I mean this with sincerity and no disrespect: I just love how the British shorten their TV shows. I get a laugh every time I hear someone say "they were on Strictly"

I was trying to think of any funny abbreviations we use here in shitland but none came to mind. I'm guessing it's the prevalence of long titles over there

[Edit] SNL, Conan, Colbert, etc. shows like that are the only abbreviations I can think of

Everyone just calls that "Cats Does Countdown" anyway, so the number is irrelevant.

Maybe they should cancel that show too. It would give the host more time to participate in various comedy festivals around the world.

It became "8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown" which is still going.

Its cheaper and easier to make a show where the contestants play simple word games and banter, than make a show with current affair questions and researchers. The comedians just turn up and do their stuff, wirhout any researchers or question writers needed. There are still comedy writers of course, as the show does have sketches and bits throughout.

But the games really pad out the show, although personally i find ir a bit tedious to watch. The countdown version runs for an hour while the original ran for 30 mins.

I believe Jimmy Carr and maybe the team captains quit the show. I was under the impression at the time it was going to continue with different people, but clearly that never happened.

Edit: Looks like maybe that was back in 2016 and it did continue for a bit: https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/25976/8_out_of_10_cats_to_return_with_new_captains