Canada's Worst Driver (series)
| Canada's Worst Driver | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Proper Television |
| Written by | Andrew Younghusband |
| Presented by | Andrew Younghusband |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 as of 2016 |
| No. of episodes | 99 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Philip Dharamraj |
| Producer(s) | Guy O'Sullivan |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Original release | September 26, 2005 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Britain's Worst Driver Canada's Worst Handyman Blood, Sweat & Tools Don't Drive Here |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Canada's Worst Driver is a Canadian television series on Discovery Channel, based on Britain's Worst Driver, and is part of the Worst Driver television franchise. The series is produced by Proper Television, whose president, Guy O'Sullivan, was the director of the original Britain's Worst Driver series. As such, Canada's Worst Driver is considered to be the production company's flagship show.
Unlike other Worst series around the world, the Canadian version emphasizes the learning process of the contestants and the science of driving. As such, it is often more serious than the other Worst shows around the world, which are mainly comedic. It is the longest running of any Worst series to date.
The series is also aired dubbed in French in Canada, as «Les Pires Chauffards Canadiens» on Z Télé.
Until Canada's Worst Handyman's re-formatting and relaunch as Blood, Sweat & Tools, Canada's Worst Driver and its sister series Canada's Worst Handyman were the two highest-rated programs on Discovery Channel Canada.
In each season, eight drivers and their nominators are taken to the Driver Rehabilitation Centre where they compete in challenges designed to improve their driving skills, in an effort to not be named Canada's Worst Driver. In the first challenge, the contestants begin at a location about an hour's drive from the Driver Rehabilitation Centre. Following the directions that are given, each contestant must drive to the Driver Rehabilitation Centre. Upon arriving at the Driver Rehabilitation Centre, the driver's licence of each contestant is confiscated (for the first two seasons, their car keys were confiscated instead). The first episode concludes with an obstacle course challenge, meant to evaluate the skills of each driver.
The series is well known for its obstacle course challenges. Contestants must routinely maneuver their cars through tight spaces with less than an inch of clearance on either side. To show that the challenge can be done without hitting obstacles by an average driver, host Andrew Younghusband performs each challenge before any contestant attempts the challenge.
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