MotorTrend Shutting Down Roadkill, Production Company

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Yet another automotive-centric TV show, Roadkill, has bit the dust. Mike Finnegan took to his Reddit account to drop the bombshell news that not only is the show cancelled after 13 seasons, but the entire MotorTrend production company is also shuttering.

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Without an official statement from MotorTrend, probably in part because Finnegan leaked the news before the company was ready to go public with it, we don’t know details. However, some think the move is related to the

Finnegan also said on Reddit he’s “unsure of who owns the Roadkill IP (intellectual rights) or who to ask why it ended.” In other words, the man has been left in the dark about the move, likely knowing as little as everyone else.

Like some other car shows, Roadkill launched on YouTube and was free for anyone to watch. However, MotorTrend saw an opportunity, moving the popular show over to its streaming platform. Then after Discovery purchased the automotive media company, it was moved to that streaming platform. Now that the streaming bubble has popped, some are theorizing it has led to the end of MotorTrend’s production company.

This news comes after it was already announced Top Gear and The Grand Tour are also done. Gearheads who also like to sit on the couch and watch car TV shows are reeling. After all, everything is changing rapidly.

However, there are many internet personalities with their own successful and rather entertaining channels on YouTube and other platforms. We wouldn’t be surprised to see some of them strike some interesting deals with streaming services or other big media companies as the media landscape continues to shift.

What exactly does that mean? We’re not entirely sure, but we do know demand for interesting automotive shows hasn’t suddenly evaporated. Where there are audiences there will be someone to entertain them.

Image via Roadkill/Facebook, Finnegan999/Reddit