article_snippet.sent: The viewing figures come a week after presenter Jeremy Clarkson was dismissed from the BBC for punching Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.
article_snippet.sent: Figures for March are expected to see a sharp decline, the Daily Telegraph reports, since only two episodes of Top Gear were shown before Clarkson’s dramatic suspension.
article_snippet.sent: The the BBC suspended Clarkson when The BBC emerged he had been involved in what was initially described as 'a fracas' with producer Oisin Tymon.
article_snippet.sent: Last Wednesday, the BBC director-general Tony Hall announced that Clarkson, a popular but divisive figure during he time at the hugely successful BBC2 motoring show, would not be retained, saying 'a line has been crossed' and 'there cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another'.
article_snippet.sent: producer Oisin Tymon had producer Oisin Tymon lip split by Clarkson in a 30-second assault on March 4 and took producer Oisin Tymon to hospital with producer Oisin Tymon injuries.
article_snippet.sent: producer Oisin Tymon was also verbally abused by the former Top Gear presenter.
article_snippet.sent: Clarkson reported the incident to The BBC five days later and was suspended on March 10.
article_snippet.sent: The BBC suspended Clarkson when The BBC emerged producer Oisin Tymon had been involved in what was initially described as 'a fracas' with producer Oisin Tymon (pictured)
article_snippet.sent: Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked.
highlights_snippet.sent: Figures come a week after Jeremy Clarkson was dismissed from the BBC .
  