Here's How A Hungry Face-Punch Led To The Grand Tour

Well, we're finally here. We've just witnessed the inaugural episode of The Grand Tour. It doesn't feel like a whole lot of time has gone by since Jeremy Clarkson was fired from Top Gear, but in fact it's been over a year and a half. Much has happened since then!

To recap, here are the events that brought us here.

• News of Jeremy Clarkson's suspension from Top Gear breaks. The show isn't broadcasted the following Sunday. The details for this aren't clear and all we know is that there was a "fracas."

• We learn that the "fracas" involved Jeremy Clarkson punching a producer. Also, two more episodes of Top Gear series 22 are suspended.

• Oisin Tymon is identified as the unfortunate producer who bore the brunt of Clarkson's hangry wrath.

• The BBC cancels the last, unaired episodes of Top Gear series 22.

• Richard Hammond and James May reportedly refuse to film any more Top Gear without their pal.

• Jeremy Clarkson is officially fired from Top Gear.

• Jeremy Clarkson won't face charges for his attack on Tymon.

• James May expresses hope that the trio will return to do a car show, BBC or not.

• There is talk of the three back with a new live show.

• Hammond hints at a potential return to American screens.

• Jeremy Clarkson announces that the trio has signed with Amazon to do a car show.

• Will the new show be called "Gear Knobs"? Hmm...

• Jeremy Clarkson uploads a photo after a day of filming the new, unnamed show. Featured in the photo are a McLaren P1, a Porsche 918 and a Ferrari LaFerrari. Of course. We have to one-up Top Gear, here.

• The "Gear Knobs" rumor is put to rest. It's not happening.

• Clarkson settles his whole punched-a-dude-in-the-face thing and formally apologizes to him. Very compassionately, too.

• The unnamed Amazon show is now named "The Grand Tour." Details include the cast and crew traveling around in a big tent. It's named because that's exactly what it will be about. Also, part of the idea came from an old Top Gear episode.

• A U.S. filming location for The Grand Tour is announced. Namely, California.

• A first look at the big tent surfaces.

• Meanwhile, an ex-BBC executive says that firing Clarkson was a mistake.

• It is revealed that filming The Grand Tour was a minefield of potential copyright infringements.

• We learn that you can't binge-watch The Grand Tour like you would House of Cards. It appears that episodes of the show will be released weekly instead of all at once.

• The Grand Tour's launch date is revealed to be November 18. We all mark our calendars.

• The launch trailer drops. We break it down.

• There is an epic launch-taping in California.

• The opening for The Grand Tour is said to cost a mind-numbing $3.2 million.

• The first official trailer for The Grand Tour drops. It's a good day. We broke down the trailer for your enjoyment.

• The trio will jump right into filming the second season of the show as soon as the first season wraps.

• Jeremy Clarkson says that they drove over a billion miles during filming for the first season. He was probably exaggerating. Probably.

• Though advertisements everywhere say that The Grand Tour will air on November 18, it will actually air a day early here in the U.S. because of time zone nonsense.

• Here's how to watch it.

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