[...] They were joined at one point by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in the show's most awkward segment. An old hand at television, Giuliani read cue cards introducing upcoming segments and promoted his recently published book. [...]

The four hosts struggled for their roles in the Giuliani segment, mixing talk about his "wonderful book" and "new hairdo" with a meaty question from Storm about the sniper case that referenced Giuliani's background as a prosecutor.

Then, the interview went offtrack when Chen asked, "Needless to say, you're hot right now. Why do you think you're in such demand?" [...]

The most obvious evidence of first-day jitters came in the form of heavily-caffeinated chattiness among the hosts. [...]