Oh dear.
To be fair, following up Clarkson, May and Hammond was going to be a virtually impossible task, but many fans had hope for the new-look Top Gear, with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc at the helm.
The pair certainly made a good start with Irish fans before the new series even aired, following their
filming around Ireland.
https://twitter.com/rte/status/736964111360229376
However, viewers didn't exactly take too kindly to the first episode of the new era on Twitter.
Here's the best reaction...
https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/737006359393239040
https://twitter.com/paulcolgan/status/737013106946281472
https://twitter.com/Mendelpol/status/737012944844787713
https://twitter.com/Dave_K_Flynn/status/737010153866821632
https://twitter.com/lukestedmon/status/737009882319224832
https://twitter.com/darrylmorris/status/737013362232569857
https://twitter.com/GeorgeBack5/status/737012846677118976
https://twitter.com/shkenna/status/737013263716749312
https://twitter.com/RingGeneral/status/737012420481290244
https://twitter.com/TheJoshYouAre/status/737016054254317573
https://twitter.com/TomConnor4/status/737015742038736900
Having said that, some people quite liked it, especially Matt LeBlanc's highly anticipated debut...
https://twitter.com/sheldinigj/status/737015733637545985
https://twitter.com/HchyB/status/737015884888313857
https://twitter.com/GabyRoslin/status/737021649837514752
https://twitter.com/willleahy/status/737021997767610368
https://twitter.com/TVRav/status/737021710453592064
https://twitter.com/shone_george/status/737022170501656576
