I have to imagine that it was horrible to be here all alone while the wife and 3 kids were in London. The children were teenagers, he said, and it would have been awful to pull them out of school, away from their friends at that age.
With 4 years and being executive producer must have given Hugh enough job security to make the move.
Fans have been complaining over the last two seasons. The writers and producers may not want to go back to Season Two, but they at least have to stop the ratings from doing a free fall. Changing the days and time, competing against NCIS and its great scripts are not helping. When it is over, I hope those in charge do not look back and wonder what they have ruined.