talk show" to "Awful. No one wants to hear that". The show has been praised for Colin's on-air honesty and unfiltered persona. Deadspin praised Cowherd's performance on the show as producing the highest percentage of correct predictions of all media pundits in 2021. However, he was also criticized for being self-contradictory, being unfunny during his attempts at humor, as well as not featuring many interviews from sports figures, his tendency to lean towards discussing more controversial topics on-air, and copying the style of Jim Rome. Following the move to Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1, Gabe Zaldivar of Forbes found many faults with the program, focusing on the indulgently large studio, Jason Whitlock's Whitlock Wednesdays weekly segment, which he described as being "as exciting as your uncles fighting over who ate the last doughnut", and Kristine Leahy's lack of opportunities to speak as co-host. He did however note that on September 28, 2015, The Herd outperformed both The Dan Patrick Show on NBC Sports Network and The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz on ESPNU in terms of viewership. Guest hosts While on ESPN the regular fill-ins for Cowherd were Dave Rothenberg, Ryan Ruocco, Jorge Sedano, Linda Cohn, Adnan Virk, and Ryen Russillo. The fill-ins during his FOX tenure are Nick Wright and Doug Gottlieb. Former women's golfer turned broadcaster Holly Sonders fill in for Taylor. Awards On December 19, 2005, Sports Illustrated named Cowherd "Radio Personality of the Year". Cowherd was lauded by columnist Richard Deitch for providing "an engaging mix of entertainment, information, and reportage. References External links The Herd on Fox Sports Radio The Herd on Fox Sports 1 The Herds Word American sports radio programs ESPN Radio programs Fox Sports 1 original programming Simulcasts Television series based on radio series Sirius XM Radio programs 2008 American television series debuts 2000s American television news shows 2010s American television news shows 2020s American television news shows American sports television series