for two seasons (2002 to 2003).ĭuring its run, Canada’s Worst Driver was consistently one of the top-rated series on Discovery. O’Sullivan had directed the British version of the series, which aired on Channel 5 in the U.K. The format was brought to Canada by the late Guy O’Sullivan, a British producer who founded Proper Television in 2005 and built it into one of Canada’s most successful unscripted production companies. The format sees drivers, each of which have been put forward by family members or friends, compete in a series of challenges to avoid the unfortunate title of “Canada’s worst driver.” In reaching its 14th season, the series is somewhat of an anomaly in the Canadian unscripted landscape, with only a handful of other series managing to retain audiences over such a sustained period of time. format, debuted in 2005 and ran for around 110 episodes across 14 years. “I had really hoped we would get to do a ‘Goodbye’ season to end the series with a tip of the hat to the faithful audience, but alas, we are simply done without any fanfare.”Ĭanada’s Worst Driver, a local adaptation of the U.K. The great runaway hit has finally crashed and burned,” said Younghusband in the post. “It is with equal parts pride and humility, sadness and joy that I am writing to inform you all that Canada’s Worst Driver is officially finished. Host and executive producer Andrew Younghusband announced via his Facebook page that the series would not go a 15th season. The cancellation was subsequently confirmed by Bell Media. After 14 seasons on the air, Discovery’s unscripted format adaptation Canada’s Worst Driver is to end.
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