MotorWeek: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

MotorWeek is an American automotive television series. The program premiered on October 15, 1981 and is hosted by automotive journalist John H. Davis, who is also the series' creator and executive producer. MotorWeek is produced by Maryland Public Television and is seen nationwide on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),Discovery Network, Velocity, V-me and globally on the American Forces Network. The half-hour program is presented in a magazine-like format, with reviews, comparisons, news, and features. MotorWeek's original slogan was "Television's automotive magazine", later changed to "Television's original automotive magazine", although the BBC's Top Gear debuted in 1977. The show went into national syndication beginning September 11, 1993, originally syndicated by ITC Entertainment.

Series details

• Title: MotorWeek
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1981-09-15
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8488
• IMDb ID: tt0244912
• TVDB ID: 239601

Cast and credited roles

• John H. Davis — Host
• Pat Goss — Automotive Consultant
• Zach Maskell — Feature Producer / Reporter
• Yolanda Vazquez — MotorNews Reporter
• Lauren Morrison — Lauren Morrison
• Brian Robinson — Producer / Reporter
• Garick Zikan — Writer / Researcher
• Stephanie Hart — Feature Producer / Reporter
• Ben Davis — RoadTest Producer
• Joe Ligo — Joe Ligo
• Greg Carloss — Online Content Coordinator
• Roger Mecca — Roger Mecca

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-09-15; final listed air date 1981-09-15.
• Season 28: premiered 2008-09-05; final listed air date 2009-08-28.
• Season 30: premiered 2010-09-08; final listed air date 2011-09-01.
• Season 31: premiered 2011-09-08; final listed air date 2012-08-30.
• Season 32: premiered 2012-09-06; final listed air date 2013-08-29.
• Season 33: premiered 2013-09-05; final listed air date 2014-08-29.
• Season 34: premiered 2014-09-05; final listed air date 2015-09-04.
• Season 35: premiered 2015-09-11; final listed air date 2016-09-02.
• Season 36: premiered 2016-09-20; final listed air date 2017-09-01.
• Season 37: premiered 2017-09-08; final listed air date 2018-08-31.
• Season 38: premiered 2018-09-07; final listed air date 2019-08-30.
• Season 39: premiered 2019-09-06; final listed air date 2020-09-04.
• Season 40: premiered 2020-09-11; final listed air date 2021-09-04.
• Season 41: premiered 2021-09-11; final listed air date 2022-09-02.
• Season 42: premiered 2022-09-09; final listed air date 2023-09-01; episode order: 52.
• Season 43: premiered 2023-09-08; final listed air date 2024-08-31.
• Season 44: premiered 2024-09-07; final listed air date 2025-08-30.
• Season 45: premiered 2025-09-06; final listed air date 2026-09-05.
• Season 46: premiered 2026-09-12; final listed air date 2026-09-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from MotorWeek on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.