Podcast king Adam Carolla says MSNBC’s decision to can Alec Baldwin came down to ratings, not outrage over the actor’s latest outburst.

The liberal news network initially suspended Baldwin for two weeks after a video surfaced featuring the 30 Rock star calling a photographer as a “cocksucking fag.” The actor weakly claimed the second word he uttered was “fathead” in trying to defend his verbal assault.

MSNBC later pulled the plug on Up Late with Alec Baldwin, a show less than two months old.

Carolla argued this week that Baldwin’s weak ratings gave the channel an excuse to cut its losses.