Oh dear god no. I hope this is just some idiot giving the host some fake news as a joke to scare his mates or something. Mind you, the only thing you get on the internet when googling it is http://www.tvseriesgalore.com/blog/?p=2295 <-- this, so it's hopefully just some horribly wrong rumor.
EDIT: ok, some other sites are reporting it, but they are all similar to the stuff on the site above and they all cite the 2UE host as their source. Very shaky... *crosses fingers*
(hang on, I don't even watch TGA!!!!!! :lol:. Guess I don't want to see it totally destroyed)
Top Gear S3 to be shown on Channel 9 next year... not SBS.. according to 2UE. Possible host - Shane Warne ..(No!!!!!!)
It is only spectulation but other shows on SBS, ie South Park have already moved across to GO!
Shane Warne and Jeremy Clarkson to host Top Gear Australia
By Katherine Firkin
HE'S known for his love of fast cars, now Australia's spin king Shane Warne will be revving up our TV screens as the host of a new series of Top Gear.
Warne, whose stable of luxury cars includes a head-turning black Lamborghini Superleggera, is set to front a new series with Jeremy Clarkson.
He is believed to be hosting six episodes of the popular motoring show, the Herald Sun reports.
In a TV coup Channel Nine is believed to have snared the rights to the motoring franchise from SBS.
Nine and SBS were both believed to have been in discussions with BBC Worldwide, which owns the rights to the motoring show fronted by Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
First-run episodes of Top Gear regularly top one million viewers on SBS.
Nine has confirmed that it has held discussions with Warne to host Top Gear Australia.
No formal agreement has yet been signed, but he is their pick to host the series.
A Nine source says an agreement is likely to be completed within days.
Channel Nine would not confirm any plans for Top Gear.
No deal has been signed, however a Nine source said an agreement was likely to be completed within days.
Nine CEO David Gyngell has been chasing the rights to Top Gear for eight months and recently spent time in London to lock down a deal.
The role would mark the first TV presenting gig for Warne - who has previously worked in cricket commentating roles.
Warne would be well suited to the hosting gig with his passion for luxury cars well documented. Warne's collection of luxury cars started in 1996 when he bought a Ferrari 355 Spider.
He has since bought another Ferrari - a 360 Spider in titanium - two Mercedes four-wheel-drives, two BMWs, and a Holden VK Commodore. and last year's Lamborghini purchase.
But it hasn't all been smooth sailing for Warne, who made headlines last year when he crashed his Mercedes into a tram.
The Aussie version has had two seasons on SBS, fronted by Steve Pizzati, Warren Brown and this year joined by James Morrison.
He has since bought another Ferrari - a 360 Spider in titanium - two Mercedes four-wheel-drives, two BMWs, and a Holden VK Commodore. and last year's Lamborghini purchase.
But it hasn't all been smooth sailing for Warne, who made headlines last year when he crashed his Mercedes into a tram.
Just wanted you to know I'm having hellish popunder problems on this website after visiting that link.
News.com.au? It's reputable
Shouldn't be that website, it is basically the biggest online news site in Australia, so unless it was hacked, I doubt it would be them. The only ads you get on that site are ones for reputable companies (cars, banks, etc) and they don't do popups. Odd....
tvtonight.com.au said:Yesterday a rumour on 3AW suggested that Top Gear Australia could be moving from SBS to Channel Nine -with Shane Warne as host no less.
The local version has had two seasons on SBS with Steve Pizzati, Warren Brown and this year joined by James Morrison.
The show is enormously expensive for the public broadcaster, and while it doesn?t pull the same figures of the UK original, it remains the network?s most popular local production, averaging around 600,000 viewers.
By moving to Nine the show would be under the PBL Media banner, which currently has publishing rights to the Top Gear magazine brand.
Yesterday, TV Tonight put some of the questions to the very coy players in the equation.
SBS has been in discussions with BBC about a third season for some months. Yesterday it had no further news on the state of play.
A spokesperson for BBC Worldwide simply said, ?I can confirm that BBC Worldwide is in discussions about the future of Top Gear, but can?t comment further while any negotiations with anyone are ongoing.?
If and when a third series is approved it would likely continue to be produced by Freehand Productions, which is part-owned by the BBC, although even that is yet to be confirmed too.