Top Gear has helped steer the BBC ’ s iPlayer to record levels after four episodes shown in February notched up nine million views alone . The long-running motoring show took up first , second , third and fifth spots in the catch-up service 's top five for the month as fans used it to take one last look at their favourite show . The viewing figures come a week after presenter Jeremy Clarkson was dismissed from the BBC for punching Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon . Scroll down for video . Top Gear star James May was spotted out and about in central London today with an iPad as it emerged the motoring show has helped steer the BBC ’ s iPlayer to record levels , notching up nine million views alone . Popular : Top Gear has helped steer the BBC ’ s iPlayer to record levels after four episodes shown in February notched up nine million views . According to the Daily Telegraph the four episodes in February were watched a total of 9,047,000 times while episode two alone was watched 2,645,000 times . The service received 299million requests for streaming or downloading television and radio programmes during the month . Statistics published by the BBC show there were an average of 10.7million daily requests overall and it was the best month ever for requests to television programmes , with an average of 8.6m requests a day . Live episodes of EastEnders and The Comic Relief Bake Off also featured in the top 20 programmes this month along with dramas such as Waterloo Road , Silent Witness , The Casual Vacancy and Wolf Hall . The four episodes in February were watched a total of 9,047,000 times while episode two alone was watched 2,645,000 times . Figures for March are expected to see a sharp decline , the Telegraph reports , since only two episodes of Top Gear were shown before Clarkson ’ s dramatic suspension . On Tuesday , the BBC confirmed Top Gear 's £10million live world tour will go ahead with Jeremy Clarkson at the helm alongside fellow presenters James May and Richard Hammond . A BBC Worldwide spokesman said they will fulfil the series of live shows which have already sold 200,000 tickets worldwide - but added that the events will be stripped of all BBC branding and content and billed as Clarkson , Hammond and May Live . That means the shows , which will take place in venues as far afield as Australia , Norway , and South Africa as well as the UK , will not be able to use clips from the show or feature The Stig . Record : The long-running motoring show took up first , second , third and fifth spots in the catch-up service 's top five for the month ( file picture ) The tour starts in Australia and fans have paid between £35 and £200 for tickets to the live shows . The BBC suspended Clarkson when it emerged he had been involved in what was initially described as ' a fracas ' with producer Oisin Tymon . Last Wednesday , BBC director-general Tony Hall announced that Clarkson , a popular but divisive figure during his time at the hugely successful BBC2 motoring show , would not be retained , saying ' a line has been crossed ' and 'there can not be one rule for one and one rule for another ' . Mr Tymon had his lip split by Clarkson in a 30-second assault on March 4 and took himself to hospital with his injuries . He was also verbally abused by the former Top Gear presenter . Clarkson reported the incident to the BBC five days later and was suspended on March 10 . The BBC suspended Clarkson when it emerged he had been involved in what was initially described as ' a fracas ' with producer Oisin Tymon ( pictured ) The BBC could lose as much as £67million a year now Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked . The BBC could lose as much as £67million a year now Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked . The star helped relaunch the ailing show in 2002 , turning it into a worldwide hit . Now the corporation 's commercial arm rakes in an estimated £50million a year from selling the rights to Top Gear overseas , with the show watched in 214 countries around the world . On top of that , BBC Worldwide makes millions more from Top Gear Magazine and live shows in the UK and abroad , as well as sales of DVDs . The BBC could lose tens of millions of pounds in annual profit after giving Clarkson his marching orders , with the sale of the show overseas making £50million alone . Top Gear Magazine has a global circulation of 1.7 million , bringing in another estimated £7.4million - not including profit from advertising , as well as the costs of producing and shipping the magazine . The motoring programme was also set to make around £7.35million in sales of tickets to its 14 live shows in the UK this year . The BBC 's loss could be another broadcaster 's gain , with rivals Sky , ITV and Netflix all set to compete for Clarkson 's signature .
Figures come a week after Jeremy Clarkson was dismissed from the BBC . Top Gear took up first , third and fifth spots in iPlayer top five for February . 2,645,000 of the BB2 show 's last series was watched Episode two times .