And it was made more obvious when the new version of Top Gear debuted this summer to disappointing ratings.
Amazon is likely hoping that landing Clarkson, Hammond and May will drive up subscriptions for Amazon Prime, as well as episode-by-episode orders.
It’ll be interesting to see if November brings a ton of good news for Amazon.
Top Gear was an international phenomenon, and after Clarkson got fired early last year, it was obvious that a lot of the show’s audience was in it more for the personalities than the concept.