Matt LeBlanc will return to host another season of hit automotive show “Top Gear,” the BBC confirmed Monday, as the program braces for heavy competition from a new car-themed series from Amazon featuring “Top Gear’s” former presenters.
LeBlanc signed up for two more seasons, the BBC said. The Sun tabloid reported that the deal was worth 2 million pounds ($2.6 million), but the pubcaster did not comment on LeBlanc’s salary.
The former “Friends” star’s return next year as “Top Gear” front man will be without his original co-host, Chris Evans, who quit earlier this summer amid concern over the show’s slide in the ratings and negative reaction from fans and critics alike to his hosting. Viewership hit a dismal 1.9 million for the 2016 finale in July, the program’s worst results since its 2002 relaunch.
LeBlanc will be joined for the 2017 season, “Top Gear’s” 24th in total, by Chris Harris and Rory Reid, with...
LeBlanc signed up for two more seasons, the BBC said. The Sun tabloid reported that the deal was worth 2 million pounds ($2.6 million), but the pubcaster did not comment on LeBlanc’s salary.
The former “Friends” star’s return next year as “Top Gear” front man will be without his original co-host, Chris Evans, who quit earlier this summer amid concern over the show’s slide in the ratings and negative reaction from fans and critics alike to his hosting. Viewership hit a dismal 1.9 million for the 2016 finale in July, the program’s worst results since its 2002 relaunch.
LeBlanc will be joined for the 2017 season, “Top Gear’s” 24th in total, by Chris Harris and Rory Reid, with...
- 9/26/2016
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety - TV News
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