LONDON—Top Gear host Chris Evans announced Monday that he’s quitting the BBC’s flagship car show after just one series. Evans, 50, who also hosts a popular BBC radio breakfast show, told his 2.31 million Twitter followers: “Stepping down from Top Gear. The revamped show attracted just 1.9 million viewers to its season finale on Sunday, down from 5.8 million viewers when outspoken trio Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were at the helm. I wish them all the best.”The adrenaline-fueled car show has struggled to draw a big audience since it was relaunched in May, hosted by Evans and former Friends star Matt LeBlanc. Mark Linsey, director of BBC Studios, says Evans believes that the remaining producing and presenting team will be able to “take the show forward and make it the hit we want it to be.”

Source: thestar July 04, 2016 16:18 UTC