Clarkson (TV series)
| Clarkson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Talk show |
| Directed by | Brian Klein |
| Presented by | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Elaine Bedell Ben Devlin |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 8 November 1998 – 21 December 2000 |
Clarkson was a British talk 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.
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 | N/A | N/A |
| "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 | N/A | N/A |
| "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 | N/A | N/A |
| "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 | N/A | N/A |
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]