Series 83

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Series 83 is the current series of Countdown and the eighteenth series presented by Nick Hewer, with some episodes presented by Colin Murray. It was preceded by three special episodes after the finals of Series 82, and will run from January to June 2021. Recordings began in October 2020.

Despite England being placed in lockdown for the second time in November 2020, filming of Countdown went ahead, citing a government exemption for TV recordings to continue. However, Nick Hewer will temporarily step down as host while he shields at home. Colin Murray will cover for Hewer as host during this period, as announced on Hewer's Twitter feed, thus making this the first regular series to have more than one host: the only exception in the past being 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 16. Hewer announced his retirement from the show in December 2020, and his final episode date is not yet known.

Social distancing guidelines introduced in the second half of the previous series, including a ban on studio audiences, will remain in place for the foreseeable future – at least until April 2021 – to suppress COVID-19. It remains unknown when or how these will be lifted, but are likely to be overseen throughout the entirety of this series.

Apterite James Burley is currently participating in the series.

Current leaderboard

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Daniel Jonathan	4	416
2	James Burley*	3	302
3	Paul Gaskell	1	150

* still playing Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest single-game score.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7414	4/01/2021	P	Daniel Jonathan	58 – 80	Paul Gaskell	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	125
7415	5/01/2021	P	Paul Gaskell	70 – 84	James Burley	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	132
7416	6/01/2021	P	James Burley	127 – 55	Edward Carter	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent	156
7417	7/01/2021	P	James Burley	91 – 60	Peter Franklin Routh	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent	132
7418	8/01/2021	P	James Burley	–	tba	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent
7419	11/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent
7420	12/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent
7421	13/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent
7422	14/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent
7423	15/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent
7424	18/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent
7425	19/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent
7426	20/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
7427	21/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
7428	22/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
7429	25/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
7430	26/01/2021	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent

External Links

• Series 83 on The Countdown Database.