The final episodes of Piers Morgan Live are remaining true to form by being largely forgettable. As CNN has continued to milk every last drop out of the Flight MH 370 story, now three weeks in, Morgan has been forced to do what he has recently acknowledged he does not enjoy, act as a news anchor, forced to end his show by providing nonstop “Breaking News” about yet another potential lead on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight.

The other night it was a mysterious “ping,” now it’s new debris, but for Morgan this is the end of his stint as host of his own nightly show—and as the above clip from earlier in the week demonstrates, despite the coverage of the crash, Morgan’s primetime show is ending not with a bang but a whimper. 

CNN’s desperation for improved ratings has inspired a degree of coverage of the missing plane that has earned widespread criticism from other news outlets, and even some reporters within CNN itself. Meanwhile, after experiencing a steady decline in ratings since his debut in 2011—a decline attributed in part by many to Morgan’s ongoing gun control crusade—Piers Morgan is attempting to exit gracefully, his new contract that will reportedly have him conducting 20-25 exclusive interviews for CNN a year but no longer hosting his own primetime show. 

As his replacement, CNN is testing out four potential hosts: CNN anchor Bill Weir, Michael Smerconish, a recent addition to the CNN team, Jake Tapper, formerly a Senior White House Correspondent for ABC News, and Don Lemon, who was recently given a half-hour primetime slot.