STEPHEN A. Smith revealed his five big First Take rules after taking over Molly Qerim's hosting role.

The fiery personality was forced to take over Qerim 's duties on Tuesday after the longtime host quit following 19 years with the network.

Qerim posted a message on social media about the stunning news .

She was expected to still be on the program until the summer .

On Tuesday's show, Stephen A. revealed he would be the host for at least the rest of the week .

The 57-year-old showed that he was well capable of filling in on Tuesday.

The next day, during the first minutes of First Take , Smith addressed five guidelines for his colleagues on the debate show.

A graphic of Smith's five rules for analysts on the show, while being the host, is as follows:

1: Speak when

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