This Morning returns with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary - but for how long? From adamsherwin10:
: “The whole senior team is in complete damage-limitation mode, worrying about presenters who might walk.”
One insider said: “It’s a meltdown. Carolyn McCall and the bosses are talking about axing the show because they fear the brand is tainted. The talent is looking at the impact on their careers. Viewers and advertisers will say this can’t carry on.”is “not under review and there’s no plans for the show to be axed.”
Bosses also face being called before Parliament to account for their response. Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Commons Culture Select Committee, said: “It will be interesting to know who knew what and when at ITV andThe network is being urged to launch an independent inquiry which would ask whether the actions network executives took to investigate the affair were sufficient and recommend new processes for staff “whistleblowing”.
McCall’s ITV career has been marked by talent scandals – Ant McPartlin was suspended after a 2018 drink-driving crash, Piers Morgan quit GMB after she sided with the Duchess of Sussex over his comments. Now, she is said to believe axing “toxic”Head of programme commissioning at ITV insists mistakes were not made in 2020 internal investigation into the Schofield affair.
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