# 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

### Television
#### Programs

* 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
* Passenger information systems, at railway stations