''Jay Leno's Garage'' is an American web and television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars and motorbikes starring
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno (; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and actor. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's '' The Tonight Show'' from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 20 ...
, the former host of ''
The Tonight Show
''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. The show has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 201 ...
''. Originally a web series for NBC.com, a special aired on
CNBC
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in August 2014 and the show became a weekly prime-time series on the channel in 2015.
The show's second season premiered on June 15, 2016, followed by season three which debuted on June 28, 2017 and had total of 16 episodes. The fourth season began airing on April 19, 2018.
Leno does car and motorcycle reviews on classic cars, super cars like the
McLaren P1
The McLaren P1 is a limited-production mid-engine plug-in hybrid sports car produced by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive. Debuted at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, sales of the P1 began in the United Kingdom in October 2013 and all ...
, restored cars, vintage and sports cars. Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage is located in
Burbank, California
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, near
Hollywood Burbank Airport
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. In 2016 the show won a
Primetime Emmy Award
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for "Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Nonfiction Program".
On April 16, 2019, it was announced that the fifth season will premiere on August 28, 2019. Starting on April 15, 2020, CNBC started airing new compilation episodes with new commentary by Leno as well as new segments. The second half of season 5 debuted on May 20, 2020.
The series featured the final television appearance of
Norm Macdonald
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before his death in September 2021.
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
Season 2 (2016)
Season 3 (2017–18)
Season 4 (2018)
Season 5 (2019–20)
Compilation (2020)
Season 6 (2021)
Season 7 (2022)
Broadcast
Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on
Discovery Turbo
Discovery Turbo (previously known as Discovery Turbo MAX in Australia) is a pay television channel devoted to programming about transport. It is similar to Discovery Velocity and Motor Trend (TV network), Motor Trend. It was also briefly availab ...
on February 1, 2016
and in the UK on
Dave Dave may refer to:
Film, television, and theater
* ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver
* ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film
* Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...
on August 28, 2016.
In Mexico, the first three seasons are available for streaming on
Amazon Prime Video
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.
References
External links
''Jay Leno's Garage'' TV show official website''Jay Leno's Garage'' official website*
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Top 10 Celebrity Car Collectors
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2015 American television series debuts
2010s American reality television series
English-language television shows
2020s American reality television series