Viewers fleeing new “Top Gear” – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): The new season of the popular motoring show “Top Gear” is underway, this time with new presenters.

After the familiar trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond left the BBC last year that the British TV personality Chris Evans and actor Matt LeBlanc who leads viewers through fresh episodes filled with fun and action.

According to the British newspaper Daily Mail had Sunday’s premiere of new “Top Gear ” only 4, 3 million viewers.

These figures show that the program has lost a million viewers since the season finale in June. It was also the last time Clarkson, Hammond and May led program.

Evans defends program

Evans maintains, however, that the season premiere Sunday was a success. Twitter has morphed published several messages in which he states that the new “Top Gear” is an official here .

“23 percent market share. 12 percent MORE than the opening episode of the previous season. This is FACT. “ twittering Evans.

On Twitter debate has raged for the season premiere Sunday night.

While some support Evans in the program is a success, the second expresses that “Top Gear” has lost himself after Clarkson, May and Hammond left the BBC captaincy.

– Not a War

Clarkson did last summer fired from the British national broadcaster after he struck and insulted one of the manufacturers.

His two partners the two then chose to terminate the jobs at the BBC, and the three are now working on new car program for Amazon, called “The Grand Tour”.

James May has previously denied that their new program will be a competitor for “Top Gear”:

– It’s not a war, these things can coexist. We can have Amazon and Netflix and the BBC and BT Sport and people can make choices, it’s modern life is all about, said the Briton told the Guardian in March.

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