Curious to see what a Top Gear without the iconic host trio of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be like? Well, mark your calendars on May 8, 2016, as that’s when Britain’s most popular motoring TV show, now with radio presenter Chris Evans at the helm, will make its return to the small screen, according to The Guardian.
Evans said that the first episode will be aired on the Sunday just three days after filming wraps on May 5. He added that producers had “already started making the films” and that the team will be headed to the United States to shoot the first inter-continental film, but did not reveal any other details, including who his other hosts will be. The new show will consist of 16 episodes in the first season.
It was already confirmed that the new Top Gear will ditch the three-presenter format used to great effect with Clarkson, Hammond and May, although it was unclear whether this meant that Evans would be hosting on his own, or if there will be co-presenters. The studio bits of the show will also be revamped.
“We are going to do things differently, because we have to, we want to,” Evans said. “Because they were brilliant at it, I’m not going to do that. One thing is for sure, there’s not going to be me and one guy there, and one guy there. That’s not going to happen.”
Clarkson was dismissed from the show after fracas with producer Oisin Tymon; May and Hammond decided to leave Top Gear soon after. Instead, the trio are forming a new show on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service, which will come online sometime in the autumn.
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Good luck with that. Practically every car nut that I know isn’t looking forward to the new Top Gear.. everyone’s like “Whatever, dude”. I don’t think it’ll ever regain its previous status with the trio at the helm.
that is according to your warped opinion which is always distorted. Go back to your cave please
whats wrong with his comment? he is free to write whatever he thinks right as long the admin approved his post. And i agree with his thoughts. And you came here just to comment on him?? Get a life buda bodo.
Warped opinion which is always distorted.. LOL.. any more words of wisdom, o great one?
That because every car nut that you know either more like a followers character or they not yet seeing the best yet. Don’t be too easy affected by so called majority ‘die hard fans’ and drop the judgement too soon.
Dang I miss those 3 idiots
Chris is a Ferrari fanatics. he is going to be very biased towards any other car brands and he may not even realised it.
and all Ferraris he own are white. weird.
Yup it’ll be hard to like it without the three but as with all things… life goes on. Wish the new team well and hope TG will return to its erstwhile popularity.
It’s a tough act to follow, I would reserve my judgment until the new season starts. For JC, Hammond and May, Im excited about their new show. Bring it on 2016!
Its gonna be a boring show