Top Gear : a sputtering start

Before the show aired, Chris Evans said he hoped to get at least five million viewers – and given all the hype, that didn’t seem unduly optimistic. But in the event, he was disappointed, said The Daily Telegraph. Average viewing figures for the revamped Top Gear were only 4.4 million: that still made it the most-watched show at 8pm on Sunday, but it was Top Gear’s lowest rating for a season opener in a decade; and when social media users delivered their verdict, it was, in large part, merciless. Viewers complained about everything from the lack of chemistry between Evans and co-presenter Matt LeBlanc and the paucity of jokes, to Evans’s shouty delivery. Some dubbed it Flop Gear; several posted old clips of the show’s former presenters – Jeremy Clarkson,…

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