The first episode of Top Gear TV show with the new lineup was dedicated to leading supercar Dodge Viper, SUV racing Ariel Nomad and three-wheeled runabout Reliant Rialto.
The Guardian condescendingly remarked that transmission remained the same style. Demanding all treated to the debut of television critic Kevin O'Sullivan (which he called Evans «weak parody of Jeremy Clarkson's»).
The first episode aired on May 29 gathered 4.4 million viewers (for comparison: the final episode of Clarkson, May and Hammond — 5.3 million). As for the Chris Evanca, he in an interview on the eve of the premiere mention that it would be disappointed if the first episode will gather less than 5 million viewers. And so it happened...
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