Worst Driver television franchise

The Worst Driver series is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom. As of 2019, Canada's Worst Driver was the longest-running version in the franchise, and ran continuously since 2005. In May 2019, the host of Canada’s Worst Driver, Andrew Younghusband, announced on his personal Facebook page that the show had been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation of the show.

Worst Driver
GenreReality television
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Running time30 minutes (UK)
Production company(s)Mentorn
DistributorPassion Distribution
Release
Original networkFive
Original releaseOctober 18, 2002 –
December 24, 2003 (United Kingdom)

Original series
Main article: Britain's Worst Driver

Britain's Worst Driver was a British television series created and hosted by ex-Top Gear host Quentin Willson made by Mentorn and shown on Five in the United Kingdom from October 2002 to December 2003.

International versions
CountryNameHostChannelYear aired
 Australia Australia's Worst Driver Peter Colquhoun Seven Network 2003[1]
 Austria Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer Robert Kratky ORF 2007
 Belgium Y'a pas pire conducteur RTBF
De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen VTM
 Brazil Ruim de Roda Luciano Huck Rede Globo April 28, 2012[2]
 Canada Canada's Worst Driver Andrew Younghusband Discovery Channel October 3, 2005 – 2018
(14 seasons)
Les pires chauffards québécois Richard Turcotte Z Télé August 24, 2015 – 2017
(4 seasons)
 Denmark Danmarks Værste Bilist Henriette Honoré (2004)
Lisbeth Janniche (2005)		 TV2 2004–2005
 Finland Suomen surkein kuski Juuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017)
Eero Ettala (2018–present)		 MTV3 MAX (season 1)
MTV3 (season 2–)
Sub (reruns)		 2012–present
 France Zéro de conduite M6
 Germany Abgewürgt und ausgebremst - Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer Panagiota Petridou VOX 2013[3]
 Netherlands De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2011–2013)
De Slechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2014–present)		 Ruben Nicolai (2011–2013)
John Williams (2014–present)		 BNN (2011–2013)
RTL 5 (2014–present)		 2011–present
(4 seasons as of 2014)
 New Zealand New Zealand's Worst Driver
 Poland Najgorszy polski kierowca Stefan Friedmann (2007–2008)
Aleksandra Kutz (2015–present)		 TV Puls (2007–2008)
TTV (2015–present)		 2007–2008
2015–present
 Portugal O pior condutor de sempre Bruno Nogueira SIC 2006
 Sweden Sveriges värsta bilförare Linda Isacsson (2005)
Hans Fahlén (2012)
Adam Alsing (2009–2011, 2014–present)		 TV4 (2005–2012)
Kanal 5 (2014–present)		 2005
2009–2012
2014–present
(6 seasons as of 2014)
  Switzerland Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande
 United Kingdom Britain's Worst Driver Quentin Willson Channel 5 October 18, 2002 – December 24, 2003
Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver (2 seasons as of 2005)
 United States America's Worst Driver Alonzo Bodden
Jill Simonian		 Travel Channel March 13, 2010 – May 8, 2010
 Worldwide World's Worst Driver (2 seasons as of 2005)

World's Worst Driver

World's Worst Driver follows the formula of Britain's Worst Driver, but it includes contestants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Thailand and New Zealand. At the end of each episode, the most improved driver wins a car.

History

On the first season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland, a bad driver injured host Ruben Nicolai and a cameraman during its shoulder check challenge when the driver let go of the wheel, covered his eyes and pressed the gas pedal. That was the first time a host was ever injured on any of the shows in the franchise.[4]

Similar shows

See also

Footnotes

    References
    1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862542/
    2. http://www.plankpr.com/?p=2819
    3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3053112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
    4. Canada's Worst Driver 7, episode 6
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