Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 17
| Series 17 (2002 format) | |
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| Episodes | 6 |
| Originally aired | 26/06/2011 - 31/07/2011 |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Resolution | 576i |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 Widescreen |
| Preceded by | Series 16 (2010 - 2011) |
| Superceded by | Series 18 (2011 - 2012) |
The seventeenth series of Top Gear premiered in the United Kingdom on the 26th June, 2011, and concluded on the 31st July, 2011, after a run of 6 episodes. The series' main host was Jeremy Clarkson, and he was accompanied by Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig as co-presenters. The series was produced at Television Centre in Wood Lane, London, and aired on BBC Two in a 60-minute studio format. Series 17 attracted an average viewership rating of 6.42 million viewers per episode, with a peak of 7.14 million viewers for Episode 4, and a low of 5.72 million viewers for Episode 2.
Highlights from this series include the Car Train Challenge and guest appearance of Rowan Atkinson in the series' fourth episode, which marked the final time a non-special episode would surpass 7 million viewers, in addition to the Marauder and 50th Anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type in the series premiere and the creation of The Interceptors, a metafictional '70s-themed action series based around the Jensen Interceptor in the penultimate episode.
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- Series of Top Gear (2002 TV series) which aired on BBC Two
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- Series of Top Gear (2002 TV series) which aired at 576i resolution
- Series which aired in 16:9 Widescreen aspect ratio
- Series of Top Gear (2002 TV series) which aired in 16:9 Widescreen aspect ratio
- Series which attracted an average viewership of more than 6 million people
- Series of Top Gear which attracted an average viewership of more than 6 million people
- Series of Top Gear (2002 TV series) which attracted an average viewership of more than 6 million people
- Series which premiered in 2011
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- Series hosted by Jeremy Clarkson
- Series of Top Gear hosted by Jeremy Clarkson
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- Series of Top Gear aired in a 60-minute format
