Chris Evans was not on a television show.
Chris Evans (presenter) . He started his broadcasting career working for Piccadilly Radio , Manchester , as a teenager , before moving to London as a presenter for the BBC 's Greater London Radio and then Channel 4 television , where The Big Breakfast made him a star . In 2005 , he started a new career on BBC Radio 2 , hosting the long-running Drivetime programme , before moving in 2010 to host The Chris Evans Breakfast Show every weekday morning . On 23 June 2015 it was confirmed that TFI Friday would return for its seventh series with eight episodes in December 2015 . On 4 July 2016 Evans announced that he would be stepping down as presenter of Top Gear . TFI Friday is an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom .