As noted with many other entries, some of the harshest press Terry received came from his home country. On the day this episode aired, Dublin's "Evening Herald" carried a story claiming the show was facing cancellation.
The article read: "Irish chat show superstar Terry Wogan has slumped in the British TV ratings war. Terry, once riding high above the opposition, is now down to 57 In the ratings, with Just 7.6 million viewers. And today it was revealed that a major shake-up has been ordered to save his early evening programme from the axe. He's being beaten hands down by his ITV rivals at 7 p.m. - Wish You Were Here, This Is Your Life and The Newlywed Game. And he's not doing very well against other BBC programmes Wogan's 7.6 million viewers Is outshadowed by The Antiques Roadshow with 13.6 million and Paul Daniels Magic Show's 13.9 million. BBC bosses are devastated by the opposition's success, despite the fact that Wogan is TV Personality of the Year tot the ninth year running. So it's all change. The boring chat show set at the Shepherd's Bush Theatre in London is being scrapped and replaced by a brighter one."