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The Best Seasons of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Every season of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown!

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Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.

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Season 1

2 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2013

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Lee Mack, Rob Beckett, Rhod Gilbert, Tim Key 8.0

Season 2

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2013

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Rhod Gilbert, Miles Jupp, Nick Helm 8.1

Season 25

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Jon Richardson, Asim Chaudhry, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty 7.9

Other Seasons

Season 5

3 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Vic Reeves, Jo Brand, Adam Buxton 7.8

Season 7

17 Episodes

First Aired: May 2015

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · Greg Davies, Holly Walsh, Vic Reeves 8.0

Season 16

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2018

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, John Cooper Clarke 8.4

Season 6

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Roisin Conaty, Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett 7.9

Season 28

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2025

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Joe Wilkinson, Alex Brooker, Kevin Bridges, Judi Love & Brian Butterfield 7.8

Season 4

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2014

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Jo Brand, Claudia Winkleman, Bill Bailey 7.7

#10

Season 8

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Jason Manford, Roisin Conaty, Sam Simmons 7.6

#11

Season 11

7 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2016

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Lee Mack, Catherine Tate, Miles Jupp, John Cooper Clarke 7.9

#12

Season 17

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Claudia Winkleman, Henning Wehn, Nick Helm 8.2

#13

Season 12

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Joe Wilkinson, David Mitchell, Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen 8.3

#14

Season 21

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2021

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Sara Pascoe, Richard Ayoade, Nick Helm 8.1

#15

Season 3

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · James Corden, Kevin Bridges, Peter Serafinowicz 7.7

#16

Season 24

2 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Jonathan Ross, Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Ahir Shah 8.0

#17

Season 23

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2022

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Jon Richardson, Nabil Abdulrashid, Roisin Conaty, Joe Wilkinson 7.9

#18

Season 18

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2019

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Joe Wilkinson, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons 7.7

#19

Season 19

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, David O'Doherty 7.8

#20

Season 14

5 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2017

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Cariad Lloyd, Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges, Elis James, Jon Robins 7.8

#21

Season 9

5 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2016

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Vic Reeves, Aisling Bea, David O'Doherty 7.6

#22

Season 20

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2020

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Daisy May Cooper, Richard Ayoade, Ivo Graham, Adam Buxton 7.7

#23

Season 13

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2017

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Joe Lycett, Michelle Wolf, Adam Riches 7.8

#24

Season 29

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Judi Love, Rob Beckett, Katherine Parkinson & Spencer Jones 7.6

#25

Season 15

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Carr, Dane Baptiste, Sam Simmons 7.4

#26

Season 30

2 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2026

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Episode 2 7.4

#27

Season 10

5 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2016

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Henning Wehn, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Tom Allen 7.7

#28

Season 27

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Sarah Millican, Josh Widdicombe, Alan Carr & Thanyia Moore 7.6

#29

Season 22

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Sean Lock, Harry Hill, Jon Richardson, Rosie Jones 7.8

#30

Season 26

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2024

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Laura Smyth, Mat Ewins 7.5