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. 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

Episodes

Series 1 (1998)

The first series began airing on 8 November 1998 and concluded its run on 20 December 1998. The series ran for seven episodes, during a weekly airing schedule.
EpisodeOriginal air dateViewers
Weekly
rank
"Episode 1"8 November 19982.9118
"Episode 2"15 November 19983.0315
"Episode 3"22 November 19983.1120
"Episode 4"29 November 1998
"Episode 5"6 December 19982.9516
"Episode 6"13 December 19982.4127
"Episode 7"20 December 1998

Series 2 (1999)

The second series began airing on 3 October 1999 and concluded its run on 12 December 1999. The series ran for ten episodes, during a weekly airing schedule, and aired three more episodes than its previous series.
EpisodeOriginal air dateViewers
Weekly
rank
"Episode 1"3 October 19992.6110
"Episode 2"10 October 19991.9730
"Episode 3"17 October 19991.9726
"Episode 4"24 October 19991.9230
"Episode 5"31 October 1999
"Episode 6"7 November 1999
"Episode 7"14 November 1999
"Episode 8"21 November 19992.5929
"Episode 9"28 November 1999
"Episode 10"5 December 19992.8218

Series 3 (2000)

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