A mash-up of current affairs comedy quiz '8 out of 10 Cats' and daily words and numbers quiz show 'Countdown'. Jimmy Carr presents and each week he is joined by team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, they are joined each week by Susie Dent in dictionary corner and Rachel Riley providing the letters and numbers.
A panel game hosted by, Jimmy Carr with team captains, Sean Lock and Dave Spikey. The teams are asked questions relating to opinion polls and statistics based on the week's events.