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A TV comeback for former TV3 sports presenter Clint Brown is not yet on the cards despite his appearance on sports quiz show Game of Two Halves this week.
Show regular, comedian Mike King, sported a fake black eye during the episode on rival network TVNZ in reference to an alleged assault that lead to the ending of Brown's 17-year career with TV3.
Brown, who had been off screen since September, said his involvement in the sports quiz show was "just a guest appearance" and was not the start of a comeback.
"There's nothing to say at this stage," said Brown. "Sorry I can't talk."
He was allegedly assaulted during a night out in Taupo in September and was hospitalised with a broken eye socket.
People in Taupo claimed Brown was drunk and abusive.
Police could not comment yesterday on whether any charges would be laid.
Brown resigned from TV3 last month and said in a statement the incident was "enormously stressful" for him and his family and they had decided it was "time for a change".
Brown's return to the screen suggested his appeal to viewers remained.
This week's episode of the show was the highest rating of this season, said Eyeworks Touchdown executive producer Jonathan Glazier.
It was not hard to get Brown to appear on the show and it was possible he would be asked back, Mr Glazier said.
