Gary Lineker fans fume ‘time to turn off’ as Sitting on a Fortune returns | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
Some fans claim to “turn off” Gary Lineker’s ITV show Sitting on a Fortune on Sunday night.
The football pundit welcomed contestants Jacqui, Garren, Anika, Susanne, Rob, and Julian, who had to answer a number of questions in the hopes of winning the £100,000 jackpot.
The players positioned themselves in a row of seats one behind another, with one wrong answer seeing them relegated to the back of the line and in real danger of leaving with nothing.
Introducing the show, Gary began: Six contestants will use skill and tactics to be in the right place at the right time on the money chair.
“Whoever is sat here will answer general knowledge questions. The correct answer means they stay in pole position. But one wrong answer sends them to the back of the line, and the next contestant will take their place.”
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“Whoever’s in this seat at the end of the show could win a massive £100,000O.
“Earlier, our six players drew to decide where they wanted to sit. So let’s meet them.”
However, minutes into the show, ITV viewers took to social media to share their thoughts and while some were loving it, others weren’t so keen.
@ImpartialEyes complained: “Never underestimate #ITV… when you thought things could not be any worse following the #ThisMorning debacle they heap more misery upon their viewers by bringing back #SittingOnAFortune with Mr no-personality Lineker.”
@steve_evo said: “Time to turn off #sittingonafortune.”
@Nightowl01989 raged: “Seen 10 minutes of this and no more. ITV is “sitting on” a load of c**p. #sittingonafortune.” (sic)
While @TatClub63 fumed: “#sittingonafortune I can’t watch this with that presenting.”
@EnfieldGarry tweeted: “I thought this would be on BBC One. #SittingOnAFortune.”
@Meliden asked: “Is this the new BBC The Wheel, but on a track?”
Gary also took to Twitter to encourage his followers to watch quiz the quiz show, although, they didn’t seem so keen.
WelshWalshy replied: “First time watching this. Good god, it’s awful.”
However, despite the criticism, after Rob won the £50,000 jackpot, fans praised the show, with @clairdan3 tweeting: “First time I watched your quiz @GaryLineker, enjoyed it and chuffed for Rob. x #SittingonaFortune.”
Sitting on a Fortune returns next Sunday at 7pm on ITV.
