Quote Originally Posted by steveaki13 View Post
but will it get as high viewing figures for the BBC?
Not worldwide; it probably won't last long enough on freeview either.

BBC Worldwide has changed its stance on releasing programs as first run on free to air. If the show gets released in May 2016 on BBC domestic TV, it will be shown on pay networks first and the free-to-air networks maybe in 12 months beyond that.

I predict that Top Gear Mk3 will last for two seasons because BBC Worldwide will have cut its nose off to spite its face.