Top Gear and The Grand Tour are finished
This page is translated from the original post "Top Gear et The Grand Tour c’est fini" in French.
- 03/12/2023 18:42
It marks the end of two decades of laughter and irreverence but above all of a completely crazy passion for automobiles.
The news of The Grand Tour’s cancellation came just one week after the BBC confirmed it was removing Top Gear, the legendary show under the guidance of the trio of presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. The Grand Tour was launched on Prime Video in 2016 and quickly became one of the streamer’s biggest hits, but Jeremy, 63, James, 60, and Richard, 52, decided it was time to bow out.
Amazon plans to reboot the show later with new hosts, of course with the agreement of the outgoing trio, but the story of Top Gear has shown that it’s difficult to replace the irreplaceable. In 2015, following Clarkson’s dismissal, the three friends left Top Gear, and although several hosts succeeded each other successfully, including actor Matt LeBlanc from Friends, the show has never regained its former glory.
A sign of changing times, Jeremy Clarkson has launched a successful new farming program, “Clarkson’s Farm,” on Prime Video, which has become the most-watched show over the past year. Meanwhile, James May is featured in his “Our Man In… Travelogues,” which started in 2020.
But rest assured, two more episodes of The Grand Tour are still to come as the trio is set to visit Mauritania and Zimbabwe. Good news, as the show continues to be a hit with 350 million viewers across 212 countries worldwide.
This success story may perhaps never be matched, at least in the automotive world. Top Gear entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2012 as the most-watched television show in the world.
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