Bullseye viewers claim Freddie Flintoff’s reboot is ‘much better’ than Holly Willoughby’s You Bet – but admit they’re disappointed by ONE detail

ITV viewers have said Freddie Flintoff’s Bullseye is much better than Holly Willoughby’s own You Bet reboot.

The cricket legend, 47, replaced original host Jim Bowen, who led the charge from 1981 to 1995, and fans claim he was ‘perfect’ and ‘a natural’ in the role after the Sunday’s one-off special episode as they begged him. a complete series.

Meanwhile, You Bet, fronted by Holly and Stephen Mulhern and which followed the darts-themed game show in the programme, was branded “low energy” and a “waste of ITV money”.

X viewers wrote: “They did a much better job with the Bullseye reboot than You Bet, Freddie was a great choice of host”: “What a piece of shit, you bet she’s on ITV.” At the time, Matthew Kelly put at least some energy into it and the theme kept you engaged. On the other hand, Bullseye tonight was full of energy with Freddie, despite his modernization and they kept the theme, if it’s not broken.

“Bullseye is better reboot than You Bet!” The original theme was retained, Freddie was the host avoiding the overused hosts that ITV seemed stuck using. And worked well as a new Sunday night show, get it commissioned for a full series, give it a regular Sunday slot.” “To be honest this Bullseye reboot is pretty good, why they threw all that money into this You Bet remake is a mystery.”

However, some viewers were disappointed with one aspect of Bullseye when the new opening omitted the original drawing of Bully The Bull driving a bus.

Although the beloved character appeared with the famous musical theme, he instead made the transition into a contemporary song for Freddie’s entrance.

Fans complained: “I already ruined Bullseye with the music”: “No shitty animated opening sequence, it fell at the first hurdle”: “A minute into Bullseye restarting and already disappointed that the opening credits don’t have the cow driving the bus’.

Freddie was joined on the show by 17-year-old darts sensation Luke Littler, who is currently competing in the World Darts Championship.

The host asked him if he was aware of the number of triple twentys he had achieved during his professional career.

The darts star admitted he was unsure, with Freddie then informing him he had reached over seven thousand triple twentys, which sparked plenty of applause from the crowd.

Luke was then asked to step up to the oche and, unsurprisingly, he hit three triple twenties in quick succession.

Freddie was then asked to hit the nail on the head, with the former England all-rounder declaring it would be his greatest sporting achievement.

After having ten seconds to attempt to hit the target, the cricket star missed his first and second attempts, but then managed to hit the target on the third time.

Bullseye sees teams made up of an amateur darts player, known as the ‘thrower’, and their team partner, the ‘geek’ – and they must work together to have a chance of winning prizes.

They try to rack up as many points as possible, including throwing for that elusive Bullseye, while a studio audience watches.

In addition to the skills on the board, teams will also have to answer questions to earn “points and prizes.”

Freddie said he was delighted to be part of the return of one of the most loved shows of the 80s and 90s to ITV1 and ITVX, for this very exciting one-off episode.

“I love darts and Bullseye was one of my favorite shows growing up. I can’t really believe I’ll get to host this Christmas special. You can’t beat Bully a little!’.

In December 2022, Freddie was involved in an accident while filming Top Gear. He was airlifted to hospital, and reports in October 2023 indicated that BBC Studios had reached a financial settlement of £9 million to compensate him for his injuries.

The cricketer-turned-broadcaster has rarely been seen in public since the incident, after his devoted wife Rachael, 42, reportedly “begged” him to take time off work and take time to recuperate.

However, the network, which apologized to him in March 2023 for his injuries, brought him back for the new series of Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, which sees him take a group of young people on a cricket tour of India.

On the show, he emotionally revealed the aftermath of the incident and has followed it “for the rest of my life” and admits he has to deal with nightmares and flashbacks about that fateful day.

He told the camera: “A week and a half after my accident. Really, I shouldn’t be here with what happened.

“It’s going to be a long road back and I’ve only just started and I’m already struggling and I need help. I really do.

He added: “I’m not the best at asking. I have to stop crying every two minutes. I can’t wait to see the guys and be with them. I really am.

“You have to see the positive: I’m still here. I have another chance and I’m going to give it a try. I see things as they are: a second try.

When one of the young cricketers who accompanied him asked him if he was 100% now, he replied: “Not really. I don’t know if I will do it again to be honest. I’m better than I was.

He adds: “I don’t know what’s completely better. I am what I am now. I am different from what I was. This is something I will probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. So… better? No, different.

Meanwhile, Holly, 43, made her own return to TV with You Bet after leaving her role on This Morning in October 2023 and sees ordinary people betting they can do extraordinary things.

The show was originally hosted by the late, great Sir Bruce Forsyth, before Matthew Kelly took on the role and later Darren Day.