▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁it ▁faced ▁increasing ▁competition ▁from ▁riv als ▁such ▁as ▁C N BC ▁before ▁Ru key ser ▁left ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁network ▁execut ives ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁replace ▁him ▁with ▁younger ▁hosts ▁( he ▁was ▁ 6 9 ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁spark ▁ratings . ▁M PT ▁execut ives ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁five - min ute ▁segment ▁on ▁the ▁new , ▁re to o led ▁show ; ▁Ru key ser ▁decl ined . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁episode , ▁which ▁was ▁broadcast ▁live , ▁he ▁de pl ored ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁Maryland ▁Public ▁Television ' s ▁management ▁and ▁ur ged ▁view ers ▁to ▁write ▁their ▁P BS ▁stations ▁and ▁cl am or ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁financial ▁program ▁he ▁would ▁soon ▁create . ▁Maryland ▁Public ▁Television ▁fired ▁him ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁broadcast ▁and ▁er ased ▁the ▁master ▁t ape ; ▁the ▁only ▁existing ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast ▁possibly ▁exist ▁at ▁other ▁P BS ▁stations , ▁in ▁home ▁copies ▁or ▁on ▁YouTube ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" Louis ▁Ru key ser ' s ▁Sw an ▁Song ▁Part ▁ 1 & 2 ". ▁ ▁After ▁Ru key ser ' s ▁departure , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁renamed ▁Wall ▁$ tre et ▁Week ▁with ▁F ORT UN E ▁and ▁co - host ed ▁by ▁the ▁editor ial ▁director ▁of ▁Fort une ▁magazine , ▁Geoff rey ▁Col vin , ▁along