JUST ten minutes into David Tennant’s new gameshow, viewers have switched it off and fumed about how confusing it is.
Complaining about the show before it even got started, viewers have said they think Genius Game is “too complicated”.
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One viewer said “bye bye” just 10 minutes into the show.
Another person said: “I MUST stop giving up on things too quickly but honestly, ten minutes in and I’m getting annoyed by #GeniusGame.”
A third then penned: “Bit boring, very confusing, turned it off.”
“Don’t think I’ll like this. Sounds complicated,” said a fourth.
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“Not my thing I’m afraid,” said a fifth..
A sixth then penned: “This is too complicated for me.”
While a seventh agreed: “I’m guessing that no one at ITV bothered to consider whether they were making things waaaaaay too complicated for the audience to actually follow??”
And an eighth said: “I have absolutely no idea what’s going on.”
Although some viewers were not keen on the show, many absolutely loved the first episode.
One person said: “Am I the only one who is actually enjoying this show?”
To which another person replied: “Nope I am.”
While someone else said: “The fact the uk audience can’t understand basic social/strategy games. it’s a shame to see.”
The show premiered tonight on ITV, with the former Doctor Who actor at the helm.
The new series is adapted from a South Korean format as it brings together a few of the country’s most clever and sharp minds.
In the show, contestants participate in a selection of never-before-seen games.
The games are “all designed to not only test their intellectual acumen but encourage them to carefully and creatively use the art of manipulation to outfox their opponents and win a cash prize”.
With 11 players who are all extremely intellectual and clever, the game comprises of 12 rounds before a winner is crowned.
Each round consists of a main match and a death match.
And each player takes part in the main match before a winner and eliminated player is determined.
Those who win the main match receive a Token of Life, which grants them immunity from the death match.
The player who places last in the main match will then choose another player to face in the death match.
When the show was announced earlier this year, Katie Rawcliffe, Head of Entertainment at ITV, told The Sun: “This exciting reality format is designed to keep not just the players but the audience on the edge of their seats with each episode containing compelling gameplay and thrilling twists.
“David Tennant is the perfect ringmaster to preside over this battle of brainpower, teamwork and deception.
“We’re delighted to be bringing Genius Game to the ITV audience.”
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