8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2025
- 166 episodes (26 series)
The 8 Out Of 10 Cats regulars play the famous words and numbers quiz with the help of guests. Stars Jimmy Carr, Robert Deaton, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Rachel Riley and more.
- Returns on Friday 3rd January on C4 at 9pm with Series 26 (Channel 4: Series 27), Episode 1
- Christmas Special 2023 repeated Tuesday at 11:15pm on C4
Streaming rank this week: 1,217
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Series 19 (Channel 4: Series 20) - Highlights Special
A brand new compilation of the best bits from various recent series of the words and numbers show.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 21st August 2020
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Robert Deaton | Fabio |
| Sean Lock | Self |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| Katherine Ryan | Guest |
| Miles Jupp | Guest |
| Aisling Bea | Guest |
| Kathy Burke | Guest |
| Roisin Conaty | Guest |
| David Mitchell | Guest |
| Johnny Vegas | Guest |
| Sara Pascoe | Guest |
| Joe Wilkinson | Guest |
| Joe Lycett | Guest |
| Richard Ayoade | Guest |
| Phil Wang | Guest |
| James Acaster | Guest |
| Alan Carr | Guest |
| Jessica Knappett | Guest |
| Harriet Kemsley | Guest |
| Lou Sanders | Guest |
| David O'Doherty | Self |
| Alex Horne | Self |
| Joe Auckland (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Will Collier (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Ben Reynolds (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Tom Allen | Self |
| John Cooper Clarke (as Dr John Cooper Clarke) | Self |
| Spencer Jones | Self |
| Ellie White (as Mum's The Word) | Self |
| Natasia Demetriou (as Mum's The Word) | Self |
| Ed Sheldrake (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Pedro (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Jimmy Carr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gary Delaney | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Trenaman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Phil Kerr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andrew Bird | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andrew Dawson (as The Dawson Brothers) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Steve Dawson (as The Dawson Brothers) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tim Inman (as The Dawson Brothers) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Michael Stranney | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Henry Paker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Giles Boden | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lloyd Langford | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Mark Olver | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Richard Valentine | Director |
| Barbara Wiltshire | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Jordan Read | Series Producer |
| Alex Gilman | Producer |
| Matt Hulme | Producer |
| Frazer Yorke | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Kirk | Senior Producer |
| Jodie Krstic | Senior Producer |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| Rudi Thackray | Production Designer |
| Roger Williams (as Roger Toakley-Williams) | Lighting Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |
| Julia Smith | Lighting Designer |