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BBC worried new TG will flop

Word has it that BBC execs are worried that the rebooted series 23 of Top Gear might be a flop in lucrative foreign territories, as new host Chris Evans is virtually unknown overseas. They’ve got good reason to be worried – with Top Gear being one of the corporation’s most exported shows, earning more than £50m per year.

There’s grave concern that the 350 million viewers in the 214 countries which Top Gear is shown will miss the old presenting line-up of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and simply tune out. A source told The Sun: “British audiences are going to know exactly who Evans is, but globally the viewers are going to have no idea. If they don’t connect with his presenting style straight away, they could be turned off forever. It’s a huge concern.”

The success of the show isn’t all down to Evans, but also the two other yet to be announced hosts who will be joining him, with recent reports claiming he might reunite with his old Radio 1 sidekick Holly Samos on the show. Holly, who used to be BBC Radio 5 Live’s F1 pit-lane reporter, is thought to be the current frontrunner to join the show when it is relaunched next year.

Chris and Holly go way back, having previously dated as well as working together at Virgin Radio, Radio 1 and on Channel 4’s ‘TFI Friday’. It is was previously reported that Jodie Kidd and Suzi Perry were both in the running, but both have confirmed they will not be joining the show.

Chris recently revealed that he was ‘champing at the bit’ to get started on the show, which is expected to launch in Spring next year.

“We are ready to roll. We are now champing at the bit and getting far too hysterical for our own good,” he told ‘Top Gear’ magazine.

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6 comments

Roger R. Bastien. November 30, 2015 at 8:36 am

Will not watch new show on Amazon. I pay enough for tv to pay to watch the clowns.

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Blok Mieszkalny September 28, 2015 at 8:52 pm

I hope it flop.

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Roger R. Bastien. November 30, 2015 at 8:38 am

Amen, brother

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the guy with no name September 27, 2015 at 10:41 pm

LMAO! That’s what happens when you don’t think before you boot your biggest money maker. xD

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Roger R. Bastien. November 30, 2015 at 8:39 am

Will not pay to watch the 3 stooges

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Gargie September 27, 2015 at 3:56 pm

what did they think was going to happen?

The main reason why TG worked was because of the chemistry between the boys,even in obviously scripted parts they still played off each others personalities resulting in said scene feeling natural and not forced-acted.
Hence why TG US sucked. Adam,Tanner and Rut had forced the “buddies hanging out” scenario to the point where it could be seen and felt in the videos that they where acting to be friends rather then friends acting to be _____.

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