I remember (back in the day) when Pete would discuss how he had the show scripted out beforehand, so that the panel had the news and topics already prepared and circulated before the show. There were numerous times when he would give a team member a hard time because he had to follow up with them on Monday for their rapid fire topic so that it was in the show "script".
When was the last time it felt like they put any level of effort like that into the show?? Now it feels like the rest of the panel just shows up and wings it and hopes Pete has enough off the cuff topics and "rants" in him to cover an hour...and Pete admits he doesn't have the passion anymore.
The crazy thing is that the show claims to have two "producers". How do you have two producers and have a show that feels like no one has prepared at all or has a blueprint for how the show will play out. I realize Pete is difficult to manage, but still.