore, The Delightful Sausage
152.	27-2	10 Jan 25	Rosie Jones, Joe Wilkinson, Phil Wang, John Cooper Clarke
153.	27-3	17 Jan 25	Guz Khan, Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, Alasdair Beckett-King
154.	27-4	24 Jan 25	Danny Dyer, Big Zuu, Helen Bauer, Mat Ewins
155.	27-5	31 Jan 25	Richard Ayoade, Amy Gledhill, Guz Khan, Sam Campbell

Season 28

156.	28-1	25 Jul 25	Richard Ayoade, Harriet Dyer, Bob Mortimer, Tom Allen, Ian Smith
157.	28-2	01 Aug 25	Joe Wilkinson, Josh Widdicombe, Rhod Gilbert, Thaniya Moore, Joe Kent-Walters
158.	28-3	08 Aug 25	Joe Wilkinson, Alex Brooker, Kevin Bridges, Judi Love, Peter Serafinowicz
159.	28-4	15 Aug 25	Roisin Conaty, Phil Wang, Joe Wilkinson, Lou Sanders, David O'Doherty
160.	28-5	22 Aug 25	Lucy Beaumont, Rob Brydon, Joe Wilkinson, Huge Davies

Specials

S01.	1-0	02 Jan 12	The Channel 4 Mash Up
S01.	1-0	24 Aug 12	Channel 4's Funny Fortnight
S05.	5-0	29 Dec 14	Christmas Special: David Baddiel, Kathy Burke, Alex Horne and The Horne Section
S07.	7-0	08 Dec 15	Christmas Special: David O'Doherty, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Ryan
S11.	11-0	24 Dec 16	Christmas Special: Kathy Burke, Russell Howard, Joe Lycett
S11.	11-0	30 Dec 16	New Year Special: Johnny Vegas, Sara Pascoe, Richard Osman, David O'Doherty
S13.	13-0	08 Jun 17	Election Special: Alan Carr, Romesh Ranganathan, Sarah Millican, John Kearns (30 min)
S14.	14-0	29 Dec 17	Christmas Special: Catherine Tate, Joe Wilkinson, Joe Lycett
S16.	16-0	23 Dec 18	Christmas Special: Kathy Burke, David Mitchell, James Acaster, Joe Wilkinson
S18.	18-0	23 Dec 19	Christmas Special: Bob Mortimer, Lucy Beaumont, Adam Buxton, Joe Wilkinson
S20.	20-0	21 Aug 20	Best Bits 1
S20.	20-0	28 Aug 20	Best Bits 2
S20.	20-0	21 Dec 20	Christmas Special: Sarah Millican, David Mitchell, David O'Doherty
S21.	21-0	24 Dec 21	Christmas Special: Sarah Millican, Lee Mack, Jason Manford, Nick Mohammed, Joe Wilkinson
S23.	23-0	23 Dec 22	Christmas Special: Jack Dee, Lee Mack, Rose Matafeo, Stevie Martin, Joe Wilkinson
S24.	24-0	21 Dec 23	Christmas Special: Joe Lycett, Danny Dyer, Roisin Conaty, Mr. Swallow, Joe Wilkinson
S27.	27-0	07 Feb 25	Best Bits

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