The ratings for the show suffered during this period, and both hosts left the show after two seasons in 1999.
The resulting show departed significantly from the program viewers were used to and ratings suffered even more.
CBS started to fear that their ratings suffered as a result of too much basketball being on television at once.
In the fall of 1993, the show was back on the Friday night schedule and its ratings suffered.
Unfortunately, with the move, we lost our target audience and the ratings suffered.
The show's ratings suffered a steep drop and regularly finished fourth in its time slot.
Of course, the ratings will suffer if no one can watch.
Despite the controversy, his ratings reportedly did not suffer as a result.
The ratings for the second season suffered because of that but the show continued to be huge and won its time-slot.
With that, ratings suffered, and speculation grew about its future.