Top Gear Australia

This article is about the television series. For the magazine, see Top Gear Australia (magazine).

Top Gear Australia
GenreReality television
Presented byWarren Brown
Charlie Cox
Steve Pizzati
The Stig
James Morrison
Shane Jacobson
Ewen Page
Blair Joscelyne
Beau Ryan
Jonathan LaPaglia
Opening theme"Jessica" by the Allman Brothers Band
ComposerDickey Betts
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes29 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companiesFreehand TV
BBC Studios Australia
Original release
NetworkSBS
Release29 September 2008 (2008-09-29) –
29 June 2009 (2009-06-29)
NetworkNine Network
Release28 October 2010 (2010-10-28) –
28 April 2012 (2012-04-28)
NetworkParamount+
Release17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) –
present
Related
Top Gear worldwide
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Top Gear Australia is an Australian motoring reality television series, based on the British BBC series Top Gear. The programme first premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008.[1][2] A second season was ordered following the high ratings for the premiere episode and positive comments from advertisers,[3] and the second season began broadcasting from 11 May 2009. After acquiring the rights to broadcast the UK version in 2009, the Nine Network started airing their own version of Top Gear Australia in September 2010.[4] Top Gear Australia returned for a fourth season in 2011.[5] The show was cancelled on 28 April 2012 due to declining ratings. An eight part series returned in 2024 on Paramount+ with new hosts.

Top Gear Australia is also the name of a licensed version of the British Top Gear magazine. The Australian magazine is produced by ACP Magazines (Australian Consolidated Press). The magazine features articles from many writers including Steven Corby, Craig Jamieson, Bill Mckinnon, James Stanford, Ben Smithurst, Jason Barlow, Sam Phillip, Ollie Marriage, Dan Read and Paul Horrell.

In October 2023, it was announced that the series would be revived by BBC Studios Australia with hosts Blair "Moog" Joscelyne, Beau Ryan and Jonathan LaPaglia, as an eight part fifth series which premiered on 17 May 2024 on Paramount+.[6][7][8] It premiered on free-to-air television on Network 10 and 10Play on 17 October 2024.[9][10]

  1. ^ Knox, David (29 September 2008). "Airdate: Top Gear Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  2. ^ Knox, David (19 September 2008). "Colosimo first guest on Top Gear Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TGAdust was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Top Gear Moves to Nine". EBroadcast Australia. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Top Gear Oz: we're back in 2011!". Top Gear Australia Transmission Blog. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  6. ^ Knox, David (24 October 2023). "2024 Upfronts: 10 / Paramount+". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ^ Laidlaw, Kyle (24 October 2023). "Top Gear Australia reboot confirmed for Paramount+ in 2024 with Beau Ryan, Jonathan LaPaglia and Blair Joscelyne". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ^ Buaya, Alisha (18 April 2024). "Top Gear Australia buckles up for 17 May premiere on Paramount+". Mediaweek. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, David (1 October 2024). "Airdate: Top Gear Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Rev-y Or Not, Here They Come". Paramount Australia & New Zealand | Corporate. Retrieved 9 October 2024.