The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
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Other names | Clay Travis and Buck Sexton on the EIB Network "Inspired by Rush" |
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Genre | Conservative talk |
Running time | Weekdays: 3 hours (ET) (12:00 pm – 3:00 pm) |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | Premiere Networks |
Hosted by | Clay Travis Buck Sexton |
Recording studio | Nashville, Tennessee |
Original release | June 21, 2021 – present |
Opening theme | "My City Was Gone" by the Pretenders |
Website | clayandbuck.com |
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show is an American radio program hosted by former Fox Sports Radio personality Clay Travis and former America Now/The Buck Sexton Show host Buck Sexton. It is broadcast on over 400 talk radio stations nationwide through syndication by Premiere Networks, and is considered the direct successor of The Rush Limbaugh Show.[1][2][3][4]
History[]
The Rush Limbaugh Show had originally aired nationwide beginning in 1988, first in syndication, then on network radio beginning in 1997 when his syndicator was absorbed into Premiere Networks. Eponymous host Rush Limbaugh died on February 17, 2021, following a one-year bout with lung cancer, hosting his show sporadically in his last year of life (the last new show with his voice was February 2). At the time of his death he had three years remaining on a contract he had signed shortly before his diagnosis.[5]
As transitional programming after Limbaugh's death, The Rush Limbaugh Show aired curated compilations of segments from past episodes, presented by guest hosts.[6] On May 27, 2021, Premiere Networks announced that its evening host Buck Sexton and Fox Sports Radio personality Clay Travis would take over Limbaugh's time slot as The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show beginning June 21, 2021.[7][8]
Along with Limbaugh's longtime time slot, Sexton and Travis also inherited his "EIB" (Excellence in Broadcasting) brand and "Rush 24/7" subscriber base, which was rebranded as "EIB 24/7" and includes the archives to both shows, as well as the show's video simulcast live or archived. To further reinforce the connection to Limbaugh, Travis and Sexton also promote their show as being "Inspired by Rush", and use clips from Limbaugh (in segments billed as "Rush's Timeless Wisdom") to emphasize points made on the show. In addition, Rush's opening music "My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders continues to be used as the opening music on Clay & Buck. James "Bo Snerdly" Golden, who was Limbaugh's call screener and producer, also makes frequent appearances.
Distribution[]
The show airs on over 400 stations - most of which being owned by Premiere's parent company iHeartMedia. However, Travis & Sexton was not universally picked up to fill Limbaugh's slot throughout his affiliate base. Other stations (mostly non-iHeart) shifted to other programs such as Westwood One/Cumulus Media's Dan Bongino,[9] Radio America and Audacy's Dana Loesch, Salem Radio Network hosts Dennis Prager or Charlie Kirk, Compass Media Networks' Markley, Van Camp and Robbins, and Fox News Talk's Fox Across America. Other stations chose to take back local control of the three hours in full or in part for locally-originated shows or noontime newscasts.[10]
Talkers, a trade publication that periodically issues an estimate of talk radio audiences, estimated that Travis and Sexton's show was, by a small margin, the most-listened-to of the numerous efforts to replace Limbaugh as of October 2021; it estimated the show's listenership at 9.5 million compared to Bongino's 8.5 million and Loesch's 7 million, with the other shows showing no substantial changes from before Limbaugh's death. This number reflects a substantial decline of several million listeners from what Limbaugh had drawn most of his run.[11]
See also[]
- The Jesse Kelly Show, Sexton's former evening program until 2021
References[]
- ^ "'The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show' Launches Monday On More Than 400 Stations". InsideRadio.com. June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Fox News Regulars Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Tapped as Rush Limbaugh Replacements". The Hollywood Reporter. June 18, 2021.
- ^ Graham, Jennifer (2021-06-25). "Clay and Buck took over for Rush Limbaugh this week. Here's how it went". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Haneline, Amy (27 May 2021). "Clay Travis and Buck Sexton to fill Rush Limbaugh's radio slot". USA Today.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (January 5, 2020). "Rush Limbaugh renews radio show contract in a 'long-term' deal". CNN.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Premiere sets short-term plans for Rush Limbaugh timeslot Archived 2021-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Radio Insight (February 17, 2021). Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Steele, Anne (2021-05-27). "Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show to Be Taken Over by Clay Travis and Buck Sexton". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Venta, Lance (10 June 2021). "Jesse Kelly Show To Join Premiere Networks To Fill Buck Sexton's Slot". RadioInsight. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 17, 2021). "Cumulus/Westwood One To Move Dan Bongino Into Rush Limbaugh Timeslot". Radio Insight. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Number of Rush Limbaugh affiliates decide on replacement shows. Radio Insight Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ The Top Talk Audiences from Talkers magazine, last updated March 2021
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