I agree about the "pretty face." I was using another poster's language to emphasize his looks. You've got them pegged: ruggedly handsome. He was on vacation for awhile and his show suffered while he was away. Could that be the reason why his ratings are down?
It could be the fact that he was on vacation - also, it's summertime, and I was noticing that the overall ratings were down on everybody.
We're out here on the Left Coast, so we tape him when he's on at 3:00 our time, and watch him after dinner.