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NBC passes on Top Gear USA, show going to cable

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According to the Colonial arm of Top Gear's website, the U.S. version of everyone's favorite motoring show has been passed up by NBC. The report doesn't go into any detail about why the Peacock people said, "Thanks. But no thanks" to the show, but the BBC is supposedly actively pursuing a cable network to air the series. We're tapping our sources inside Top Gear, NBC and the assorted media to get the full story, so stay tuned.

UPDATE: According to an entertainment industry source, NBC didn't "pass" on the program so much as it decided to sit on Top Gear as it hashed out the network's future. The BBC was able to get the program "back" so it could bring it to another channel. We'll see...

[Source: Top Gear]

NBC passes on Top Gear USA, show going to cable originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Who is the Stig?" ranks in Top 10 searches on Ask.com

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Ask.com is used by millions of people every month, and the top questions range from "Am I pregnant?" to "How much is my car worth?" While those questions seem very generic and obvious, one query takes on an entirely Top Gear feel. No, the question isn't "How can I stop Top Gear USA from disappointing me?" The ninth most asked question is "Who is the Stig?" That oft-asked question is to Top Gear fans what "Is there a Santa Claus" is to 4th graders. Ask.com's European MD, Cesar Mascaraque, called the Stig a "cult figure" whose identity attracts thousands of queries. It's not at all surprising people's interest is piqued. The wildly popular BBC show basically throws it in our face whenever possible that we don't know who he is. When a camera flash exposes his eyes through his trademark helmet visor, it makes world-wide news.

Well, since the question is asked so often on ask.com, what does the search engine give as an answer? Not surprisingly, it doesn't know either. Ask.com does, however, identify race car drivers Perry McCarthy, Ben Collins and Damon Hill as strong possibilities. Now lets try to get all three men and the Stig in the same room together.

[Source: telegraph.co.uk]

"Who is the Stig?" ranks in Top 10 searches on Ask.com originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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