Worst Driver | |
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Created by | Quentin Willson Duncan McAlpine |
Original work | Britain's Worst Driver (United Kingdom) |
Owner | Tinopolis |
Years | 2002–present |
Worst Driver is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, Canada's Worst Driver was the longest-running version in the franchise and ran continuously since 2005. In May 2019, Andrew Younghusband announced on his personal Facebook page that the show would not be renewed for a fifteenth season, with no reason being given publicly for the series' cancellation (it is believed that Proper Television president Guy O'Sullivan's death may have contributed to the decision). [1]
Country | Title | Host | Channel | Year aired |
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Australia | Australia's Worst Driver | Peter Colquhoun | Seven Network | 2003 [2] |
Austria | Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer | Robert Kratky | ORF | 2007 |
Belgium | Y'a pas pire conducteur | RTBF | ||
De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen | VTM | |||
Brazil | Ruim de Roda | Luciano Huck | Rede Globo | 2012 [3] |
Canada | Canada's Worst Driver | Andrew Younghusband | Discovery Channel | 2005–2018 (14 seasons) |
Les pires chauffards québécois | Richard Turcotte | Z Télé | 2015–2017 (4 seasons) | |
Denmark | Danmarks Værste Bilist | Henriette Honoré (2004) Lisbeth Janniche (2005) | TV2 | 2004–2005 |
Finland | Suomen surkein kuski | Juuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017) Eero Ettala (2018–present) | MTV3 MAX (season 1) MTV3 (season 2-present) Sub (reruns) | 2012–present |
France | Zéro de conduite | M6 | ||
Germany | Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer | Panagiota Petridou | VOX | 2013 [4] |
Netherlands | De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland(2011–2013) De Slechtste Chauffeur van Nederland(2014–present) | Ruben Nicolai (2011–2013) John Williams (2014–present) | BNN (2011–2013) RTL 5 (2014–present) | 2011–present (4 seasons as of 2014) |
New Zealand | New Zealand's Worst Driver | |||
Poland | Najgorszy polski kierowca | Stefan Friedmann | TV Puls | Fall 2007 |
Spring 2008 | ||||
Nie-dzielny kierowca | Fall 2008 | |||
Najgorszy polski kierowca | Aleksandra Kutz | TTV | Fall 2015 | |
Portugal | O pior condutor de sempre | Bruno Nogueira | SIC | 2006 |
Sweden | Sveriges värsta bilförare | Linda Isacsson (2005) Hans Fahlén (2012) Adam Alsing (2009–2011, 2014–2016) Gry Forssell (2022) | TV4 (2005–2012, 2022) Kanal 5 (2014–2016) | 2005 2009–2012 2014–2016 2022 |
Switzerland | Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande | |||
Ukraine | Найгірший водій країни | Volodymyr Shumko | TET | 2017 |
United Kingdom | Britain's Worst Driver | Quentin Willson Jenni Falconer (2005) | five | 2002–2005 |
United States | America's Worst Driver | Alonzo Bodden Jill Simonian | Travel Channel | 2010 |
On the first season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland in 2011, a bad driver injured host Ruben Nicolai and a cameraman during its shoulder check challenge when the driver let go of the wheel, covered his eyes and pressed the gas pedal. That was the first time a host was ever injured on any of the shows in the franchise. [5]
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