This is by no means a comment on you. But his schedule isn't the problem. You already put it right: it's Phil's fault.
There are streamers who only ever play one single game and still manage to draw in thousands of viewers. There are people out there that can make watching paint dry entertaining.
But Phil is the opposite of that. He lets people choose a game, which could be a great engine to build a bond with his audience. He then makes the playthrough not only as horrible for his viewers but for his fans too. So saying he gave the game a fair chance is not realistic in my humble opinion.
He does whatever he can to escape any commitments he has, just to make an extra buck. This is why he always uses his famous "alottapeepl" arguement. And you are kind of buying into this, by saying he isn't really at fault for putting it on the backburner, while Phil has done everything he can to make the game look as boring as possible.
To add on to this, remember, Phil believes it's YOUR job, the audience, to entertain the streamer, NOT the other way around. With that mindset, ANYTHING he does will be as boring as humanly possible, which will turn off his audience, and he can't afford that right now with such horridly low numbers.