ITV viewers fume as they issue the same complaint minutes into The Fortune Hotel

As the first episode of brand new entertainment series The Fortune Hotel aired on ITV, viewers all issued the same complaint just minutes into the show airing.

The show, which is hosted by Stephen Mangan, saw ten pairs of contestants arriving and checking in at The Fortune Hotel, where they were presented with an all-important briefcase.

Inside one of the cases will be a whopping £25,000, eight will be empty and one will contain the Early Checkout Card, which will mean an early departure for whichever pair is holding it at the end of each episode.

The players will take part in a series of challenges as viewers will be in-the-know about which pairs have which briefcases. At the end of each episode, the duo's will head down to the Lady Luck Bar and decide whether to keep their case or swap it, in the hopes of ultimately winning the life-changing cash prize.

Viewers flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their opinions on the new show as they all compared it to the hit BBC One series The Traitors. One person expressed: "This is going to be some s**t attempt at a rival to the Traitors isn’t it? #thefortunehotel." (sic)

Another social media user said: "#TheFortuneHotel Pre-shooting production meeting:Right! So how can we copy #TheTraitors without being obviously The Traitors?"

Somebody else penned: "So #thefortunehotel is Coach Trip, The Mole and Traitors all rolled into one."

Yet another ITV viewer wrote: "We did say this would be like Deal Or No Deal and The Traitors, didn’t we? #TheFortuneHotel."

A fifth said: "Is this just the same as BBC’s The Traitors #TheFortuneHotel."

While a sixth added: "Second rate version of the traitors #TheFortuneHotel." (sic) However, not everyone felt the same way as one viewer wrote: "#TheFortuneHotel Think @itv have a hit here."

One of the pair's taking part in the adrenaline-filled new show is best friends Scott and Tommy who are both from North London. Scott is a bartender and Tommy is a hairstylist apprentice, and they are both 19-years-of-age.

Speaking ahead of the show's premiere, Scott explained: "Every day was a different experience, we had some amazing moments in the challenges there were so many pinch me moments." Tommy added: "We really had to dig our way out of certain situations so that was always an experience."

The Fortune Hotel airs Mondays to Thursdays at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.