This is very disappointing. I really hate to see this show go off the air here in NYC. I'll give the replacement a fair chance but I'm going to miss this program.
I have enjoyed Batchelor a lot, and occasionally I have found him very frustrating. He has a great roster of guests: Victor Davis Hansen, Larry Kudlow, Malcom Holmlein, Aaron Klein, Yossi-whats-his-name, John Loftus, and on and on. Sometimes he gave too much time to such as Katrina VanDenHeuvel - which is the frustrating part.
If I'm not mistaken, he came on after September 11 on an interim basis, and has been on since. Maybe he just needs a break?
P.S. He has excellent taste in his bumper music. Hell, sometimes I woud listen just to hear the theme from THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN!