 McLeod signed on for forty episodes.The show was a hit and McLeod shared in a daytime Emmy nomination with her Producers after one season on air in the Outstanding Special Class Series category.TLC Executive Producer Stephen Schwartz called McLeod his “hands-down choice for host.”
Linda Stasi of "The New York Post" described McLeod as the "perfect" host and Daniel McGinn of "Newsweek" compared McLeod to Classic Coke, truly an "original."