ITV Good Morning Britain viewers 'switch off' as they complain about show change

Good Morning Britain viewers expressed their displeasure on Tuesday, with one deciding "I'm off to GB News" following a change in the ITV programme's format. Presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls brought in a People's Panel to hash out the imminent general election in just two days.

While some hailed it as a refreshing shift for the daytime show, others took to X to vent their frustrations. One irate viewer grumbled: "No mention yet again of Reform, even though they have overtaken the Tories. GMB are far too biased these days. I'm off to GB News."

"How much are you paying these actors?" another skeptical viewer questioned, while a third drew attention to the fact that: "GMB people panel ONLY ONE ELDERLY PERSON. Not a fair selection."

Another complained: "Just watching your people's panel, laughing my t*ts off. There seems to be only one working-class person, the rest well-educated middle-class types. Woeful," reports the Express.

A fifth alleged that "@GMB people panel, seen a few of them on TV before! These are paid actors," along with a sixth who concurred: "@GMB's 'People Panel' I'm sorry but these are paid actors, they don't sound like normal people."'

On the other hand, not all viewers harboured the same sentiments as one defended the show by saying: "Excellent chat with real people this morning, then analysed in detail by 'the brilliant quartet! ' It was skilfully focussed and GMB at its very best."

Launching the People's Panel segment, Susanna initiated: "We're starting off with Anna.."

Ed quickly interjected: "I know you're worried that some young people aren't going to come out and vote and what do you think would make the difference for you? What would persuade you that voting is the right thing to do in this election?"

Anna responded: "Well, I think first of all, that everyone should vote on principle, but I think for many young people, they're just feeling completely uninspired."

She continued: "If we look at the last election, fewer than half of 18 to 24-year-olds actually showed up to vote. So I actually think that this time around, it could be a lot lower.

"And I think as well for many of the friends that I've spoken to, for many of the major parties that are on offer, we're feeling unrepresented, and we're feeling as though that they're not actually speaking to us.

"Young people are really actually putting themselves forward in a way that inspires young people to actually get involved and want to have their vote.

"So I think my main question would be for those political parties, what are your main priorities in actually standing up for young people and getting our voices heard and putting us as more of a priority? "