David Walliams's The Nightly Show did NOT go down well on its debut

Unfortunately for ITV’s topical entertainment offering The Nightly Show, the reception has not exactly been gushing.

The debut episode aired on Monday night – hosted by David Walliams for this first week and including skits around Donald Trump and the Oscars and an interview with Martin Clunes – and was hounded by viewers not only for pushing ITV News out of its 10pm slot, but also for its general “awfulness” and for copying the format of American late night talk shows.

First of all, viewers would really prefer to just watch the good old fashioned news…

https://twitter.com/MrSeanCronin/status/836340110304083968
https://twitter.com/Coops_tv/status/836362726494580736
https://twitter.com/_MsPip/status/836341629619482624
https://twitter.com/Charlie_Gaze/status/836348645683441664
https://twitter.com/andrewiconnell/status/836341983421558784

Almost every derogatory adjective was applied to the programme.

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/836340692771299329
https://twitter.com/spartiscribe/status/836350347476144129
https://twitter.com/GavinWorby/status/836342619949105152
https://twitter.com/AlanCee/status/836376785126313984
https://twitter.com/monkeykezza/status/836341520932433920

And finally, it was slammed for trying to be like US talk shows.

https://twitter.com/ImAndySwift/status/836339016802893824
https://twitter.com/TriskyHD/status/836437840703729670

#thenightlyshow would work better on American television with an American audience and American presenter, made in America instead of here.

— Mike Fordham (@mike_fordham) February 28, 2017

Let’s hope John Bishop has better luck when he hosts next week.