This article is about the comedy panel show. For its Countdown crossover show, see 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
8 Out of 10 Cats
Genre
Comedy panel game
Presented by
Jimmy Carr
Starring
Sean Lock
Dave Spikey
Jason Manford
Jon Richardson
Rob Beckett
Aisling Bea
Katherine Ryan
Narrated by
John Pohlhammer
Theme music composer
Mat Osman
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
22
No. of episodes
232 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations
BBC Television Centre (series 1–15)
Teddington Studios (series 16)
Pinewood Studios (series 16–17, 19, 22)
Shepperton Studios (series 18)
Elstree Studios (series 20)
BBC Elstree Centre (series 21)
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
23–28 minutes
Production company
Zeppotron
Original release
Network
Channel 4 (2005–2015)
More4 (2015–2017)
E4 (2017–2021)
Release
3 June 2005 (2005-06-03) – 17 January 2021 (2021-01-17)
Related
8 Out of 10 Cats: Uncut
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
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8 Out of 10 Cats was a British comedy panel show that aired from 3 June 2005 to 17 January 2021. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 from 2005 to 2015, then More4 from 2016 to 2017, and finally E4 from 2017 to 2021. The show was hosted by Jimmy Carr and featured regular team captains Sean Lock, Dave Spikey, Jason Manford, Jon Richardson, Rob Beckett, Aisling Bea and Katherine Ryan.[1]
The show was based on statistics and opinion polls and draws on polls produced by a variety of organisations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by Harris Poll[citation needed]. The title was derived from an old popular misquoting of a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which claimed that "8 out of 10 owners (later adverts adding "who expressed a preference") said their cats prefer it".
New and past episodes air across the Channel 4 network of channels, including More4 and E4 Extra, and past episodes are also repeated on Dave and Comedy Central.
^"KATHERINE RYAN CONFIRMED AS TEAM CAPTAIN ON E4'S 8 OUT OF 10 CATS". channel4.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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