When David Lee Roth was off the air for a couple of days last week, rumors swirled that his much anticipated demise as a radio DJ was finally at hand. But, for now, CBS and Roth have decided to continue on with the ill-fated show. Of course, that doesn't mean the two sides are truly on the same page - or even team.

Reports have Roth insisting that he was yanked from the air last week, with CBS saying Roth was merely in transit from Florida to NYC. Even if Roth didn't fly anymore, wouldn't a big powerful conglomerate like CBS be able to rustle up a studio somewhere to beam David into the show? I'm betting Roth is right on this one.

Behind this "interruption" of Roth radio, is CBS' apparent realization that things just aren't working out. Ratings are way down and, as Schultz says, the show simply stinks. CBS reportedly ordered Roth to overhaul his format and dump his on-air entourage. This change will only delay the inevitable. The two sides should simply part ways now.

I have to hand it to David Lee though who, unlike CBS, at least acknowledges that things got off to a rough start. Roth reportedly says he asked for rehearsals, but CBS didn't provide them. If that's true, these guys are bigger bozos than I thought. I'm not sold on that though. Although, it is clear that these honchos really aren't so impressive when they're forced to completely re-tool things after losing a cash cow.

While I do believe he doesn't want to see Roth personally fail or look silly, somewhere Howard Stern is smiling. Stern made these guys at CBS look good for years and now their pants are around their proverbial ankles. You can bet that when Roth's run does come to an end, one of the first places he'll pop up is as a guest on a certain Satellite Radio program. Now that, is likely to be one highly rated show.

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