Top Gear, which has been revamped with Matt Le Blanc at the helm alongside co-hosts Chris Harris and Rory Reid, was watched by an average of 2.8 million people, according to overnight data, while Call The Midwife was seen by an average of 8.9 million. From glimpses of goat polo in Kazakhstan to tales of James McAvoy tearing round the track in a new “reasonably fast car”, Top Gear opened its new series with an action-packed episode.
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Top Gear return nets fewer viewers than last year’s series opener
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Top Gear impresses fans with Chris Evans-free return
Top Gear returned to television on Sunday night for its second season since Jeremy Clarkson and co. famously departed the show, and fans seem to be enjoying Matt LeBlanc stepping into the driver’s seat following Chris Evans’ departure. The BBC Two motoring show hit the screens on Sunday night with former Friends star Matt LeBlanc in the driving seat and Chris Harris and Rory Reid joining him as co-hosts, following the departure of Chris Evans.
Matt LeBlanc calls Top Gear’s new line-up a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of skill sets
Top Gear’s Matt LeBlanc has described the new presenting line-up as a “Swiss Army Knife” with each of them having “a certain skill set”. The former Friends star is back to host the BBC Two show, which returns this Sunday, with Chris Harris and Rory Reid as his co-presenters.
Matt LeBlanc defies abuse from ‘armchair quarterbacks’ over Top Gear
Matt LeBlanc has said he faced his share of criticism from “armchair quarterbacks” when he stepped behind the wheel of Top Gear but that he just wanted to take the show forwards. The former Friends star took over the BBC Two motoring programme alongside Chris Evans after the departure of hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. He told Radio Times: “I read some things on social media like: ‘Go home Yank’, ‘You Suck’, ‘Eff you’, ‘Eff this’, ‘Eff that’.
Jeremy Clarkson and his ‘Grand Tour’ co-stars tell us about their…
Amazon has just posted the final episode of “The Grand Tour,” the mind-bogglingly expensive, globe-trotting motoring show from Jeremy Clarkson and co. You might have heard about it. As chief executive Ernesto Schmitt explained to us last year , Drive Tribe positions itself as a “digital hub for motoring.”
Amazon reports 22% rise in sales but misses analysts’ expectations
Amazon has missed the expectations set for its financial results by analysts, but the technology giant was still able to report a 22% increase in sales in its latest earnings. Amazon has missed the expectations set for its financial results by analysts, but the technology giant was still able to report a 22% increase in sales in its latest earnings.
Commuters were a little confused after an 8ft Jeremy Clarkson bust was paraded through London
The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson has one of the biggest heads in television – if Wednesday morning is anything to judge by.
Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson pictured with society’s most eligible women on NYE
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George Michael was a Magnum force in music – as Richard Hammond might say
If George Michael were alive today he’d probably have stuffed his face with ice cream as a giant eff-you to Richard Hammond. We might have got a lively video too – so it’s a shame in more ways than one that music legend Michael passed away last week.
Here’s when you can catch Dorset on Jeremy Clarkson’s The Grand Tour
THE wait is almost over for the county’s petrolheads – a date has been set for Dorset’s starring role in a new TV series. Jeremy Clarkson tweeted about filming in the county earlier this year.
New Companies: Cllr Ken Pollock has praised people who take the
A LEADING Worcestershire politician has revealed his deep admiration for people who open their own businesses, despite the “risks” they face. Cllr Ken Pollock, a cabinet member at Worcestershire County Council, says he is doing all he can to encourage more members of the public to make the “bold step”.