divisive bookings from any party affiliations. i left that lunch convinced we were in agreement. subsequently and rather obviously, a decision was made, to as we often say in hollywood, go in a different direction. it looks like he is not happy that you are there. >> well, it could have been christie brinkley. [laughter] i'm kidding. yeah, look, he is entitled to his opinion. tom has been, you know, this is 28 seasons. i always thought he did a great job as host. and i share his sentiment. this should be two hours of politics-free. more than that, and i hope what this show is at the end of the season is an example of people of a bunch of different background getting together, leaving politics aside and having a good time in a civil and respectful way. and so my hope and goal is that at the end of the season, tom looks back and says you know what? we need more of this, not less of it. we need more bringing people together of different background and saying hey, come together, show how much you actually can enjoy each