‘The Chase’ Was Cancelled For Donald Trump’s Inauguration, And Viewers Were NOT Happy

'The world is getting worse by the day.'

We really wouldn’t want to come between ardent viewers of ‘The Chase’ and their beloved show, but Donald Trump did just that on Friday - and it really didn’t go down well.

The ITV quiz show was replaced in the listings by a special programme covering the inauguration of the new President of the US, which generated rather a lot of highly amusing responses from fans.

Viewers took to Twitter to vent their utter disgust at ITV, who deemed the swearing in of the most powerful man in the world to be more important than four regular Joes trying to outsmart someone with rather good general knowledge...

#InaugurationDay means there is no #TheChase which signals the end of our Special Relationship with the USA for me. Trump out.

— Mark Ablett (@MarkAblett03) January 20, 2017

when you think it can't get any worse than trump actually becoming president, his inauguration is meaning the chase isn't on tv tonight

— claire♡ (@claire_marie96) January 20, 2017

It's bad enough that Trump is being #Inaugurated but for ITV to air it instead of #TippingPoint and #TheChase gets my goat! #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/VvfDpHQ4PS

— Christopher Hampton (@TheChrisHampton) January 20, 2017

#TippingPoint & #TheChase cancelled for Trump's fucking Inauguration! Fuck off, just fuck off! 🖕😡

— TRIPLE 6 (@xX666XxRB) January 19, 2017

I'm outraged that Trump's inauguration is being given priority over The Chase

the world is getting worse by the day

— my name is george. (@george_mckillop) January 20, 2017

His first day in office, and Trump has bumped #TheChase off my telly. Impeachable offence.

— The Prodigal ❄️ (@prodigalbum) January 20, 2017

No episodes of Tipping Point or The Chase today because of Trump's inauguration. I've proper gone off him now.

— Sam Chaplin (@SamChaplin) January 20, 2017

So not only is Donald Trump a complete prick his inauguration is taking the place of Tipping Point and The Chase. This has gone too far now!

— Cian Michael Hughes (@CIANMH) January 19, 2017

#tippingpoint and #thechase cancelled for trump? Bullshit ITV

— Maurice Dancer (@LoHungLo) January 20, 2017

If trump couldn't get any worse, THE CHASE ISNT ON

— meg (@meganfrickleton) January 20, 2017

I can't believe Unpresident Trump's joke inauguration has replaced #TheChase and #TippingPoint on ITV. We're in the UK ffs.

— Natalie (@Natalilly) January 20, 2017

So no #thechase tonight? Just another reason to hate the new #President

— Aidy GaGa (@AidyGaGa) January 20, 2017

By far the strangest episode of #TheChase I've ever seen, Mark Labbett has ginger hair...and, and he's talking about governments and power?

— Iain Bonsall (@MyNameIsntIan) January 20, 2017

I tuned in for #TheChase but instead ended up watching someone almost as annoying as #BradleyWalsh #Trump #ITV #USA #President

— SB5 (@Shadow_579) January 20, 2017

I'm not sure what to think about #thechase being cancelled for this whole #trump thing tbh

— aimz (@aimee_reem87) January 20, 2017

#thechase has been cancelled for something to do with Trump. This country is fucked!

— SW (@bigwillyking) January 20, 2017

Only just found out they cancelled The Chase today for that Inauguration thing. I'm absolutely fuming, was gonna watch it on +1

— George Lineker (@GeorgeLineker) January 20, 2017

Clinton and the obamas look like the contestants on #thechase that have taken the highest offer and Donald comes along and takes the - offer

— 😇gill thomson😈 (@IamGillT) January 20, 2017

This is the worst episode of #TheChase ever.

— Candygram for Mongo (@vlcupper) January 20, 2017

We wonder what Chaser Anne ‘The Governess’ Heggerty would have to say about it all?

We have a feeling she wouldn’t mince her words after labelling one poor contestant a “cold hearted bitch” during one particularly fiery exchange on the show last week.

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