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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

British television panel game show
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Summary

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,897 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: panel game[3], comedy[4]
  • Based on: Countdown[5], 8 out of 10 Cats[6], Des chiffres et des lettres[7]
  • Cast member: Susie Dent[8], Rachel Riley[9], Jon Richardson[10]
  • Production company: ITV Studios[11], Banijay UK[12]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[13]
  • Presenter: Jimmy Carr[14]
  • Original broadcaster: Channel 4[15]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[16]
  • Start time: January 2, 2012[17]
  • Distributed by: Banijay UK[18]
  • Official website: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown[19]
  • Number of episodes: 150[20]
  • List of episodes: list of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown episodes[21]
  • Duration: 65[22]
  • Number of seasons: 23[23]
  • Social media followers: 132,176[24], 151,374[25], 156,641[26]

Why It Matters

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · VauTee · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (twitter) username → 8outof10cats
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  2. 12w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mycast talent id → 8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown
    Fandom article id → logos:8_Out_of_10_Cats_does_Countdown
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    X (twitter) username → 8outof10cats
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  3. 12w ago · Slasher-fun · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lumiere film id → 141210
    Official website → http://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-cou
    Wikidata description → British television panel game show
    Tmdb tv series id → 62974
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