Top Gear viewing figures fall to lowest yet despite positive reaction from fans

The third epsiode drew the smallest amount of viewers yet 
Falling: Top Gear viewing figures dropped again this week
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Jennifer Ruby13 June 2016

Top Gear suffered more falling ratings this week as episode three of the new series drew the smallest number of viewers yet.

Despite the fact that Sunday night’s show received a generally positive response from fans, this wasn’t reflected in the viewing figures.

Although there wasn’t as steep a drop as there was between episode one and two, the third episode gained an average of 2.4 million compared to last week’s 2.8 million.

The first episode of the show was watched by an average of 4.3 million viewers when it aired at the end of May, falling by nearly half.

The preliminary viewing figures are based on the live audience and do not take into account those watching on iPlayer or On Demand.

According to the BBC, Sunday night’s episode had a 10.4% audience share, having gone up against the BBC1 coverage of the Germany vs Ukraine Euro match.

Following a mixed critical response over the last few weeks, viewers dubbed the third episode of the series the best yet on social media.

Some thought that hosts Chris Evans and Le Blanc had more ‘chemistry’ and had developed a more laid back presenting technique.

One fan wrote on Twitter: “Fantastic show tonight! Great format with good chemistry from the presenters. It's coming together as what it represents CARS!”

Another wrote: “Ep3 Great! Good mix of hosts, chemistry & banter growing, funny guests, fab features, bring back news & u r there! Jeremy WHO?!”

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