With over 6,000 episodes , `` Countdown '' is one of the longest-running game shows in the world , along with the original French version , `` Des chiffres et des lettres '' ( Numbers & Letters ) , which has been running on French television continuously since 1965 .
With over 5,000 episodes , it is one of the longest-running game shows in the world , along with the original French version `` Des chiffres et des lettres '' which has been running on French television continuously since 1965 .