The revamped motoring show was scheduled to debut on May 22nd.
Chris Evans’ revamped ‘Top Gear’ has hit another roadblock, after it was revealed the new series will debut head-to-head against ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. The show had been scheduled to debut on May 8th, but was then pushed back to May 22nd, meaning it will clash with the first of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’s’ live semi-finals on ITV.
‘Top Gear’ could suffer from going head-to-head with ‘BGT’.
A source told The Mirror: “The BBC has pulled a sharp handbrake turn. 'Top Gear' is already under intense scrutiny and the last thing they need is to try and launch it against ITV’s most popular show.”
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“They were gutted when they heard that 'Top Gear' would go head-to-head with 'Britain’s Got Talent'.” ‘BGT’ traditionally pulls in high ratings for ITV and last Saturday 11.6 million viewers tuned in.
But a BBC spokeswoman refused to comment on the rumours, saying: “We have always said we will launch in May and full scheduling details will be announced in due course.” It’s also understood that the new series will consist of just six episodes rather than the traditional eight.
The revamped series has already run into a slew of problems since filming began earlier this year. Most notably, the show came under intense scrutiny after filming near the Cenotaph last month. The stunt has also reportedly caused tensions between Evans and his co-host Matt LeBlanc.
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Last week a source told The Sun: “Since the Cenotaph, their relationship’s deteriorated. Chris thinks Matt severely damaged the brand. Behind the scenes it’s very frosty between them. Chris has been a nightmare on set. His controlling nature has got people’s backs up.”
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