The Tonightly program has skewered a "clueless" Sunrise segment hosted by Sam Armytage.

Host Tom Ballard told ABC viewers it was heartbreaking to see Seven Network commentators Prue MacSween and Ben Davis say "stupid shit" on national television

Sunrise made headlines earlier this week after Armytage, MacSween and Davis made comments about non-Indigenous families being able to adopt Aboriginal children. The segment sparked intense backlash, with prominent Indigenous Australians slamming the comments as inflammatory and misleading.

"They're clearly distressed, probably in danger," Ballard said. "In the interests of their own welfare, should they be removed from that environment?"