Clarkson (TV series)

Clarkson was a British chat show, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, airing from 8 November 1998 until 21 December 2000 on BBC Two.[1] The show featured guest interviews with musicians, politicians and television personalities.

Clarkson
GenreChat show
Directed byBrian Klein
Presented byJeremy Clarkson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes27
Production
ProducersElaine Bedell
Ben Devlin
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release8 November 1998 (1998-11-08) –
21 December 2000 (2000-12-21)

Format

Clarkson was an entertainment show, with a focus on comedy, featuring guest interviews with musicians, politicians and television personalities. It also included personal opinions and featured profanity. The show premiered on 8 November 1998, starting a seven-episode first series. The first series concluded on 20 December 1998. The second ten-episode series began airing on 3 October 1999 and concluded on 12 December 1999. The third and final 10-episode series began airing on 19 October 2000 and concluded on 21 December 2000. The show was cancelled in 2001, not returning for a fourth series due to low ratings.

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
178 November 199820 December 1998
2103 October 199912 December 1999
31019 October 200021 December 2000

Episodes

Series 1 (1998)

The first series began airing on 8 November 1998 and concluded its run on 20 December 1998.[1] The series ran for seven episodes, during a weekly airing schedule.[1]

Episode Original air date Viewers
(millions)		 Weekly
rank
"Episode 1" 8 November 1998 2.91 18
"Episode 2" 15 November 1998 3.03 15
"Episode 3" 22 November 1998 3.11 20
"Episode 4" 29 November 1998 N/A N/A
"Episode 5" 6 December 1998 2.95 16
"Episode 6" 13 December 1998 2.41 27
"Episode 7" 20 December 1998 N/A N/A

Series 2 (1999)

The second series began airing on 3 October 1999 and concluded its run on 12 December 1999.[1] The series ran for ten episodes, during a weekly airing schedule, and aired three more episodes than its previous series.[1]

Episode Original air date Viewers
(millions)		 Weekly
rank
"Episode 1" 3 October 1999 2.61 10
"Episode 2" 10 October 1999 1.97 30
"Episode 3" 17 October 1999 1.97 26
"Episode 4" 24 October 1999 1.92 30
"Episode 5" 31 October 1999 N/A N/A
"Episode 6" 7 November 1999 N/A N/A
"Episode 7" 14 November 1999 N/A N/A
"Episode 8" 21 November 1999 2.59 29
"Episode 9" 28 November 1999 N/A N/A
"Episode 10" 5 December 1999 2.82 18

Series 3 (2000)

The third series began airing on 19 October 2000 and concluded its run on 21 December 2000.[1] The series ran for ten episodes, during a weekly schedule, just like the previous second series.[1]

References
  1. "Clarkson (TV Series 1998-2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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