 For the premiere, the show's producers tried rigorously to book "Miami Vice"'s Don Johnson as the first guest, even trying to bribe him with Dom Pérignon and a pair of rhinestone sunglasses.All attempts to book Johnson failed and Winfrey decided to "do what we do best, and that is a show about and with everyday people".The theme for the premiere show was "How to Marry the Man or Woman of Your Choice".