Countdown

British game show
TVSeries television_series Q6657456
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Countdown

Summary

Countdown is a television series[1]. Countdown ranks in the top 5% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,861 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Countdown's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • Countdown's composer is recorded as Alan Hawkshaw[4].
  • Countdown's genre is game show[5].
  • Countdown's based on is recorded as Des chiffres et des lettres[6].
  • A cast member of Countdown was Susie Dent[7].
  • A cast member of Countdown was Q3416117[8].
  • A cast member of Countdown was Carol Vorderman[9].
  • The original language of Countdown was English[10].
  • Countdown's presenter is recorded as Colin Murray[11].
  • Countdown's Commons category is recorded as Countdown (game show)[12].
  • Countdown's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Countdown's original broadcaster is recorded as Channel 4[14].
  • Countdown's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Countdown began on +1982-11-02T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Countdown's official website is recorded as http://www.channel4.com/programmes/countdown[17].
  • Countdown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Countdown (game show)[18].
  • Countdown's Commons gallery is recorded as Countdown (game show)[19].
  • Countdown's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+7433'}[20].
  • Countdown's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+83'}[21].
  • Countdown's camera setup is recorded as multiple-camera setup[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Susie Dent[7], Q3416117[8], and Carol Vorderman[9].

Publication

The original language of Countdown was English[10]. Countdown's language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Countdown's genre is game show[5].

Why It Matters

Countdown ranks in the top 5% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,861 views/month).[2] Countdown has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . live.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . live.dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seasons {'amount': '+83'}
    Based on Des chiffres et des lettres
    Original network
    Aliases
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