The networks put his show on in variable time slots, made it very hard to garner a following. His show was fine and memorable. I still see those women fireman candidates, in their bunkers trying to put up a ladder.
Rush’s TV show was glacially paced.
Back in the days before TiVO and DVR the time slot was a killer. In my market Rush was on at 2:30 AM. I taped the show all week and watched it on Sundays. So it was a bit stale. But overall I thought he was a fine host. Certainly better than the bombastic numbnuts that we have on TV today.
I never missed a show because I videotaped it during whatever time slot it aired. Now, in the days of DVRs, it would be even easier to do that. I remember his saying at the time that the main reason he stopped doing his show was the enormous amount of time it took each day to do a half hour TV show as opposed to what it takes him to do a three hour radio show. I will NEVER forget the clip that he showed of Bill Clinton laughing and talking while he was leaving Ron Brown's funeral - until he looked up and noticed that he was being filmed. Instantly, his demeanor changed to sad and somber, and he even appeared to wipe a tear from his eye. What a fraud!!