'The Grand Tour' Earns Top Spot as Amazon Prime Video's Most Popular Premiere

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & James May have broken Amazon viewership records!

With millions of Prime members streaming the first episode in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan over its debut weekend, 'The Grand Tour' has now become the biggest series premiere ever on Amazon Prime Video. The top spot was previously held by 'The Man in The High Castle.'

"The guys are back, doing what they do best – the chemistry between Jeremy, Richard and James is what makes The Grand Tour so entertaining," said Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon. "Their creativity, along with the amazing production quality and 4K HDR streaming, has Prime members responding in a big way. Kudos and congrats to the whole team."

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have been filming the first season of The Grand Tour in far-flung locations across the globe. The studio portion of the show takes place in a travelling tent in locations ranging from Johannesburg to California, Scotland to Rotterdam, Lapland to Nashville, Whitby in North Yorkshire to Stuttgart and the final stop in Dubai. The first episode kicked off in California, when Jeremy, Richard and James took their famous studio tent to Dry Rabbit Lake. Thousands of fans from across the U.S. travelled to the desert near Lucerne Valley, outside of Los Angeles for The Grand Tour’s very own “Burning Van” festival which was part of the opener of the first ever episode.

New episodes of 'The Grand Tour' will be released weekly over the next 11 weeks for Prime members in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan. The next installment will be available this Friday, and sees the gang set up shop in Johannesburg. In addition, the series will expand globally to Amazon customers in over 200 countries and territories in December.

A current Amazon Prime subscription costs $99 per year or $11 per month. Likewise, Prime Video is available as a standalone service for $9 per month.

Source: Amazon