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02nd May 2017

You can probably guess how loyal fans of The Chase reacted to Babushka

They seem to think they've seen this somewhere else, too...

JOE

To be fair, we had a feeling this kind of reaction was on the way…

News that The Chase would be replaced (only temporarily, we should add) by new show Babushka in ITV’s tea time slot didn’t go down too well the other week.

The new show, fronted by Rylan Clark-Neal, airs for the first time this week as The Chase takes its annual break. On the surface, its aim is simple enough: contestants try to win a series of cash prizes hidden in Russian dolls, with the opportunity to win as much as  £10,000.

However, as many people had their first taste of Babushka on Tuesday, it swiftly became clear from the tweets of some of those that were watching it that the rules weren’t quite so easy to follow.

Not only that, it was also obvious that the new show had a long way to go before reaching the same level of popularity as The Chase.  A long, loooong way…

As well as some viewers preferring the idea of a nuclear-scorched Earth to watching any more Babushka, plenty also pointed out that the concept behind the show was awfully familiar…

https://twitter.com/keyzgamez/status/859437736545181696

https://twitter.com/woodsymalone/status/859103131686367237

https://twitter.com/patrickjsmith9/status/859442486498009095

https://twitter.com/blueboi1987/status/859451362991583233

https://twitter.com/JCmu51c/status/859447205643640833

It’s safe to say that it’s not got off to the best of starts…