I still think there’s potential in getting rid of the host role and giving the chat and starting the clock (let’s be honest, the host doesn’t do much else) to Rachel/Anne-Marie, keeping Susie though of course.
C4 listings promote him as the “new host” so perhaps they’re hopeful of it being more permanent.
In other news seems two key people from the commissioning of Millionaire are pitching Lucky 13 – “a high-stakes general knowledge rolling quiz format” which sounds suspiciously like but hosted by Kevin Bacon.
I still think there’s potential in getting rid of the host role and giving the chat and starting the clock (let’s be honest, the host doesn’t do much else) to Rachel/Anne-Marie, keeping Susie though of course.
Just read that Des Chiffres et Des Lettres is being reduced from weekdays to weekends, so that’s a thing.
C4 listings promote him as the “new host” so perhaps they’re hopeful of it being more permanent.
In other news seems two key people from the commissioning of Millionaire are pitching Lucky 13 – “a high-stakes general knowledge rolling quiz format” which sounds suspiciously like but hosted by Kevin Bacon.
https://www.c21media.net/news/kevin-bacon-join-forces-with-prodco-studio-1-to-develop-quizshow-format-lucky-13/
TVguide.co.uk reckons the 4 August 2022 edition of Countdown is hosted by Les Dennis.
There was a picture of him leaving Media City the other week so probably correct
Yep, he’s announced it on his Twitter.
Floella Benjamin to present Countdown on 31 October 2022 according to TVGuide.co.uk, likely for the 40th anniversary episodes.