“They is no doubt that there was a fantastic camaraderie between the three former presenters and I don’t think the producers of the new series are in any way hoping to replicate that relationship”, she says.
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In another tweet, he reported the show was “a hit”, adding it took up nearly a quarter of the night’s audience share.
Clarkson, May and Hammond all remained silent on Twitter last night following the episode. “These are the FACTS”.
The Top Gear reboot appears to be off to a rocky start as British radio superstar Chris Evans attempts to fill the large void left by Jeremy Clarkson. FACT. Won its slot.
Indeed, the programme has been at Number One on the Most Popular list of the BBC’s catch-up service since transmission on Sunday, ahead of yesterday’s visit to EastEnders. FACT. These are THE FACTS folks.
Evans hit back at critics and insisted that the show had amassed more viewers than the opening episode of the last series. That’s when it’s on.
USA star LeBlanc, 48, escaped most of the barbs and some fans said that his segment with the Nomad was one of the few highlights.
But when asking the audience what they were doing there, someone in the crowd shouted, “new catering staff?”
Evans visited a US Naval Base where he raced a Dodge Viper ACR against a Corvette Z06, and LeBlanc was seen trying out an Ariel Nomad in the Moroccan desert.
The Times took the view that Evans was trying to give the show a more “metrosexual” feel. He has since told reporters that he watched the show and is a “massive fan”, but refused to be drawn further on the matter and declined to comment on the low ratings and hostile reviews.
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That compares with an average 4.7 million overnight viewers and a 20.7 percent share for the first episode of the previous season, which was season 22, that aired in late December 2014.
