{"id":47951,"date":"2016-07-05T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T11:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/?p=47951"},"modified":"2016-07-05T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T11:01:36","slug":"chris-evans-quits-as-co-host-of-british-top-gear-after-one-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/diafora-en\/chris-evans-quits-as-co-host-of-british-top-gear-after-one-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Evans quits as co-host of British &#8216;Top Gear&#8217; after one season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Evans announced Monday he will not return for another season as co-host of the re-vamped, British version of <em>Top Gear<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that&#8217;s not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best,&#8221; Evans tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Full steam ahead then with Radio 2, CarFest, Children In Need, 500 Words and whatever else we can dream up in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came after the new cast wrapped up its first season together amid reports of low ratings and a lukewarm reception from fans. The re-tooled show debuted in May.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson was fired from <em>Top Gear<\/em> a year ago after a dustup with a producer, and his longtime co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond refused to do the show without Clarkson.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the trio were Evans, Matt LeBlanc, Eddie Jordan, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris and Rory Reid. The BBC has not announced who might return for another season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that&#8217;s not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Evans (@achrisevans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/achrisevans\/status\/749969917055799296\">July 4, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Source: upi.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Evans announced Monday he will not return for another season as co-host of the re-vamped, British version of Top Gear. &#8220;Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave it my best shot but sometimes that&#8217;s not enough. 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