Earlier it was reported that the release date for the 2nd season of the Grand Tour would be in October or November 2017. But due to the fact that on June 10, Richard Hammond got into an accident and injured his knee, as a result of which several months in a row will not be able to drive, the release date of the new season will be delayed. On the Drivetribe channel, Clarkson confirmed the transfer of the date with the words: "Many of you have asked whether Hammond's broken knee will affect the shooting of the second season. And a short answer: yes. "
In addition, on August 4, Jeremy Clarkson was hospitalized in a hospital with severe pneumonia. As the presenter himself said, he will stay in the hospital for a long time. Because of this, the programs are suspended for a while.
What is known at the moment about the Grand Tour 2 season?
On a live broadcast on drivetribe in early February, the anchormen announced that they were already planning to begin shooting 2 seasons of the grand tour at the end of February. Filming will begin in Africa, and then move to America, and even later to Georgia. Also, the presenters joked about the question of whether they will be in France - answering that "never", due to the fact that Jeremy and Richard in one of the episodes of Top Gear, when they were in France, took the rights. But it turned out to be a joke, and the anchormen added that in the future they will appear in France in the 2nd season of the Grand Tour.
How can the Season 2 season improve?
- People in the first place want to see more realism of what is happening, that is, in other words, it is necessary to reduce the degree of cinematography of the show. That's how it was once in Top Gear. Leaders could be in other people's conditions for them, where the environment, as well as people, could pose a certain danger for them.
- It is necessary to replace Mike Skinner, this is the new "Stig", which now has the nickname "American". Most viewers saw this driver as boring.
- It is necessary to reduce the time of dialogue with the studio on different topics not related to cars. In the first season, about 20 minutes of leading talk and joke on the tapped topics related to the country in which they are.
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Season 1 results
Immediately after the release of The Grand Tour, Amazon received a record number of subscribers. But Amazon did not provide specific figures on how many viewers watched the show, saying simply that millions from the US, Britain, Austria, Germany and Japan. These are the 5 countries that have access to the Amazon video service. For the second 2 seasons, the Grand Tour was promised to expand the number of countries with access to paid viewing of the series on Amazon Video.
The show received the most positive feedback from critics. From the GfK research, following the results of the first season, the average audience rating of the Grand Tour is 8.6 points out of 10. About 55% of spectators said that this show is better for Top Gear, and 45 - that it exceeded their expectations. And according to AOL UK, as of July 2017, the profit of the first season was $ 11 million.