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
Genre	Chat show
Directed by	Brian Klein
Presented by	Jeremy Clarkson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	27
Production
Producers	Elaine Bedell Ben Devlin
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	8 November 1998 – 21 December 2000

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

Series		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	7		8 November 1998	20 December 1998
	2	10		3 October 1999	12 December 1999
	3	10		19 October 2000	21 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.

External links

• Clarkson at BBC Programmes
• Clarkson at IMDb