Countdown (disambiguation)

A countdown is the backward counting to indicate the remaining time before an event occurs.

Countdown may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

• Countdown (Polystyle Publications), a British comic book series
  • Countdown (comic strip), the title strip in the series
• Countdown to Final Crisis, an American comic book series published by DC comics
• Countdown to Infinite Crisis, an American one-shot comic book published by DC Comics
• Star Trek: Countdown, a comic book prequel to the 2009 film Star Trek

Films

• Countdown (1967 film), directed by Robert Altman
• Countdown (2004 film), a Russian action film directed by Yevgeny Lavrentyev
• Countdown (2011 film), a South Korean film directed by Huh Jong-Ho
• Countdown (2012 film), a Thai film
• Countdown (2016 film), an American action film
• Countdown (2019 film), an American horror film

Games and toys

• Countdown (G.I. Joe), a fictional astronaut
• Countdown (video game), a 1990 point-and-click adventure game
• Countdown, a Holiday Beanie Babies teddy bear

Literature

• Countdown (novel), a 2014 book by Natalie Standiford in The 39 Clues franchise
• Countdown (novel series), a 1999 young adult series by Daniel Parker
• Countdown, a non-fiction book by Amitav Ghosh

Music

• Countdown, another name for The Countdown Singers

Albums

• Countdown (Jimmy McGriff album), a 1983 album by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff
• Countdown (Steve Kuhn album), a 1998 album by jazz pianist Steve Kuhn
• Countdown (Super Junior-D&E album), a 2021 album by Super Junior-D&E
• Countdown 1992–1983, a compilation album by the band Pulp
• The Countdown, a 1988 album by jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller
• Countdown, an album by Joey Alexander
• Countdown, an album by Marie Wegener released in 2019

Songs

• "Countdown" (Beyoncé song)
• "Countdown" (Lindsey Buckingham song)
• "Countdown" (Hardwell and MAKJ song)
• "Countdown" (Hyde song)
• "Countdown" (Pulp song)
• "Countdown" (Rush song)
• "Countdown" (John Coltrane song), 1960
• "Count Down", a song on Rock 'n' Roll Circus by Ayumi Hamasaki
• "Countdown", a song on The Big Come Up by The Black Keys
• "Countdown", a song on I Wanna Thank Me by Snoop Dogg
• "Countdown", a song on Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show by Leon Thomas III and Victoria Justice
• "Countdown", a song on Kiss of Life by Kiss of Life member Belle

Television

Programs

• Countdown (American TV series), a 2025 crime drama television for Amazon Prime Video
• Countdown (Armenian TV series), a 2017 Armenian thriller television series aired on Armenia Premium
• Countdown (Australian TV program), a 1974–1987 Australian music television program broadcast by ABC
• Countdown (Canadian TV program), a 1996–2017 Canadian music television program broadcast by MuchMusic
• Countdown (Dutch TV program), a 1978–1994 Dutch music television program broadcast by Veronica
• Countdown (game show), a British television game show broadcast on Channel 4 since 1982
• Countdown, a television program on Bloomberg TV Philippines
• Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt (Countdown – The hunt begins), a German television series
• Countdown with Keith Olbermann, an American television news program
• Countdown with Mike Duffy, a television news program hosted by Mike Duffy (born 1946)
• Count Down TV, a Japanese late-night music television program

Episodes

• "Countdown" (FlashForward), 2010
• "Countdown" (Haven), 2013
• "Countdown" (Star Trek: Enterprise), 2004
• "Countdown" (Twenty Twelve), 2011
• "Countdown", an episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko: Evolution, 2013
• "Countdown", an episode of the American television series MacGyver, 1986
• "The Countdown" (The Amazing World of Gumball), 2015
• "The Countdown" (The O.C.), 2003

Other uses

• Countdown (supermarket), in New Zealand
• NASCAR Countdown, a pre-race television show
• NBA Countdown, a pre-game television show
• Countdown, the physical film leader on which a countdown is printed
• Countdown, a sans serif typeface with "space age" connotations
• Countdown, a Tech character in Skylanders: Swap Force
• Palestine Square Countdown Clock, digital clock located in Tehran's Palestine Square, Iran
• Passenger information systems, at railway stations

See also

• Countdown to Armageddon (disambiguation)
• Countdown to Doomsday (disambiguation)
• DC Countdown (disambiguation)
• The Final Countdown (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Countdown
• All pages with titles containing Countdown