Wake Up chief Adam Boland takes indefinite leave Wake Up has been rocked by the departure of executive producer Adam Boland, who has taken indefinite sick leave three days after the show's launch. "Adam Boland is unwell and therefore taking a break," a Ten spokeswoman said. Wake Up executive producer Adam Boland has taken indefinite sick leave from Ten. After guiding Ten's multimillion-dollar investment in morning television, Boland asked for leave yesterday from network executives, including CEO Hamish McLennan. It comes after disastrous early ratings for the show which debuted on Monday, with figures showing the audience had dropped below 40,000 viewers by its second day. Behind the scenes, friends and colleagues have admitted being worried about Boland's stress levels because of the sheer level of work he was putting in to the creation of Ten's new brands. Adam Boland (centre) with Wake Up team (from left) Natasha Exelby James Mathison, Natarsha Belling and Nuala Hafner. "He was having two or three hours [sleep] a night, maximum," one source said. Boland has already received messages of support on social networks including Twitter, with many wishing him a successful recovery. Really sad to hear Ten's Adam Boland has taken indefinite leave. A pretty stark example of how stressful TV can be," wrote Tim Christodoulou on Twitter. Sad news. Hope he recovers soon. TV can be a stressful business," wrote Michael Byrnes. 2GB radio presenter Ray Hadley was less sympathetic, telling his listeners this morning: "[Boland] took leave three days into the program starting. I don't know the extent of Adam's problem but having watched it this week, I'd be taking leave as well. "But it may be unconnected to the programs," Hadley added. Boland has also been left devastated by the break-up of his long term relationship with his partner of five years, Julian Wong. Boland, who was the brains behind the creation of the Sunrise brand on Seven, has spoken previously of his struggle with bipolar disorder. He announced his split with Wong last month on social media. Boland wrote on his Facebook page before the show's debut on Monday "well, not much else we can do now - but put the shows on air. Finally. He clearly had expectations that the ratings would be low to begin with. And then we just need to keep putting them to air - day in, day out - until we get traction. That will take time. Ten's last breakfast show averaged 38,000 viewers. Ten currently does much lower than that in the slot. I remember putting Sunrise to air in those early days and getting zeroes in Adelaide," Boland wrote. Rob McKnight, the executive producer of Studio 10, will take over as the executive producer of Wake Up until Boland returns. For help or information visit beyondblue.org.au or contact Mensline 1300 789 978