Celebrity Countdown Series 2

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Celebrity Countdown Series 2 is the second series of Celebrity Countdown, airing over 21 years after the first one ended, on Channel 4's sister network, More4. The More4 edition notably uses a scoring system whereby all players receive points for each solution, even if beaten by their opponents (equivalent to them receiving their "raw scores"). The first episode used the 13 round format LNCLLNLLNLLNC, while the second added an eighth letters game prior to the final numbers to produce a rearrangement of the old grand final 14-round format. Each show was an hour long. Some audience members were handed old and used letter cards which were signed by the players.

The series proved unsuccessful, achieving disappointingly low ratings and receiving a negative review on the UK Gameshows website. The first episode attracted 250,000 viewers before apparently losing half its audience in episode 2; these were shown in a 9:00pm time slot in November 2019. The remaining four shows were not shown until January, airing in four consecutive days at 6:55pm.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
C9	12/11/2019	CC	Jay Rayner	58 – 50	Jo Brand	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley					Chris Packham	Susie Dent	135
C10	19/11/2019	CC	Charlie Higson	70 – 78	Rufus Hound	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley					Anna Richardson	Susie Dent	120
C11	6/01/2020	CC	Chris Packham	32 – 37	Charlotte Hawkins	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley					Jo Brand	Susie Dent	110
C12	7/01/2020	CC	Stuart Maconie	59 – 82	James O'Brien	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley					Rufus Hound	Susie Dent	152
C13	8/01/2020	CC	Sabrina Grant	28 – 46	Anna Richardson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley					Rufus Hound	Susie Dent	109
C14	9/01/2020	CC	Christine Ohuruogu	31 – 65	Colin Murray	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley					Jo Brand	Susie Dent	113

External Links

• Weaver's Week review