I think this may be different than the Jeopardy situation. I know there's a general sentiment that Burton was the best option - and I felt the same way at the start of the process - but I've read a lot of behind-the-scenes accounts that suggest Burton simply wasn't good at the job. They had to spend hours refilming segments in ways that weren't necessary for other hosts, and the finished product wasn't as good as most of us were imagining.

Obviously the Mike Richards situation was ridiculous, and maybe there was sabotage we don't know about. My own sense is that the hive mind was wrong about Burton for that specific role - and that's not a knock on Burton! - and things concluded well for everyone.

Personal opinion here, they should keep the rotation for all correspondents. They all shined in their own way (although we barely got to see Dulce because of the strike and Ronny didn't get to host at all, since he was scheduled for mid-June after it had begun).

However, if I had to pick one, after watching them all, I have the slimmest of preferences:

First pick: Desi Lydic. By a slim margin, but still. I enjoyed her as the host and she wasn't afraid to just let it all out (I know there are a bunch of writers, but the hosts were given a fair amount of control to focus on things important to them during their hosting week, especially their last day).

Second pick: difficult one here for a single reason... Jordan Klepper is fantastic and my initial choice, but if he takes on the hosting role, his "Fingers the Pulse" segment will be gone which would be a huge loss (although it would guarantee him a bit of physical safety). I think he's better in the field, even though I really liked him as host.

So, since Jordan is out for that reason, second pick is a very close Roy Wood Jr.

Other than that, I enjoyed Sarah Silverman and Hasan Minhaj, but Silverman really feels like a guest because she doesn't have the same rapport with the correspondents. That could change, but I don't see it working longterm.

I also enjoyed some of the rest, but some just felt... off.

Franken was okay, but the "look, we can be friends" thing with bringing Lindsay Graham on as his first guest wasn't a great look. Leguizamo was surprisingly entertaining as well, but doesn't feel like a permanent thing.

No one else really caught my attention.

It's unfortunate Roy doesn't want to do it unless he gets the permanent gig, but understandable and I can respect his decision, especially if he's not happy there.