8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Season 30)

Episode 1 (Episode 1)

Air date: 2026-07-31

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: Jimmy Carr hosts with Susie Dent and Rachel Riley, as Jon Richardson and Harriet Kemsley take on Rob Beckett and Richard Ayoade. Plus: special guests Nick Mohammed and Joe Wilkinson.

Episode 2 (Episode 2)

Air date: 2026-08-07

Runtime: 47 min

Overview: Jimmy Carr hosts as Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan take on Jon Richardson and Fatiha El-Ghorri in an ever-so-twisted version of the classic quiz. Susie Dent's in Dictionary Corner and Rachel Riley's doing her thang with the letters and numbers. Plus: special guests Jake Lambert and the Brett Domino Trio.

Episode 3 (Episode 3)

Runtime: 45 min

Episode 4 (Episode 4)

Episode 5 (Episode 5)

Episode 6 (Episode 6)