I guess I always attributed his success as being due to his association with Metokur plus Zidan. Metokur brings the Sweetie Squad, so there was tons of people, good times, guests and money. And Zidan really made the show run well, knew the guests and the background of said guests enough to have a good interview, had opinions on things closer to the audience so was able to steer discussions in a direction the audience liked. Ralph had to basically just react and laugh. Now he has to carry the show. It's a very different dynamic.