Top Gear: Chris Evans insists fans 'actually love' his new series

'I find it hilarious that people who have never made a show in their lives then presume what is wrong with the making of a television programme'

The war to determine whether the new Top Gear series is good or terrible continues to rage on.

Chris Evans is now insisting that viewers do, indeed, "love" the revamped show. The reaction has certainly been mixed; with a fairly substantial backlash to its initial episodes, with some fans even calling for the "shouty" Evans himself to be replaced by Formula 1 driver Jenson Button.

Speaking to Buzzfeed, Evans stated he has received plenty of positive feedback since the show's launch; enough to know, "that enough people like it and love it, actually."

"I find it hilarious that people who have never made a show in their lives then presume what is wrong with the making of a television programme," he continued. "Everyone is entitled to their opinions, of course they are… those people have a loudhailer and that's fine, and by the way, bring it on. That's what I expected."

Evans also urged critics to be patient, as a single hour slot every week means it takes time for audiences to get used to change within its structure. "In the first week of a radio show changing, there's 15 hours of the new bloke," he said. "In a TV show, there's one show every seven days, so it takes a lot more getting used to."

This certainly isn't the first time Evans has come to the show's defense; having previously insisted its first episode was a "hit", before hitting back at the second episode's substantial drop in ratings.

Top Gear airs Sunday 29 May, 8PM on BBC Two.