Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction

Not sure how this happened but no one seems to have noticed this is just not good enough to be broadcast. No one is at ease behind these desks as there is no real professional to carry it along. Victoria and Johnny are very excellent people but there is no filling in this sandwich.

However bad you think it will be, it's far far worse. Desperation personified. Whoever successfully pitched this lame duck is a complete genius! Richard Hammond once again proves he's the little one that's short on talent.

This programme is an insult to the intelligence.

The main brain reaction it will induce is a coma.

It is peurile crap.

In episode 1 they spent 6 minutes just deciding who would do a blind taste test on some pureed food.

Even the participants seem to know how bad this is.

Give it a miss.

I've only seen the first two episodes so far. Slim pickings overall in the past couple of years, but this is surprisingly pretty decent for what it is. It's better than current offerings such as Guessable (which I also watch). Most of the show is kind of trivia, but it also has the angle that you can play along at home, not just with the basic facts but also with getting first to punchlines or personal stories/debates. Shows like Guessable miss the couch playability element and also have less chat/banter. Brain Reaction is somewhere between Mock the Week, Cats Countdown, and a derailed morning chat show. Not amazing, not trash, suitable for a slightly more (or possibly less) mature audience than Hammond's kid's shows, but it's not as challenging as other more formal quiz shows (if that's your thing). Hammond, Victoria, and Vegas all contrast and compliment each other nicely. 7/10 - will keep watching, especially in this drought.