Rounding out the panel was Judge Faith Jenkins, who previously hosted “Judge Faith.”
Lemon also mentioned on air that Williams will return next week and made a joke that it takes four “co-hosts” to replace her.
The show’s open still used the same theme music but the final scene was modified to include a “Hot Talk Week” graphic in the monitor array behind the photoshoot-style video of Williams.
The panelists sat in front of the set’s video wall behind the normal panel desk, while a gold “Hot Topics Week” graphic was used behind them.