Countdown (Canadian TV program)

Countdown
Also known as
  • Coca-Cola Countdown
  • Much Countdown
GenreMusic
Created byMoses Znaimer
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons22
No. of episodes1,144
Production
Executive producerMoses Znaimer
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesCHUM Television (1996-2007)
CTVglobemedia/Bell Media (2007-2017)
Original release
NetworkMuchMusic
ReleaseJanuary 1, 1996 (1996-01-01) –
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
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The Much Countdown (also known as the Much Top 30 Countdown, and formerly known as The MuchMusic Top 20 Countdown) is an hour-long musical television program, usually hosted by a VJ, that aired on Canadian music television station MuchMusic from 1996 to 2017.[1][2] Countdown was one of the longest-running programs that has aired on MuchMusic since the channel's debut. Originally sponsored by Coca-Cola, it was known for the first several years as the Coca-Cola Countdown.[3]

  1. ^ For the current MuchMusic Top 20 Countdown see http://www.muchmusic.com/countdown/. Archived 24 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Muchmusic Top 30".
  3. ^ Young, Tony; Higgins, Dalton (2002). Much Master T : one VJ's journey. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 46. ISBN 1550225413.