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Top Gear
| Top Gear | |
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| Premiere | November 20, 2002 |
| Airs | Sundays at 8PM (USA) |
| Creator | Jeremy Clarkson, Andy Wilman |
| Host | Jeremy Clarkson (2002-15) Richard Hammond (2002-15) James May (2003-15) Chris Evans (2016) |
| Network/Provider | BBC Two |
| Style | 60-minute motoring comedy |
| Company | BBC |
| Seasons | 24 |
| Episodes | 184 (2 unaired) + 11 specials (through season 23) |
| Status | Currently airing season 24 |
| Origin | UK |
| Official Site | BBC Top Gear |
Top Gear is a BBC show about cars and motorsports, and the UK's number one motoring show. Airing on BBC Two, Sunday nights at 8pm, the show takes a light-hearted and often hilarious look at cars, motoring and destroying caravans. Until 2015, Top Gear was hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.
Top Gear first orginally aired in 1977 as a 30 minute long show. It was a fairly conventional magazine show reviewing new cars and following other car-related issues and news. The show became much more popular in the early 1990s with the arrival of Jeremy Clarkson, who helped steer the show into becoming more humorous and controversial. Following Clarkson's departure from the show in 1999, the show lost over half its audience, prompting the BBC to cancel the series in 2001. The remaining presenters jumped ship to a new network and launched a similar show, Fifth Gear.
Top Gear returned in 2002, under a new format pitched by Jeremy Clarkson and executive producer Andy Wilman. The show was lengthened to one hour and introduced new elements, such as The Stig, and new features: Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, Power Laps, the "Cool Wall", and a car news segment. In addition, there are frequent features such as competitions between the presenters, races, and fairly outlandish stunts.
The first season was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and Jason Dawe. Dawe's contribution to the first season was mainly presenting different bargains for used and new cars. Dawe was replaced by James May in the second season. The eighth season brought a new "co-host" in the form of Top Gear Dog, a labradoodle, but Top Gear Dog all but disappeared from the studio segments in the ninth season.
Note: Some episode articles contain currency conversions. These were made at the time the articles were written and may no longer be accurate. Conversions were done directly and may not reflect pricing changes made for different markets.
Contents |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Two | ||||||
| Season One | November 20, 2002 | December 29, 2002 | 10 | |||
| Season Two | May 11, 2003 | July 20, 2003 | 10 | |||
| Season Three | October 26, 2003 | December 28, 2003 | 9 | |||
| Season Four | May 9, 2004 | August 1, 2004 | 10 | |||
| Season Five | October 24, 2004 | December 26, 2004 | 9 | |||
| Season Six | May 22, 2005 | August 7, 2005 | 11 | |||
| Season Seven | November 13, 2005 | February 12, 2006 | 7 | |||
| Season Eight | May 7, 2006 | July 30, 2006 | 8 | |||
| Season Nine | January 28, 2007 | July 25, 2007 | 7 | |||
| Season Ten | October 7, 2007 | December 23, 2007 | 10 | |||
| Season Eleven | June 22, 2008 | July 27, 2008 | 6 | |||
| Season Twelve | November 2, 2008 | December 28, 2008 | 8 | |||
| Season Thirteen | June 21, 2009 | August 2, 2009 | 7 | |||
| Season Fourteen | November 15, 2009 | January 3, 2010 | 7 | |||
| Season Fifteen | June 27, 2010 | August 1, 2010 | 6 | |||
| Season Sixteen | January 23, 2011 | February 27, 2011 | 6 + 2 | |||
| Season Seventeen | June 26, 2011 | July 31, 2011 | 6 | |||
| Season Eighteen | January 29, 2012 | March 11, 2012 | 7 + 1 | |||
| Season Nineteen | January 27, 2013 | March 10, 2013 | 7 | |||
| Season Twenty | June 30, 2013 | August 4, 2013 | 6 | |||
| Season Twenty-One | February 2, 2014 | March 16, 2014 | 7 | |||
| Season Twenty-Two | January 25, 2015 | March 8, 2015 | 12 | |||
| Season Twenty-Three | May 29, 2016 | July 3, 2016 | 6 | |||
| Season Twenty-Four | March 5, 2017 | — | 7 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
- Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: A star in a reasonably priced car completes a lap around the Top Gear test track. Complete results.
- Power Laps: The Stig takes a car and completes a lap around the Top Gear test track. Complete Results.
- The Test Track: The Top Gear Test Track.
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode Collections (Region 1) | ||||||
| Top Gear - Back in the Fast Lane | October 27, 2003 | 1 | ||||
| Top Gear - Revved Up | June 6, 2005 | 1 | ||||
| Top Gear - Winter Olympics | June 5, 2006 | 1 | ||||
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete Season 10 | April 21, 2009 | 3 | ||||
| The Complete Season 11 | January 12, 2010 | purchase | 2 | |||
| The Complete Season 12 | January 12, 2010 | purchase | 4 | |||
| The Complete Season 13 | September 28, 2010 | purchase | 3 | |||
Links
- FinalGear.com - Top Gear & Fifth Gear discussion/fan site
- Top Gear Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
