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).
International versions Country Title Host Channel Year aired Australia's Worst Driver Peter Colquhoun Seven Network 2003 Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer Robert Kratky ORF 2007 Y'a pas pire conducteur Jean-Louis LahayeMaureen Louys RTBF 2007-2009(3 seasons) De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen Mathias Coppens VTM 2004 Ruim de Roda Luciano Huck Rede Globo 2012 Canada's Worst Driver Andrew Younghusband Discovery Channel 2005–2018(14 seasons) Les pires chauffards québécois Richard Turcotte Z Télé 2015–2017(4 seasons) Danmarks Værste Bilist Henriette Honoré (2004)Lisbeth Janniche (2005) TV2 (2004) TV Danmark (2005) 2004–2005 Suomen surkein kuski Juuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017)Eero Ettala (2018–present) MTV3 MAX (season 1)MTV3 (season 2-present)Sub (reruns) 2012–present Zéro de conduite M6 Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer Panagiota Petridou VOX 2013 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's Worst Driver Najgorszy polski kierowcaStefan Friedmann TV PulsFall 2007Spring 2008Nie-dzielny kierowcaFall 2008Najgorszy polski kierowcaAleksandra KutzTTVFall 2015 O pior condutor de sempre Bruno Nogueira SIC 2006 Sveriges värsta bilförare Linda Isacsson (2005)Hans Fahlén (2012) TV4 (2005–2012, 2022)Kanal 5 (2014–2016) 20052009–20122014–20162022 Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romandeНайгірший водій країниVolodymyr ShumkoTET2017 Britain's Worst Driver Quentin WillsonJenni Falconer (2005) five 2002–2005 America's Worst Driver Alonzo BoddenJill Simonian Travel Channel 2010
History 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.Canada's Worst Driver 7, episode 6
Similar shows Canada's Worst Handyman was a sister series to Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2006 to 2011 that focused on rehabilitating the country's most inept home renovators, Don't Drive Here was a spin-off of Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2013 to 2015 that focused on learning to drive better than a local professional driver. All three shows were hosted by Younghusband.
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