Hm. Word of mouth is a lot better with this episode.
Stories like "TG loses audience share 3 times running" happen because WOM was pretty bad for the first two episodes.
The media spin seems to be that the viewing audience seems to be down to the core petrolhead viewing public that was around in TGCHM's second year, according to the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/13/top-gear-viewing-figures-fall-to-new-low
So the question is, will the improved opinion of Ep 3 result in a high viewing audience for Ep 4?
If the answer is "yes," then Series 24 will get some minor tweaks.
If the ratings continue to decline, despite the positive feedback, then TGCE will get a major overhaul if it's not cancelled altogether. And if the latter happens, it won't be just CE who gets the blame, but the BBC for mishandling the disciplining of Clarkson. (A year-long suspension of the series with Clarkson not getting contracts for any BBC appearances for a year, would have satisfied everyone but the most rabid anti-JCers.)