The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour is a British motoring television series for Amazon Video, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, and produced by Andy Wilman.

The four agreed to produce the series following their departures from the BBC series Top Gear with an initial agreement of 36 episodes over three years. Episodes are released weekly to those with Amazon Prime Video accounts, repeats of the first series began airing on traditional broadcasters in late 2017. As of December 2016 the show was made available to an additional 195 countries and various territories. Studio audience segments for the first series were filmed in the travelling tent between 17 July and 11 December 2016 in various countries, while for the second series the tent was stationed permanently in the Cotswolds. Series one was filmed over the course of mid- to late 2016 and premiered on 18 November 2016. Series two was filmed over the same time period the following year; however, filming was set back due to various illnesses and injuries suffered by the presenters. Due to this, it premiered on 8 December 2017.

Why it Rocks

 * 1) Unlike the "new" Top Gear, led by Chris Evans, this show is quite like the true Top Gear.
 * 2) The presenters are back.
 * 3) Much like Top Gear, the new show has its own style and format.
 * 4) While Season 2 of the series removed the moving tent, the show is massively improved compared to the first season.
 * 5) The bumpers for Conversation Street are usually amusing.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The running gag of Celebrity Brain Crash guests 'dying' grew stale quickly, leading to the segment being replaced by Celebrity Face-off in Season 2.
 * 2) Mike Skinner as the American was poorly received due to his portrayal as a stereotypical redneck. "You all hated him" is cited as one of the reasons of him being replaced by Abbie Eaton in Season 2.

Reception
Just like Top Gear, The Grand Tour has a positive reception, with IMDb rated it 8.8/10 and a 8.7/10 from TV.com.

In the days following the launch, the first episode of the first series "The Holy Trinity" became Amazon Video's most watched premiere episode.