8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 26

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 26 is the current series of special episodes that began airing on 19 July 2024. These episodes will be the last to air for some time, following the announcement that production of the show had been suspended owing to the slowdown at Channel 4, with no new episodes recorded in 2024 (although it remains yet to be seen if the annual Christmas Special will go ahead). Most of the episodes premiered on Australian BBC UKTV in the beginning of 2024, months before being transmitted in the UK.

Notably, all the episodes featured a black screen momentarily before each segment started and ended. This was likely due to a change in Sponsor between their original intended airing dates (Coors Light) and now (Tesco Whoosh).

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
Cats158	19/07/2024	S	Katherine Ryan & Richard Ayoade	39 – 28*	Jon Richardson & Dan Tiernan	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					John Kearns	Susie Dent	75
Cats159	26/07/2024	S	Rosie Jones & Joe Wilkinson	43 – 36	Sarah Millican & Tom Allen	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Nick Mohammed	Susie Dent	66
Cats160	02/08/2024	S	Munya Chawawa & Alan Carr	34 – 26*	Sarah Millican & Gary Delaney	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Ciarán Dowd	Susie Dent	65
Cats161	09/08/2024	S	Laura Smyth & Richard Ayoade	45 – 46	Jon Richardson & Katherine Ryan	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Mat Ewins	Susie Dent	89
Cats162	16/08/2024	S	Maisie Adam & Jonathan Ross	41**+ – 34	Richard Ayoade & Kemah Bob	Jimmy Carr	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon					Sarah Keyworth	Susie Dent	96

* includes 5 points from a bonus game ** includes 11 points from a bonus game + includes 20 points from the conundrum