''Worst Driver'' television franchise
| Worst Driver | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (UK) |
| Production company(s) | Mentorn |
| Distributor | Passion Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Five |
| Original release | 18 October 2002 – 24 December 2003 (United Kingdom) |
The Worst Driver series is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom.
As of 2012, Canada's Worst Driver is the longest-running show in the franchise.
Original series
Britain's Worst Driver was a British television series created and hosted by ex-Top Gear host Quentin Willson made by Mentorn and shown on Five in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2003.
International versions
| Country | Name | Host | Channel | Year aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
Australia's Worst Driver | Peter Colquhoun | Seven Network | 2003[1] |
 Austria |
Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Y'a pas pire conducteur | RTBF | ||
| Belgium |
De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen | VTM | ||
 Brazil |
Ruim de Roda | Luciano Huck | Rede Globo | 28 April 2012[2] |
 Canada |
Canada's Worst Driver Les pires chauffards Canadiens [FN 1] |
Andrew Younghusband | Discovery Channel | 26 September 2005 — present (12 seasons as of 2016) |
| Les pires chauffards québécois | Richard Turcotte | Z Télé | 24 August 2015 – present (3 seasons as of 2016) | |
 Denmark |
Danmarks Værste Bilist | Henriette Honoré (2004) Lisbeth Janniche (2005) |
2004–2005 | |
 Finland |
Suomen surkein kuski | Juuso Mäkilähde | MTV3 (season 2–) MTV3 MAX (season 1) Sub (reruns) |
2012– |
 France |
Zéro de conduite | M6 | ||
 Germany |
Abgewürgt und ausgebremst - Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer | Panagiota Petridou | VOX | 2013[3] |
 The Netherlands |
De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2011 – 2013) De Slechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2014 – present) |
Ruben Nicolai (2011 – 2013) John Williams (2014 – present) |
BNN (2011 – 2013) RTL 5 (2014 – present) |
2011 – present (4 seasons as of 2014) |
 New Zealand |
New Zealand's Worst Driver | |||
 Poland |
Najgorszy polski kierowca | Stefan Friedmann (2007-2008)
Aleksandra Kutz (2015-) |
TV Puls (2008) TTV (2015-) |
2007-2008, 2015-present |
 Portugal |
O pior condutor de sempre | Bruno Nogueira | Sociedade Independente de Comunicação | 2006 |
 Sweden |
Sveriges värsta bilförare | Linda Isacsson (2005) Hans Fahlén (2012) Adam Alsing (2009–11, 2014–) |
TV4 (2005–2012) Kanal 5 (2014–) |
2005, 2009–12, 2014– (6 seasons as of 2014) |
 Switzerland |
Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande | |||
 United Kingdom |
Britain's Worst Driver | Quentin Willson | Five | 18 October 2002 - 24 December 2003 |
| Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver | Quentin Willson | Five | (2 seasons as of 2005) | |
 United States |
America's Worst Driver | Alonzo Bodden Jill Simonian |
Travel Channel | March 13, 2010 – May 8, 2010 |
| Worldwide | World's Worst Driver | (2 seasons as of 2005) | ||
World's Worst Driver
World's Worst Driver follows the formula of Britain's Worst Driver, but it includes contestants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Thailand and New Zealand. At the end of each episode, the most improved driver wins a car.
History
On the 2011 season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland, a bad driver injured host Ruben Nicolai and a cameraman during its shoulder check challenge, when the driver let go of the wheel, covered his eyes, and pressed the gas pedal. That was the first time a host was injured on any of the shows in the franchise.[4]
Similar shows
- Canada's Worst Handyman, is Canada's Worst Driver's sister show, both hosted by Andrew Younghusband.
See also
- List of television show franchises
- Don't Drive Here ; spin-off of Canada's Worst Driver
Footnotes
- ↑ dubbed in Canadian French
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862542/
- ↑ http://www.plankpr.com/?p=2819
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3053112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ↑ Canada's Worst Driver 7, episode 6