ITV Genius Game viewers adamant David Tennant ‘hasn’t a clue’ about quiz show as they slam format: ‘Too much’
ITV Genius Game viewers took to their social media accounts once again to slam the format of the show and even claimed that host David Tennant didn’t know what was going on.
During tonight’s second episode, the remaining 10 players returned for another day of brain-bending games.
Having earned 15 Garnets between them, there is currently £15,000 in the prize fund, and with the shock of yesterday’s first eviction still weighing heavily on everyone’s mind, tonight the players faced the Zombie Game in the Main Match.
The aim of the game was to turn the humans into zombies, but it was down to the other players to outwit their opponents and navigate their way through the Zombie apocalypse.
Cracks started to appear as the pressure of the game caused alliances to break down as the players worked out who they could trust and who they should avoid.
As the pressure heats up, players find themselves facing the Death Match game of hidden Noughts and Crosses.
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Tuning in for a second chance, viewers were still left unsure as to whether they would continue to watch the rest of the series, noting that Tennant “hasn’t a clue” as to what was happening.
One penned: “Does Tennant even know what’s going on? He’s just reading the autocue #GeniusGame.”
A second added: “Maybe if David Tennant talked a little slower in explaining the game and did it more often, maybe I wouldn’t have gotten lost!”
Someone else said: “Off again to watch the show where the host is in a different room and probably a different month to the players.”
A fourth penned: “Is this David Tennant doing penance for turning into a complete numpty these last couple of years? #GeniusGame.”
“You can tell how much of David Tennant’s dialogue was recorded before any filming,” another pointed out before a sixth replied: “David is so confused like the rest of us.” (sic)
Some viewers pointed out how Tennant was tagged as “the creator” during the rolling credits, something which the former Doctor Who star has already addressed.
Speaking on The One Show earlier this week, he explained: “‘I’m the creator, I didn’t create it, but I’m called the creator.”
The star described how in the show, he was “sort of the voice of God” and added: “I kind of appear and give them instructions and tell them things, and make them do things. They’re all very bright and clever.”
Whilst many fans continue to slam the show, the overnight viewer ratings for the first episode didn’t seem to make the cut.
Unfortunately, it seems as though the Tennant-led series has fallen way short of its average for the show slot it occupies.
The series debuted to just 1.2 million (via Broadcast Now), nearly half the 2.2 million average for the slot itself.
It fell below the former primetime competition format show The Fortune Hotel, which initially aired with 1.5 million in its Monday night 9pm slot on ITV1.