Phillip Schofield dealt huge blow as bombshell Cast Away tell-all beaten by Tipping Point

returned to the small screen on Monday night (September 30) and starred in his brand-new documentary series which was met with shockingly low viewing figures. Cast Away which was shown on saw the presenter, 62, venture to a desolate island to

The first episode that he was given the prime-time slot. Meanwhile, it appears others chose to boycott the programme after it struggled to attract just over a million views.

It has been reported that the huge comeback just about reached 1.5 million which came as a huge blow. Phillip has remained out of the spotlight for over a year after he suddenly stepped down from his roles at .

Meanwhile, it was predicted that many households would tune to gain an insight of what he had been going through. Although his replacement managed to beat him after the gameshow brought in 2 million views just hours before.

On Channel 5, All Creatures Great and Small managed to bring in over 3million viewers for its usual slot, more than double Cast Away.

Critics expressed that Phillip had hoped his big TV comeback would redeem him, with aspirations to star in further projects, but it seems interest in the show may not be what Channel 5 bosses hoped.

Producers gave Phillip free rein “to tell his side” of the scandal that saw his career in come crashing down around him.

Shortly after the show commenced, audiences expressed irritation that Phillip also served as the narrator.

Leaping to social media, angry fans aired their grievances. Taking to , formerly known as Twitter, one disgruntled viewer branded him “irritating”

They said: “Doing his own narration is irritating.” Another remarked on the disconnect, stating: “Totally distracted by Schofield’s voice being a lot deeper on the voiceover than the high-pitched squeak we all know and love.”

Further criticism was levelled at Phillip’s unexpected use of expletives, with viewers taken aback by the use of his foul language which was a deep contrast to his polished daytime TV image.

A particular viewer noted: “Watching on channel 5 it feels so weird hearing him swear on TV because I’m used to him being on daytime television lol and he looks a bit different,” reports the Mirror.

This came after it was revealed that ITV bosses were left furious by Phillip’s claim that he would have been treated differently if his affair had been with a woman rather than a man.