The former This Morning host Phillip Schofield made his return to screens on Monday night following his "unwise" affair with a younger colleague. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Phillip Schofield has been handed a fresh blow following his highly-advertised return to TV landed with a dud. The former This Morning presenter had been hoping to relaunch his career - following his "unwise, but not illegal" affair with a younger showrunner - with a Channel 5 documentary, reports the Mirror.
However, the low viewership and scathing reviews for the three-part docuseries titled ' Phillip Schofield Cast Away ' appear to be yet another nail in the coffin. Rating figures have revealed that just 1.4 million people tuned in to watch the fallen star mope around the small island of Nosy Ankarea, off the coast of Madagascar, on his own.
Schofield hoped the documentary would help rehabilitate the former star's public image. Yet, audiences slammed the 62-year-old online, claiming he appeared "narcissistic" and "unremorseful" over the origins of his self-inflicted career implosion. Schofield has also been handed a fresh blow as it was revealed that ITV outperformed Schofield's heavily advertised TV return - as crime drama Joan, starring Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner, attracted over 2 million viewers.
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