'WHAT A SHAMBLES'
Question of Sport viewers blast BBC for ‘destroying an institution’ and boycott show after ‘car crash’ episode
QUESTION of Sport viewers have blasted the BBC show as “unwatchable” - with many claiming they “switched off” the programme.
On Friday, Paddy McGuinness was back to present another instalment of the BBC show - but fans were soon left “boycotting” the series.
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Last year, Paddy replaced Sue Barker as the main presenter on the BBC sports show and, ever since the shake-up, the show has received criticism from fans who are unhappy with the change.
And while some people have loved seeing the Top Gear host take the reigns, others have called for Sue to come back to the show.
Tennis champ Sue presented Question of Sport for 24 years before being axed.
Taking to social media - just minutes into Friday's instalment - viewers shared their frustrations, with some even branding the show as "unwatchable".
Alongside an emoji of an angry face, one person fumed: “Question of Sport is just dreadful. Paddy McGuinness thinks he’s on Top Gear.”
Echoing their comments, someone else said: "I can't take this seriously anymore. What a shambles this has become. I like Paddy, but he has no business doing this, man."
While a third added: "You'd have thought it would be difficult to take Question of Sport and make it worse, but they managed it. Car crash."
While Paddy has remained quiet about the criticism from fans, team captain Sam Quek has defended the show - labelling the show as "inclusive".
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She added: "To watch the show, you don’t have to be a sports expert, you don’t have to play sports.
"So why is everyone making a fuss about the presenter not being an elite athlete, or having that experience?”
Question of Sport returns on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
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