Series 25 sees matt le blanc and rory reid take over the reigns of presenting including regular features such as the stig and the star in the reasonably priced car this time with a new offroad. Series 25 sees matt le blanc and rory reid take over the reigns of presenting including regular features such as the stig and the star in the reasonably priced car. Sunday evenings figures give the second episode of top gear a 14% share of all television viewing in its timeslot. The final episode of top gear series 24 going to air last sunday, and while it was a massive improvement on series 23, now is the perfect time to reflect on how the new series stacked up against previous top gear series, and whether it was able to take the fight to the grand tour the viewing figures. Leaked viewing figures show just how valuable the grand. As is usually the way with viewing figures television series, the first. Directed by brian klein, edward bazalgette, phil churchward. Top gears viewing figures are consistent, but still way off the clarkson era. A representative for the bbc confirmed that the new episode of top gear peaked at. New top gears ratings were shit compared to old top gear. We also watch a lexus crash itself, james tests a rolls and richard races a eurofighter.
The grand tours jeremy clarkson is suitably smug about top gears car crash ratings as he refuses to back paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff on the jonathan ross show. The grand tour is a british motoring television series, created by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, and andy wilman, produced by amazon exclusively for its online streaming service amazon prime video, and premiered on 18 november 2016. Bbc bosses defend top gears return as viewing figures lowest. A 20second splitscreen montage of throbbing cars in exotic locations, ending on the familiar gear cog logo.
Stranger things season 3 finale is the shows longest ever episode. The programme was conceived in the wake of the departure of clarkson, hammond, may and wilman from the. Top gears viewing figures are consistent, but still way. By this metric, the figures show that the grand tour season one was the best performing amazon original series. The ondemand figures for the first episode of the new top gear certainly appear to back this theory up, which suggests many of the. Top gear is a british motoring magazine, factual television series, conceived by jeremy clarkson and andy wilman, launched on 20 october 2002, and broadcast in the united kingdom on bbc two. Top gear off to a flying start as new lineup lands best viewing figures in three series. Jun 06, 2016 chris evans and matt leblancs second episode of top gear lost a third of viewers who tuned in for the debut episode last week. Episode two of the latest top gear series didnt suffer the same huge drop. Top gears second episode viewing figures drop by a third.
Jun 17, 2019 top gear off to a flying start as new lineup lands best viewing figures in three series. Top gear 2017 viewer ratings drop by nearly two million. The twentyfifth series of top gear was aired during 2018 on bbc two and bbc two. Episode 3 sees the boys bring a bit of tg magic to the world of ambulances. This series was first in the relaunched shows history to acquire more than 10 million viewers for an episode.
Overnight television viewing figures for top gear have. With clarkson in a volkswagen up, hammond in a ford fiesta and may in a dacia sandero, the trio embark on a long road trip to the ukraine. No money from the licence fee was used to create this website. The third series of the bbc motoring show top gear, starring presenters jeremy clarkson, richard. Apr 12, 2019 the grand tours jeremy clarkson is suitably smug about top gear s car crash ratings as he refuses to back paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff on the jonathan ross show. Bbc bosses defend top gears return as viewing figures. The grand tours jeremy clarkson smug about top gear ratings. On the other end of the scale, episode 3 faired the worst, with a rating. After sundays top gear train wreck, host chris evans had a bit of a twitter meltdown. Top gear viewing figures plummet by almost half to 2.
Top gear vs the grand tour viewer figures and episode ratings. The return of top gear and its new presenting team is welcomed by critics. The revamped top gear is now in full swing having aired its second episode last night not that youd think it looking at the viewing figures. Chris evans finally has a reason to celebrate, as the viewing figures for top gear have risen for the first time this series ratings for his rebooted version of the bbc two motoring series had. Want a behind the scenes sneak peek at this sundays top gear. Get top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day. The return of top gear on sunday night saw praise from viewers who enjoyed the new line up and claimed it was an improvement already. Despite the fact that sunday nights show received a generally.
Top gears viewing figures are consistent, but still way off. He started citing weird statistics as if to prove that new top gear is better than old top gear, much in. The figures are set to increase once iplayer streams are. Over on bbc two, the new series of top gear began with 2. Overnight figures revealed that top gears second episode had lost over 1. Jun 23, 2016 the ondemand figures for the first episode of the new top gear certainly appear to back this theory up, which suggests many of the shows viewers do indeed prefer to watch it in their own time. Jeremy, richard and james each turn a working car into a stretch convertible and use it to take a highprofile celebrity client through londons narrow streets to the brit awards. Top gear audience drops by a third on second episode.
Top gear returned to our screens with chris evans and matt leblanc at the helm but fans of the show turned off as it attracted its lowest opening show viewing figures in a decade and was widely. A revitalised top gear is set to get a major boost as bbc top brass prepare to move it from bbc two to bbc one, according to entertainment. The twentyfifth series of top gear was aired during 2018 on bbc two and bbc two hd, and consisted of six episodes, beginning on 25 february and concluding on 1 april. Viewing figures for the show were significantly up over both series 1 and series 2, with an. Chris evans slams top gear s critics as catchup viewing lifts ratings. The grand tour presenter takes massive swipe at top gear. Jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may take on the challenge of making an ordinary secondhand car lap the test track as fast as a brandnew, purposebuilt sports saloon. The last episode of clarksons show in 2015 brought in 5.
Jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james mays final episode of top gear attracted 5. Top gear episode 2 viewing figures drop from shows. Obviously some newspapers prefer to live in the past. May 30, 2016 last years series launched in january when viewing figures are traditionally higher and the opening episode pulled in 6.
Jun 06, 2016 sunday evenings figures give the second episode of top gear a 14% share of all television viewing in its timeslot. Jun 20, 2016 overnight television viewing figures for top gear have never been less relevant. Last years series launched in january when viewing figures are traditionally higher and the opening episode pulled in 6. From the eighteenth episode onwards, viewing figures did rise back into the region of 3 million, with a high of 3. Top gear crisis chris evans show hits 10year ratings. However, top gear did have stiff competition in its third episode, with euro 2016 airing on another channel at the same time. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. Jun 17, 2019 the return of top gear and its new presenting team is welcomed by critics. Chris evans slams top gears critics as catchup viewing lifts ratings. Better critical response to chris evansfronted show not reflected in overnight ratings for episode up against euro 2016.
Jeremy hops in the smallest car ever and drives to the office. May 31, 2016 top gear returned to our screens with chris evans and matt leblanc at the helm but fans of the show turned off as it attracted its lowest opening show viewing figures in a decade and was widely. As is usually the way with viewing figures television series, the first episode will always. Bbc ones antiques roadshow attracted more viewers than the motoring show with. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. Top gear audience drops by a third on second episode bbc. Keep in mind its got a strong following in the uk, its shown in america, australia and. Here some more information for you about the data you can see on this page. Fewer than three million people tuned in to the second episode of chris evanss new incarnation of top gear, a drop of more than a million from its first instalment overnight viewing figures.
Top gear is the name of bbcs awardwinning television series about motor vehicles, which originated in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show and since a reboot in 2002, has developed a quirky, humourous style which focused on the more lighthearted aspects of motoring, in addition to comedic elements. Viewing figures were highly inconsistent for this series, with 6. A representative for the bbc confirmed that the new episode of top gear peaked at 3. Apr 24, 2017 a bbc spokesman yesterday said the dip in the current series viewing figures was because thousands more now watch the show on the iplayer. Top gear 2017 viewer ratings drop by nearly two million from. Top gear expected to move to bbc one after strong ratings. It is due to this revamp which saw the show rapidly soar in popularity during the. Top gear audience drops by a third on second episode bbc news. Top gears new lineup lands best viewing figures in three.
Jun 29, 2015 jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james mays final episode of top gear attracted 5. Top gear viewing figures fall to lowest yet despite. Top gears new lineup lands best viewing figures in three series. Elsewhere, on e4, celebs go dating had 500,000 viewers, losing in the 9pm slot to. The bbc show, presented by chris evans, has fallen below 3 million viewers for its second episode of the new series. The final episode of top gear series 24 going to air last sunday, and while it was a. The revamped top gear has suffered another blow, as new viewing figures have revealed that the second episode lost a third of its audience from the previous week. Top gear opens with lowest audience in a decade as first. Chris evans claims overnight viewing figures for top gear have. Top gear suffered more falling ratings this week as episode three of the new series drew the smallest number of viewers yet. The host has also defended the show from critics, saying. Show has lost half its viewers in two weeks since relaunch and only 2.
The show featured guest appearances from damian lewis, sharleen spiteri, seasick steve and tinie tempah, while formula one pundit eddie. Top gears worst ever viewing figures as show has lost. Top gear vs the grand tour viewer figures and episode. The grand tours jeremy clarkson smug about top gear. Top gear plays in 214 territories worldwide and has an estimated global audience of 350 million.
Last nights top gear, the second episode of the new series, was equally awful. These figures also dont take into consideration viewers who. Dancing on ice, call the midwife, top gear and more. The second series of the bbcs rebooted top gear came to a halt last night april 23, but after a. Episode two of the latest top gear series didnt suffer the same huge drop in ratings as the second instalment of the. Top gears viewership has been around 350million worldwide for quite some time and that is the uk version. Obviously, some newspapers prefer to live in the past. Writing on twitter about the shows ratings, the presenter remained upbeat.
Overnight television viewing figures for top gear have never been less relevant. After losing the infamous trio of jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may, top gear has struggled in recent years with viewing figures toppling from 67 million per episode, down to just 2. The first episode alone added nearly a million extra viewers to the live tv audience. Elsewhere, on e4, celebs go dating had 500,000 viewers, losing in the 9pm slot to itv2s ibiza weekender which was. A bbc spokesman yesterday said the dip in the current series viewing figures was because thousands more now watch the show on the. Top gear viewing figures experience slight rise for. The profits we make from it go back to bbc programmemakers to help fund great new bbc programmes. Top gear episode 2 viewing figures drop from shows relaunch. Top gear s viewership has been around 350million worldwide for quite some time and that is the uk version. Top gear s viewing figures are consistent, but still way off the clarkson era. Top gear viewing figures are down from 2016 metro news. The seriesopening sequence was tvs most expensive ever. The top 50 programmes on tv based on the size of their total viewing audience over the week including live, vosdal, timeshifted and total audience viewing figures. A video game based on the programme, entitled the grand tour game, was released 15 january 2019.
Top gear viewing figures fall to lowest yet despite positive. From new cars to how theyre fueled, this show has it all. After losing the infamous trio of jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may, top gear has struggled in recent years with viewing figures toppling from 6. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name, which looks at various motor vehicles, primarily cars. The grand tour presenter jeremy clarkson revealed to jonathan ross that theres no love lost between him and former show top gear as. Figures for the later episodes in the series will follow soon. The first and second episodes of clarksons debut series in 2002 gained 2. They do not include iplayer statistics and will be lower.
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