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'''[[Countdown]]''' is currently broadcast by [[Channel 4]] from 14:10 to 15:00 British Time on Mondays to Fridays most weeks throughout the year. In addition to the +1 channel, most programmes are repeated early mornings on Channel 4 at around 06:00, about 32 hours after their first transmission.
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''[[Countdown]]'' is currently broadcast by [[Channel 4]] from 14:10 to 15:00 British time on Mondays to Fridays most weeks throughout the year. In addition to the +1 channel, most programmes are repeated early mornings on Channel 4 at around 06:00, usually about 36 hours after their first transmission. In 2021, Channel 4 carrying the {{w|2020 Summer Paralympics}} meant these repeats were delayed by three weeks – this was resolved 1.5 years later in end-2022 when episodes were aired on Saturday mornings for a few weeks.
  
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Countdown programmes used to have additional repeat showings on {{w|More4}} and {{w|4seven}}, but these practices have now stopped.
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''Countdown'' programmes used to have additional repeat showings on {{w|More4}} and {{w|4seven}}, but these practices have now stopped. They were also given a showing on {{w|S4C}} a few days after the first Channel 4 transmission, but this ended with the completion of the digital switchover in Wales in March 2010 (at which point S4C ceased broadcast of Channel 4 programmes, since Channel 4 is now available throughout Wales).
  
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They were also given a showing on {{w|S4C}} a few days after the first Channel 4 transmission, but this ended with the completion of the digital switchover in Wales in March 2010 (at which point S4C ceased broadcast of Channel 4 programmes, since Channel 4 is now available throughout Wales).
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Up until 2021, programmes could be watched using {{w|Channel 4 (VoD service)|Channel 4's on-demand service}} at any time up to thirty days after the first transmission.
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Programmes can, however, be watched using All4, Channel 4's on-demand service, at any time up to thirty days after the first transmission.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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! Start Series
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! Start series
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! End Series
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! End series
 
! Time (UK time)
 
! Time (UK time)
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
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| rowspan="2"|[[Series 4]]
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 4]]
 
| 17:00
 
| 17:00
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| Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only.
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| Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 16:45
 
| 16:45
 
| Tuesdays only.
 
| Tuesdays only.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Championship of Champions I]]
+
| [[Championship of Champions I|Championship of<br />Champions I]]
 
| [[Series 50]]
 
| [[Series 50]]
−
| 16:30 (30 minutes)<br />16:15 (45 minutes).
+
| 16:30 (30 minutes)<br />16:15 (45 minutes)
−
| Grand finals between [[Series 11]] and [[Series 17]] were shown at 16:30.<br />Up to and including [[Episode 3544]].
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| Grand finals between [[Series 11]] and [[Series 17|17]] were shown at 16:30.<br />Up to and including [[Episode 3544]].
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"|[[Masters Series 1]]
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| colspan="2"|[[Countdown Masters Series 1|''Countdown Masters'' (series 1)]]
 
| 06:05
 
| 06:05
 
| Episodes [[Episode M1|M1]] to [[Episode M23|M23]].
 
| Episodes [[Episode M1|M1]] to [[Episode M23|M23]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Masters Series 1]]
+
| ''Countdown Masters''<br />(series 1)
−
| [[Masters Series 2]]
+
| [[Countdown Masters Series 2|''Countdown Masters''<br />(series 2)]]
 
| 08:45
 
| 08:45
 
| Episodes [[Episode M24|M24]] to [[Episode M54|M54]].
 
| Episodes [[Episode M24|M24]] to [[Episode M54|M54]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2"|[[Masters Series 2]]
+
| colspan="2"|''Countdown Masters'' (series 2)
 
| 06:54
 
| 06:54
 
| Episodes [[Episode M55|M55]] to [[Episode M94|M94]].<br />''(Episodes [[Episode M100|M100]], [[Episode M101|M101]], [[Episode M103|M103]], and [[Episode M104|M104]] are unknown.)''
 
| Episodes [[Episode M55|M55]] to [[Episode M94|M94]].<br />''(Episodes [[Episode M100|M100]], [[Episode M101|M101]], [[Episode M103|M103]], and [[Episode M104|M104]] are unknown.)''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2"|[[Celebrity Countdown Series 1]]
+
| colspan="2"|[[Celebrity Countdown Series 1|''Celebrity Countdown'' (series 1)]]
 
| 20:00
 
| 20:00
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Series 50]]
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| Series 50
 
| [[Series 53]]
 
| [[Series 53]]
 
| 15:15
 
| 15:15
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| Up to and including [[Episode 4152]].
 
| Up to and including [[Episode 4152]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2"|[[Series 55]]
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| colspan="2"|Series 55
 
| 15:45
 
| 15:45
 
| Episodes [[Episode 4153|4153]] to [[Episode 4177|4177]].
 
| Episodes [[Episode 4153|4153]] to [[Episode 4177|4177]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Series 55]]
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| Series 55
 
| [[Series 57]]
 
| [[Series 57]]
 
| 15:30
 
| 15:30
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| Up to and including [[Episode 4468]].
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| Up to and including [[Episode 4428]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2"|[[Series 57]]
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| colspan="2"|Series 57
 
| 15:25
 
| 15:25
−
| Episodes [[Episode 4369|4369]] to [[Episode 4378|4378]].
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| Episodes [[Episode 4429|4429]] to [[Episode 4438|4438]].
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Series 57]]
+
| colspan="2"|Series 57
 +
| 15:30
 +
| Episodes [[Episode 4439|4439]] to [[Episode 4468|4468]].
 +
|-
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| Series 57
 
| [[Series 63]]
 
| [[Series 63]]
 
| 15:25
 
| 15:25
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| Up to and including [[Episode 5586]].
 
| Up to and including [[Episode 5586]].
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Series 67]]
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| Series 67
 
| [[Series 71]]
 
| [[Series 71]]
 
| 14:40
 
| 14:40
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| Some information for this era is unclear; at some point, the show migrated temporarily to 15:10, but a start and end date for this is not known.
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| Up to and including [[Episode 5982]].
 
|-
 
|-
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| Series 71
 
| [[Series 72]]
 
| [[Series 72]]
 +
| 15:10
 +
| Up to and including [[Episode 6076]].
 +
|-
 +
| Series 72
 +
| [[Series 73]]
 +
| 14:10
 +
| Up to and including [[Episode 6239]].
 +
|-
 +
| Series 73
 +
| [[Series 75]]
 +
| 15:10
 +
| Up to and including [[Episode 6446]].
 +
|-
 +
| Series 75
 
| present
 
| present
 
| 14:10
 
| 14:10
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| From late January 2015 onwards, the exact episode is not known.
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2"|[[Celebrity Countdown Series 2]]
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| colspan="2"|[[Celebrity Countdown Series 2|''Celebrity Countdown'' (series 2)]]
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| 18:55<br /><small>(More4)</small>
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| 18:55<br /><small>({{w|More4}})</small>
 
|  
 
|  
 
|}
 
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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! Date
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! width=16%|Date
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! During Series
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! During series
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! Time (UK time)
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! width=11%|Time (UK time)
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
 
|-
 
|-
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| rowspan="2"|[[Series 2]]
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 2]]
 
| 17:00
 
| 17:00
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| Broadcast 30 minutes earlier due to extended News coverage for the {{w|1983 United Kingdom general election}}.
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| Broadcast 30 minutes earlier due to extended news coverage for the {{w|1983 United Kingdom general election}}.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2 July 1983
 
| 2 July 1983
 
| 19:00
 
| 19:00
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| [[:Category:Saturday episodes|Saturday episode]], shown to accommodate the longer runtime of a [[14 round format|14 round game]].
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| [[:Category:Saturday episodes|Saturday episode]], shown to accommodate the longer runtime of a [[14 round format (old)|14-round game]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 20 September 1983<br />11 October 1983<br />13 October 1983<br />
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| 20 September 1983<br />11 October 1983<br />13 October 1983
 
| rowspan="5"|[[Series 3]]
 
| rowspan="5"|[[Series 3]]
 
| 17:30
 
| 17:30
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| 15 December 1983
 
| 15 December 1983
 
| 16:45
 
| 16:45
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| Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the grand final.
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| Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the [[Episode 132|grand final]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 23 April 1984
 
| 23 April 1984
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| 17:15
 
| 17:15
 
|-
 
|-
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| rowspan="2"|26 April 1984<br />28 June 1984
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| 26 April 1984
 
| rowspan="2"|16:45
 
| rowspan="2"|16:45
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the grand final.
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| 28 June 1984
 +
| Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the [[Episode 184|grand final]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 25 October 1984<br />1 November 1984<br />15 November 1984
 
| 25 October 1984<br />1 November 1984<br />15 November 1984
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| 17 January 1985<br />25 January 1985<br />31 January 1985<br />7 March 1985<br />8 March 1985
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| 17 January 1985<br />7 February 1985<br />14 February 1985<br />7 March 1985<br />8 March 1985
 
| rowspan="3"|[[Series 6]]
 
| rowspan="3"|[[Series 6]]
 
| 16:25
 
| 16:25
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| rowspan="2"|[[Series 7]]
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 7]]
 
| 16:35
 
| 16:35
−
|
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| [[:Category:Saturday episodes|Saturday episode]] (no episode on previous Monday).
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 20 December 1985
 
| 20 December 1985
 
| 16:45
 
| 16:45
−
| Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the grand final.
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| Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the [[Episode 338|grand final]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 27 January 1986
 
| 27 January 1986
 
| [[Series 8]]
 
| [[Series 8]]
 
| 18:00
 
| 18:00
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| Delayed due to live House of Lords coverage.
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| Listed in ''{{w|TVTimes}}'' as 16:30 – delayed due to live House of Lords coverage.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 11 April 1986
 
| 11 April 1986
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 9]]
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 9]]
 
| 16:25
 
| 16:25
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|
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| Listed in ''TVTimes'' as 16:30.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5 May 1986<br />26 May 1986
 
| 5 May 1986<br />26 May 1986
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|-
 
|-
 
| 13 October 1986
 
| 13 October 1986
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| [[Series 10]]
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| rowspan="2"|[[Special episode]]
 
| 16:30
 
| 16:30
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| [[Episode 445|"Champion of Champion of Champions"]] special.
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| "[[Episode 445|Champion of Champion of Champions]]" special, extended to 45 minutes.
 +
|-
 +
| 2 February 1987
 +
| 16:30
 +
| [[Episode 495|500th episode]], extended to 45 minutes.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3 June 1987
 
| 3 June 1987
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| 16:35
 
| 16:35
 
| Delayed due to Derby Day.
 
| Delayed due to Derby Day.
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|-
 +
| 18 April 1989
 +
| [[Countdown Masters Series 1|''Countdown Masters'' (series 1)]]
 +
| 06:05 (leg 1)<br />08:19 (leg 2)
 +
| Leg 1 of [[Episode M3]] scheduled for 17 April 1989 – reason unknown.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 15 July 1989
 
| 15 July 1989
 
| [[Series 18]]
 
| [[Series 18]]
 
| 18:00
 
| 18:00
−
| Moved to Saturday owing to the bicentary of the French Revolution.
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| Moved from Friday to Saturday owing to the bicentenary of the {{w|French Revolution}}.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 17 April 1990<br />18 April 1990<br />19 April 1990<br />20 April 1990<br />21 April 1990<br />23 April 1990<br />24 April 1990<br />8 May 1990
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| 27 October 1989
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| [[Masters Series 2]]
+
| rowspan="5"|''Countdown Masters'' (series 1)
 +
| 08:55
 +
| Listed in ''TVTimes'' as 08:45 – delayed by news of {{w|Nigel Lawson}}'s resignation.
 +
|-
 +
| 10 November 1989<br />13 November 1989
 +
| rowspan="3"|08:51
 +
| Listed in ''TVTimes'' as 08:45 – delayed by news of the {{w|Fall of the Berlin Wall}}.
 +
|-
 +
| 26 December 1989
 +
| Boxing Day.
 +
|-
 +
| 12 February 1990
 +
| Listed in ''TVTimes'' as 08:45 – delayed by news of {{w|Nelson Mandela}}'s release.
 +
|-
 +
| 25 December 1989
 +
| 08:48
 +
| Listed in ''TVTimes'' as 08:45 – Christmas Day.
 +
|-
 +
| 17 April 1990<br />18 April 1990<br />19 April 1990<br />20 April 1990<br />23 April 1990<br />24 April 1990<br />1 May 1990
 +
| [[Countdown Masters Series 2|''Countdown Masters'' (series 2)]]
 
| 06:50
 
| 06:50
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2 July 1990
 
| 2 July 1990
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| [[Series 20]]
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| Special episode
 
| 16:10
 
| 16:10
−
| [[Episode 1003|1000th episode]], extended to 50 minutes.
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| [[Episode 1003|1000th episode]], extended to 45 minutes.
 +
|-
 +
| 25 December 1990
 +
| rowspan="3"|''Countdown Masters'' (series 2)
 +
| 09:19
 +
| Listed in ''{{w|TVTimes}}'' as 09:16 – Christmas Day.
 +
|-
 +
| 26 December 1990
 +
| rowspan="2"|09:17
 +
| Listed in ''TVTimes'' as 09:16 – Boxing Day.
 +
|-
 +
| 1 January 1991
 +
| New Year's Day.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 8 January 1991
 
| 8 January 1991
 
| [[Championship of Champions V]]
 
| [[Championship of Champions V]]
 
| rowspan="2"|16:30
 
| rowspan="2"|16:30
−
| rowspan="2"|Unlike 14-round broadcasts at the time, shown at the "normal" time of 16:30.
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| rowspan="2"|Unlike [[14 round format (old)|14-round]] broadcasts at the time, shown at the "normal" time of 16:30.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 16 January 1998
 
| 16 January 1998
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| [[Series 42]]
 
| [[Series 42]]
 
| 16:10
 
| 16:10
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| Grand final, extended by 5 minutes.
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| [[Episode 2797|Grand final]], extended by five minutes.
 +
|-
 +
| 5 July 2000
 +
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 43]]
 +
| rowspan="2"|16:45
 +
| Delayed due to cricket coverage.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 5 July 2000<br />25 December 2000
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| 25 December 2000
−
| [[Series 43]]
+
| rowspan="10"|Christmas and New Year.
−
| 16:45
 
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| Delayed due to cricket coverage.<br />Christmas Day.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 26 December 2000<br />29 December 2000
 
| 26 December 2000<br />29 December 2000
 
| rowspan="3"|[[Series 44]]
 
| rowspan="3"|[[Series 44]]
 
| 16:15
 
| 16:15
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| rowspan="3"|Christmas and New Year.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 28 December 2000
 
| 28 December 2000
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| rowspan="2"|[[Series 46]]
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 46]]
 
| 17:45
 
| 17:45
−
| Christmas Eve.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 25 December 2001
 
| 25 December 2001
 
| 17:50
 
| 17:50
−
| Christmas Day.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 26 December 2001
 
| 26 December 2001
 
| rowspan="6"|[[Series 47]]
 
| rowspan="6"|[[Series 47]]
 
| 15:30
 
| 15:30
−
| rowspan="4"|Christmas and New Year.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 28 December 2001
 
| 28 December 2001
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| 15:45
+
| 16:45
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 31 December 2001
 
| 31 December 2001
 
| 16:00
 
| 16:00
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 1 January 2001
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| 1 January 2002
−
| 16:45
+
| 15:45
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 6 May 2002
 
| 6 May 2002
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|-
 
|-
 
| 3 June 2002
 
| 3 June 2002
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| 16:05/16:10
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| 16:08
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| Listed as 16:05 in some listings, 16:10 in others (broadcast commenced 16:08); Golden Jubilee bank holiday.
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| Listed in ''{{w|TVTimes}}'' as 16:05, ''{{w|Daily Mail}}'' as 16:10 – bank holiday for {{w|Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II}}.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5 May 2003
 
| 5 May 2003
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| rowspan="6"|[[Series 54]]
 
| rowspan="6"|[[Series 54]]
 
| 16:20
 
| 16:20
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| rowspan="6"|A short-lived Saturday slot for the show; the episodes were erratically scheduled.
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| rowspan="6"|A short-lived [[:Category:Saturday episodes|Saturday]] slot for the show – the episodes were erratically scheduled.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 14 January 2006<br />28 January 2006<br />1 April 2006
 
| 14 January 2006<br />28 January 2006<br />1 April 2006
 
| 16:10
 
| 16:10
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 21 January 2006<br />4 February 2006<br />4 March 2006<br />18 March 2006<br />
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| 21 January 2006<br />4 February 2006<br />4 March 2006<br />18 March 2006
 
| 16:00
 
| 16:00
 
|-
 
|-
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| August bank holiday.
 
| August bank holiday.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 17 April 2017
+
| 1 April 2016
 +
| [[Series 74]]
 +
| 15:05
 +
| rowspan="4"|Moved due to {{w|Formula One}} coverage.
 +
|-
 +
| 14 April 2017
 
| [[Series 76]]
 
| [[Series 76]]
 
| 14:05
 
| 14:05
−
| rowspan="3"|Moved due to Formula One coverage.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 15 September 2017
 
| 15 September 2017
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| 24 November 2018
 
| 24 November 2018
 
| [[Series 79]]
 
| [[Series 79]]
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| 14:45
+
| 14:55
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 12 November 2019<br />19 November 2019
 
| 12 November 2019<br />19 November 2019
−
| [[Celebrity Countdown Series 2]]
+
| [[Celebrity Countdown Series 2|''Celebrity Countdown'' (series 2)]]
−
| 21:00<br /><small>(More4)</small>
+
| 21:00<br /><small>({{w|More4}})</small>
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| Original timeslot for [[Celebrity Countdown Series 2]]: following disappointing ratings, the remaining four episodes were pulled and rescheduled.
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| Original timeslot for ''Celebrity Countdown'' (series 2) – following disappointing ratings, the remaining four episodes were pulled and rescheduled.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 24 February 2021<br />25 February 2021<br />26 February 2021
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| 24 February 2021<br />25 February 2021
 
| [[Series 83]]
 
| [[Series 83]]
 
| 14:25<br /><small>(More4)</small>
 
| 14:25<br /><small>(More4)</small>
−
| Moved due to coverage of the {{w|English cricket team in India in 2020–21|2021 Anthony De Mello Trophy}}. Unlike cricket shown between 1999 and 2005, these episodes had already been filmed when the rights were awarded to Channel 4.
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| Moved due to coverage of the {{w|English cricket team in India in 2020–21|2021 Anthony de Mello Trophy}}.
 +
|-
 +
| 24 August 2021
 +
| rowspan="5"|[[Series 84]]
 +
| 15:15
 +
| rowspan="2"|Moved due to scheduled coverage of the {{w|2020 Summer Paralympics}}.
 +
|-
 +
| 26 August 2021
 +
| 15:10
 +
|-
 +
| 3 September 2021
 +
| 14:40
 +
| Moved due to unscheduled coverage of the above Paralympics. EPGs were not updated.
 +
|-
 +
| 27 October 2021
 +
| 14:23
 +
| Delayed by technical failures. A good episode to bury, as it was [[:Category:Episodes critically affected by administrative errors|critically affected by an administrative error]]. EPGs were not updated.
 +
|-
 +
| 8 December 2021
 +
| 06:10
 +
| Moved due to technical difficulties which prevented it from being broadcast on [[Episode 7652|3 December 2021]].
 +
|-
 +
| 9 September 2022
 +
| rowspan="2"|[[Series 86]]
 +
| 14:15
 +
| Moved due to the death of Queen {{w|Elizabeth II}} the previous day which saw special programs broadcast to celebrate her life.
 +
|-
 +
| 24 September 2022
 +
| 14:35
 +
| [[:Category:Saturday episodes|Saturday episode]] – moved due to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II which resulted in the episodes that week being aired a day behind schedule.
 +
|-
 +
| 7 July 2023
 +
| [[Series 88]]
 +
| 14:05
 +
| Moved due to Formula One coverage.
 
|}
 
|}
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 +
==External Links==
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{{TCDP|url=cdtimes.htm|text=''Countdown'' transmission times}}
  
 
[[Category:Countdown|Times]]
 
[[Category:Countdown|Times]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, 15 July 2023

Countdown is currently broadcast by Channel 4 from 14:10 to 15:00 British time on Mondays to Fridays most weeks throughout the year. In addition to the +1 channel, most programmes are repeated early mornings on Channel 4 at around 06:00, usually about 36 hours after their first transmission. In 2021, Channel 4 carrying the 2020 Summer Paralympics meant these repeats were delayed by three weeks – this was resolved 1.5 years later in end-2022 when episodes were aired on Saturday mornings for a few weeks.

Countdown programmes used to have additional repeat showings on More4 and 4seven, but these practices have now stopped. They were also given a showing on S4C a few days after the first Channel 4 transmission, but this ended with the completion of the digital switchover in Wales in March 2010 (at which point S4C ceased broadcast of Channel 4 programmes, since Channel 4 is now available throughout Wales).

Up until 2021, programmes could be watched using Channel 4's on-demand service at any time up to thirty days after the first transmission.

History

Start series End series Time (UK time) Notes
Series 1 16:45 Only shown Mondays to Thursdays.
Series 2 17:30 Only shown Tuesdays to Fridays.
Series 3 Series 4 17:00 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only.
16:45 Tuesdays only.
Championship of
Champions I 		Series 50 16:30 (30 minutes)
16:15 (45 minutes) 		Grand finals between Series 11 and 17 were shown at 16:30.
Up to and including Episode 3544.
Countdown Masters (series 1) 06:05 Episodes M1 to M23.
Countdown Masters
(series 1) 		Countdown Masters
(series 2) 		08:45 Episodes M24 to M54.
Countdown Masters (series 2) 06:54 Episodes M55 to M94.
(Episodes M100, M101, M103, and M104 are unknown.)
Celebrity Countdown (series 1) 20:00
Series 50 Series 53 15:15
Series 54 Series 55 15:30 Up to and including Episode 4152.
Series 55 15:45 Episodes 4153 to 4177.
Series 55 Series 57 15:30 Up to and including Episode 4428.
Series 57 15:25 Episodes 4429 to 4438.
Series 57 15:30 Episodes 4439 to 4468.
Series 57 Series 63 15:25
Series 64 Series 67 15:10 Up to and including Episode 5586.
Series 67 Series 71 14:40 Up to and including Episode 5982.
Series 71 Series 72 15:10 Up to and including Episode 6076.
Series 72 Series 73 14:10 Up to and including Episode 6239.
Series 73 Series 75 15:10 Up to and including Episode 6446.
Series 75 present 14:10
Celebrity Countdown (series 2) 18:55
(More4)

Exceptions

Exceptions are sorted by series, then by date of the first episode in that particular timeslot in a series. Any future episodes in the same timeslot have been added into that bracket rather than given a separate row.

Date During series Time (UK time) Notes
26 May 1983
27 May 1983
31 May 1983
1 June 1983
2 June 1983
3 June 1983 		Series 2 17:00 Broadcast 30 minutes earlier due to extended news coverage for the 1983 United Kingdom general election.
2 July 1983 19:00 Saturday episode, shown to accommodate the longer runtime of a 14-round game.
20 September 1983
11 October 1983
13 October 1983 		Series 3 17:30
12 October 1983 18:00
31 October 1983
2 November 1983
3 November 1983 		16:45
1 November 1983 16:30
15 December 1983 16:45 Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the grand final.
23 April 1984 Series 4 16:15 Rescheduled due to Easter week.
24 April 1984 17:00
25 April 1984 17:15
26 April 1984 16:45
28 June 1984 Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the grand final.
25 October 1984
1 November 1984
15 November 1984 		Series 5 16:25
17 January 1985
7 February 1985
14 February 1985
7 March 1985
8 March 1985 		Series 6 16:25
21 Feburary 1985
14 March 1985 		16:20
20 March 1985 18:00
23 November 1985 Series 7 16:35 Saturday episode (no episode on previous Monday).
20 December 1985 16:45 Changed start time for 45-minute edition, as the grand final.
27 January 1986 Series 8 18:00 Listed in TVTimes as 16:30 – delayed due to live House of Lords coverage.
11 April 1986 Series 9 16:25 Listed in TVTimes as 16:30.
5 May 1986
26 May 1986 		17:00 Changed due to a bank holiday.
13 October 1986 Special episode 16:30 "Champion of Champion of Champions" special, extended to 45 minutes.
2 February 1987 16:30 500th episode, extended to 45 minutes.
3 June 1987 Series 12 16:35 Delayed due to Derby Day.
18 April 1989 Countdown Masters (series 1) 06:05 (leg 1)
08:19 (leg 2) 		Leg 1 of Episode M3 scheduled for 17 April 1989 – reason unknown.
15 July 1989 Series 18 18:00 Moved from Friday to Saturday owing to the bicentenary of the French Revolution.
27 October 1989 Countdown Masters (series 1) 08:55 Listed in TVTimes as 08:45 – delayed by news of Nigel Lawson's resignation.
10 November 1989
13 November 1989 		08:51 Listed in TVTimes as 08:45 – delayed by news of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
26 December 1989 Boxing Day.
12 February 1990 Listed in TVTimes as 08:45 – delayed by news of Nelson Mandela's release.
25 December 1989 08:48 Listed in TVTimes as 08:45 – Christmas Day.
17 April 1990
18 April 1990
19 April 1990
20 April 1990
23 April 1990
24 April 1990
1 May 1990 		Countdown Masters (series 2) 06:50
2 July 1990 Special episode 16:10 1000th episode, extended to 45 minutes.
25 December 1990 Countdown Masters (series 2) 09:19 Listed in TVTimes as 09:16 – Christmas Day.
26 December 1990 09:17 Listed in TVTimes as 09:16 – Boxing Day.
1 January 1991 New Year's Day.
8 January 1991 Championship of Champions V 16:30 Unlike 14-round broadcasts at the time, shown at the "normal" time of 16:30.
16 January 1998 Championship of Champions IX
24 December 1998 Series 39 17:30 Christmas Eve.
25 December 1998 16:50 Christmas Day.
25 December 1999 Series 41 16:55
23 June 2000 Series 42 16:10 Grand final, extended by five minutes.
5 July 2000 Series 43 16:45 Delayed due to cricket coverage.
25 December 2000 Christmas and New Year.
26 December 2000
29 December 2000 		Series 44 16:15
28 December 2000 16:00
1 January 2001 16:25
24 December 2001 Series 46 17:45
25 December 2001 17:50
26 December 2001 Series 47 15:30
28 December 2001 16:45
31 December 2001 16:00
1 January 2002 15:45
6 May 2002 15:50 May Day bank holiday.
3 June 2002 16:08 Listed in TVTimes as 16:05, Daily Mail as 16:10 – bank holiday for Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
5 May 2003 Series 49 15:55 May Day bank holiday.
12 April 2004 Series 51 15:30 Easter Monday.
31 May 2004 15:10 Spring bank holiday.
30 June 2005 Series 53 15:00
15:45 		Double-bill of the two semi-finals, as the previous two episodes had been delayed by a day due to the death of Richard Whiteley.
7 January 2006
8 April 2006 		Series 54 16:20 A short-lived Saturday slot for the show – the episodes were erratically scheduled.
14 January 2006
28 January 2006
1 April 2006 		16:10
21 January 2006
4 February 2006
4 March 2006
18 March 2006 		16:00
11 February 2006 16:35
18 February 2006
25 February 2006
11 March 2006 		16:15
25 March 2006 16:05
28 August 2006 Series 55 15:25 August bank holiday.
1 April 2016 Series 74 15:05 Moved due to Formula One coverage.
14 April 2017 Series 76 14:05
15 September 2017 Series 77 12:40
24 November 2018 Series 79 14:55
12 November 2019
19 November 2019 		Celebrity Countdown (series 2) 21:00
(More4) 		Original timeslot for Celebrity Countdown (series 2) – following disappointing ratings, the remaining four episodes were pulled and rescheduled.
24 February 2021
25 February 2021 		Series 83 14:25
(More4) 		Moved due to coverage of the 2021 Anthony de Mello Trophy.
24 August 2021 Series 84 15:15 Moved due to scheduled coverage of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
26 August 2021 15:10
3 September 2021 14:40 Moved due to unscheduled coverage of the above Paralympics. EPGs were not updated.
27 October 2021 14:23 Delayed by technical failures. A good episode to bury, as it was critically affected by an administrative error. EPGs were not updated.
8 December 2021 06:10 Moved due to technical difficulties which prevented it from being broadcast on 3 December 2021.
9 September 2022 Series 86 14:15 Moved due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II the previous day which saw special programs broadcast to celebrate her life.
24 September 2022 14:35 Saturday episode – moved due to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II which resulted in the episodes that week being aired a day behind schedule.
7 July 2023 Series 88 14:05 Moved due to Formula One coverage.

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