Countryfile fans seemed to be feeling a little lonely on Sunday night (December 4) as they reckoned fellow viewers had ditched the show for World Cup football.
BBC viewers love to get their latest dose of wildlife every week by tuning into Countryfile, and they love chatting about their favourite moments from each episode on social media.
But it seemed a large bulk of viewers had ‘disappeared’ from the Countryfile hashtag on Twitter during Sunday’s Winter Wonders episode, which saw Anita Rani visit the famous Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge.
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The presenter was out to find some stunning winter sights, which was suitably festive with Christmas now around the corner.
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She showed fans Bewick’s swans and entered the house of late nature buff Peter Scott, who fronted some of the earliest wildlife programmes on the BBC.
But only the most loyal viewers seemed to be tweeting at the start of the latest episode, so it prompted punters to ask if anyone else was actually watching it with them.
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Unfortunately, the episode clashed with ITV’s coverage of England vs Senegal in the Qatar World Cup, so fans reckoned many had ditched the nature show to watch the game.
One fan said: “Looks like the #countryfile thread has disappeared to the football.”
Another asked: “Anyone watching Countryfile tonight?”
A third said: “I hope the makers of Countryfile aint paid on people watching …”
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One complained about having chosen the England match as they added: “This is painful to watch, so slow and pedestrian, wrong team selection. I have missed Countryfile for this”
Another viewer had shared an amusing blunder suffered by a pub which meant the sports fans had to watch Countryfile instead.
Staff at the venue had apparently lost the remote so they couldn’t switch the channel over to the football.
The footy fan tweeted: “When the pub has lost the tv remote so there’s a pub full watching countryfile instead of the match.”
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