The second season of Clarkson’s Farm has broken viewing records on Amazon’s Prime Video.
The show has become the streaming platform’s most-watched original series in the UK since data started being collected.
The first episode of the new season was watched by almost 4.3 million people in the country, which was shown by data collected by Barb, the UK’s ratings body.
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These figures do not include anybody watching the show on a mobile device.
The show’s first episode is now the most-watched episode across all of Amazon’s originals in the UK.
It topped The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the first episode of which was viewed by 3.2 million people.
The show’s latest season came out less than two months after Mr Clarkson penned his controversial column about Meghan Markle.
There have been reports that Prime Video wouldn't be moving forward on any future seasons of Clarkson's shows beyond those seasons that have already been commissioned - including season 3 of Clarkson's Farm.
This would mean no more shows with the star would be likely to appear on the service beyond 2024 on the back of his colum for The Sun.
The second series of Clarkson’s Amazon TV hit shows another year in the Chipping Norton farm with new animals and crops as well as Clarkson’s dealings with the local council.
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Clarkson, who purchased the farm in 2008 and started running it himself in 2019, has received a poor reaction from some villagers when he expanded the business to include a farm shop and restaurant.
He previously said there were “plenty” of other locals who appeared to be more receptive, and even encouraging of his work.
An order for the closing of the restaurant was appealed by Clarkson last year following two planning applications being rejected by West Oxfordshire District Council.
He subsequently said he “no longer wished” for a restaurant and wanted to develop on-site parking in a letter to the council in January.
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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.
Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.
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