New Episodes of 8/10 Cats Does Countdown

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:42 pm

I thought I might start a thread about this, because they can be hard to catch. There was one on last week, and I think tonight as well, but I'll catch that on All4.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:28 pm

I've not been keeping up to date with this, but on All 4 (the Channel 4 catch-up thing) the new episodes available are series 14, episodes 2-4 (25/8/17, 1/9/17 and 15/9/17).

Ryan Lam · Post by **Ryan Lam** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:45 am

Since I'm the main person doing the recapping on the Apterous Wiki and I'm on the forum here there's one coming up next Friday on 19 January 2018 at 9pm!

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:08 pm

There was also a Christmas special, which is still on All 4.

Ryan Lam · Post by **Ryan Lam** » Fri Jun 29, 2018 3:05 pm

Series 16 is coming your way from 13 July 2018. From yours truly..JImmy Carr will not be hosting the first episode, Katherine Ryan will!

Ryan Lam · Post by **Ryan Lam** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:38 am

While you're all busy watching CoCXV, you can take a mental break by watching Series 17 from 11 January 2019 onwards!

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:18 am

There was a Christmas special as well, presumably still online.

Ryan Lam · Post by **Ryan Lam** » Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:27 pm

Wow, am I dreaming, Catsdown has started using the ODO (At LONG, LONG last!!!), Come to think of it, maybe this is why Sean could safely go for STRAFED and GUILE.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:13 pm

There's a new series starting today at 9:00.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:02 pm

Christmas special on in a minute.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:03 pm

A new series started yesterday. The longest pregnancy in history has kicked back into action.

Tom S · Post by **Tom S** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:33 pm

Found it quite an enjoyable episode tbh in general. Some of the players on Catsdown are definitely better than some we see on the normal show. I reckon Jon Richardson would stand a good chance of becoming an octochamp if he was on the standard variant. Other decent players I can think of are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Carr, Katherine Ryan and Sean Lock (who seems a little inconsistent, but has come up with some nice words in the past)....

Paul Anderson · Post by **Paul Anderson** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:48 am

Their CD ability seems decent, but I've always found the show too slow-paced. A few more rounds would make the comedy feel less forced.

Tom S · Post by **Tom S** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:54 pm

Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:48 am Their CD ability seems decent, but I've always found the show too slow-paced. A few more rounds would make the comedy feel less forced.

Inclined to agree- I think they spend too much time at the beginning talking to the players.

Paul Anderson · Post by **Paul Anderson** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:16 am

Aye and not enough doing just that on the real show.

Ian Fitzpatrick · Post by **Ian Fitzpatrick** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:15 am

Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:16 am Aye and not enough doing just that on the real show.

Indeed, that is something Nick isn't very good at, he is always interrupting, presumably because he thinks he has time constraints, in which case he could cut out some of his one weird anecdotes!

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:10 pm

It looked like a pre-pregnancy Rachel in last week's episode so they might have found one that they forgot to show previously lying around the studio floor. It will be interesting to see what happens this week.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:26 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:10 pm It looked like a pre-pregnancy Rachel in last week's episode so they might have found one that they forgot to show previously lying around the studio floor. It will be interesting to see what happens this week.

I read some stuff online saying there was something controversial about it, hence why it was left for a while...

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:08 pm

There's a new series just started on Thursday.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:05 pm

Rachel was back to being pregnant on Thursday. Also Paul Foot is a good player.

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:46 pm

The couple of new episodes this week have been hilarious.

Also the regular players are getting better which I guess is not unexpected but still good to see.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Mon Feb 14, 2022 10:29 pm

Last Friday's episode was presumably Sean Lock's last and also filmed earlier than the others as Rachel was suddenly not (noticeably) pregnant.

By the way I thought Mr Swallow's card weighing trick (he could tell how many cards he has in his hand by how heavy it feels) was legitimate at first. He's previously done other stuff like memorising a pack of cards. But when he picked up Jon Richardson twice, once with cards in Jon's pocket and once without, and correctly said how many cards there were based on the weight difference, that was definitely bullshit and casts doubt on the original claim.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:14 pm

A new series started last week I think. I haven't watched the first episode yet though.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:43 pm

There was a Christmas special and it looks like a new series starting tonight at 9. Series 24 it seems.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:47 am

Congrats for winning the best panel show at the National Comedy Awards 2023

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:40 pm

Series 24 seems to have stalled after one episode.

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:29 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:40 pm Series 24 seems to have stalled after one episode.

Some series do stop midway through, or delay transmission of episodes. Some recordings are shelved for more than a year or even two years. Have viewers been switching off?

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:09 pm

So what’s the future of Catsdown, then? Still no resumption of last series and AFAIK no indication. Are they even going to make it anymore?

Matt OConnor · Post by **Matt OConnor** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:45 am

They filmed some last month and they’re also filming on 2nd and 8th August too so I guess there’ll be plenty more to come

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Wed May 08, 2024 12:50 pm

Well… https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/catsdoesc ... ause-may24

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Wed May 08, 2024 1:07 pm

Deadline adds: "Deadline understands that talent availability plays a factor in filming and Cats Does Countdown has always been ordered ad hoc but sources tell us they feel the delay is a reflection of Channel 4's continued grapple with the ongoing slowdown and attempts to further spread out its shows across the schedule."

This is gibberish.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu May 09, 2024 4:09 am

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 1:07 pm
Deadline adds: "Deadline understands that talent availability plays a factor in filming and Cats Does Countdown has always been ordered ad hoc but sources tell us they feel the delay is a reflection of Channel 4's continued grapple with the ongoing slowdown and attempts to further spread out its shows across the schedule."
This is gibberish.

Probably one of the least expensive studio shows to make

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Thu May 09, 2024 9:23 am

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 4:09 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 1:07 pm
Deadline adds: "Deadline understands that talent availability plays a factor in filming and Cats Does Countdown has always been ordered ad hoc but sources tell us they feel the delay is a reflection of Channel 4's continued grapple with the ongoing slowdown and attempts to further spread out its shows across the schedule."
This is gibberish.
Probably one of the least expensive studio shows to make

Not necessarily; audience, more lighting, prizes, flamethrowers plus a full line up of professional comedians and stunt performers. Anyway production has paused and no new episodes will be made in 2024.

Catsdown is taking a break.

Jamie Weisenberg · Post by **Jamie Weisenberg** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 pm

I am curious ... do people like this show more than the original ? I am not a fan of the slapstick comedy, to be honest.

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Fri Jul 05, 2024 8:17 am

New episodes from 19th July.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Fri Jul 19, 2024 5:48 pm

Philip A wrote: ↑Fri Jul 05, 2024 8:17 am New episodes from 19th July.

Which is tonight!

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Fri Jul 19, 2024 8:07 pm

At least they’ve brought back the audience in full.

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Sun Aug 18, 2024 11:16 am

Last Friday's edition was criticised by fans for it being a old episode shelved for over 2 years, as it had no visible audience and featured Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon in place of then-pregnant Rachel Riley. So it looked as if it was a repeat, but is wasn't.

Steve Hyde · Post by **Steve Hyde** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:02 am

Watching the 24th Jan episode... sorry, I know it's only Catsdown but PENISROTA is a bs conundrum. What if Big Zuu had whipped ISOPTERAN out of the bag, what then?!

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:22 am

Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:02 am Watching the 24th Jan episode... sorry, I know it's only Catsdown but PENISROTA is a bs conundrum. What if Big Zuu had whipped ISOPTERAN out of the bag, what then?!

They probably would have accepted it, like House of Games does when there are two answers.

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:02 pm

Oh dear, the 7th Feb episode consolidated to just 647,000 viewers. That must be the lowest ratings ever for Catsdown. The show’s ran out of steam.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:28 pm

What's a normal figure? Also 7th Feb was a "best bits" which are generally a bit shite.

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:39 am

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:28 pm What's a normal figure? Also 7th Feb was a "best bits" which are generally a bit shite.

1 million, normally. But yes, clip episodes are boring.

Philip A · Post by **Philip A** » Sat Mar 01, 2025 10:52 am

New series will be recorded in March 2025 with a big studio audience. Hopefully they’ll be released in under 12 months this time.