You're right. I suspect that there is a bit of "information engineering" going on here. "You'll only listen to that which we feel is good for you" type thinking.
I agree. New York and Philly both drop Beck? The guy draws a crowd of 500,000 to his rally, mostly from the area he is being cancelled in, and it is because of ratings? In Philly he is being replaced by Smerconish whose ratings have tanked since he pulled a Specter. Doesn’t add up.