'Megyn Kelly Today' may still be finding its footing, but the show's host already seems committed to at least one ongoing segment.

Megyn managed to blunder her exchange with a living legend for the second time in two weeks on Tuesday when she welcomed NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw on the program.

Brokaw joined Megyn for a town hall on gun control in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 dead and 527 injured, and his presence proved to be a real coup for the episode as he added some much needed gravitas to the proceedings.

He was also joined by a well assembled panel of guests that included psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma, NBC security analyst and former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras, and Jeff Bauman, the Massachusetts resident who lost both his legs in the Boston Marathon bombing.

The panel got off to a strong start and played to Megyn's strengths as a host and journalist up until the final moments of the segment.

That is when Megyn decided to throw to break while Brokaw was giving a thoughtful and carefully considered response to one audience member's question about media coverage of mass shootings.

Brokaw was mid-sentence in what was quickly becoming a scathing indictment on both the NRA and pro-gun lobby when a maladroit Megyn yelled out that she had to go to commercial, choosing to cut off Brokaw by speaking louder and more rapidly than her guest rather than aiming for a smoother transition.

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Today on Today: Megyn Kelly (above) hosted a town hall-type discussion about gun control and violence on her 'Today' program on Tuesday

The greatest generation: She was joined by Tom Brokaw (above), who answered audience questions in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday as part of the host's panel

The tortoise and the stare: Brokaw tried to continue speaking, but eventually gave up and shot the host a withering stare (above)

'Candid conversation': How NBC presented Megyn Kelly's show on Tuesday with a larger-than-usual audience

Megyn's shout and out routine is nothing new, and was an effective and necessary tool to deal with her long-winded guests back in her Fox News primetime days.

In the 9am hour however it read as far too severe and incredibly disrespectful to a storied member of her profession, who was doing the host a great service with his appearance on the troubled show.

Megyn certainly seemed to be well aware of the optics at that moment and did her best to explain that she was being thrown to a 'hard break,' a defensive move that seemed to be as much for those writing about the show as it was for her guest.

'Megyn was up against a hard break and was being pushed by producers to wrap the segment before hitting commercial,' an insider later told DailyMail.com

Brokaw later told the Washington Post that the acoustics in the studio were terrible and his hearing aid was giving him trouble.

“Chick Hearn, the late, great L.A. Lakers play-by-play announcer had a phrase: no harm, no foul,' said Brokaw.

'Exactly the case this a.m. No harm, no foul. Not worth any fuss. I'm a Kelly fan.'

The town hall also continued after the show aired and was streamed via Facebook Live.

Megyn shone brightest in that moment, and proved her ability to deftly navigate a difficult topic such as gun control and violence for a daytime audience.

Her candor and command of the topic made the segment the highlight of her young season, and yet few were able to watch.

Brokaw had been asked at what point wall-to-wall coverage of these mass shootings becomes detrimental to viewers.

'We are where we are because of the power of people who wanted these kinds of guns. And the NRA managed to organize them and get them as a political force in America,' said Brokaw.

'If you're not happy with what has happened, your individual obligation is to organize on the other side. The NRA has a lot of money, obviously. And if you're running against the NRA, a lot of the western congressional districts, you're portrayed as a traitor in America.'

Brokaw continued: 'You're not in favor of people who have weapons. And that's how the country started. We're a long way away from the Second Amendment....'

That was the moment that Megyn could be heard saying: 'Have to leave it at that. Gotta leave it at that, Tom. Thank you to our entire panel.'

An even-voiced Brokaw, who is nothing if not thorough, continued to answer the question that Megyn and the producers had asked him to address without raising his voice as he said: '... that a militia is important to our country...'

The show then chose to quickly cut away from Brokaw to Megyn, as she said: 'We're up against a hard break. They're wrapping me hard. We got a hard break coming up.'

Brokaw at that point stopped and gave Megyn a withering stare.

'This debate will not end now,' said Megyn, as her botched transition dragged on.

'There are people who defend the second amendment who believe you can’t legislate against evil, and those who believe we have to have an honest conversation.'

The host then closed out the heavy discussion by stating: 'Gotta leave it at that. We’ll be right back.'

I do not want to do this: Megyn seemed well aware of the optics problem she was facing when she cut of Brokaw on Monday (above Megyn looking at Brokaw while trying to quiet him)

Hampered in the homestretch: The panel got off to a strong start and played to Megyn's strengths as a host and journalist up until the final moments of the segment (above during her botched transition)

Question from up north: The audience guest (above) who asked Brokaw about media coverage

This town hall came just one week after Megyn kicked off her new NBC morning show by stating she was turning her back to politics.

It also came after the embattled television personality was left out of NBC News' day-long coverage of the Las Vegas massacre on Monday, despite her show being preempted by the tragic shooting.

Megyn and NBC brass previously made a point of stressing that the new hire would be involved in major breaking news stories once she started her $18 million job with the network.

Megyn kicked off her second week of the show after a difficult start, with the program being critically panned in almost every review.

The New York Times was one of the last to weigh in over the weekend, and they did not hold back in their criticism of the program.

Megyn's first five episodes 'most closely resembled a familiar political ritual: an awkward rebranding campaign by handlers trying to humanize their candidate,' read the piece in the Times.

TV critic James Poniewozik then closed out his review by writing: '“Joy” has become one of those self-actualization words that takes everyday emotion — happiness, fun, love — and both elevates and guts it, turning it into an achievement, an accreditation, something you might give a TED Talk about.'

He then added: 'In that sense, “Megyn Kelly Today” is full of joy. It’s just not enjoyable.'

Dynamic duo: This comes after Megyn was left off the air during NBC News' coverage of the Las Vegas shooting on Monday (Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer hosting news coverage on Monday for NBC above)

In addition to the harsh reviews, there were also a number of unfortunate gaffes happening both on and off the set.

In one ill-advised and poorly conceived move, Megyn decided to ask 79-year-old actress Jane Fonda to detail the plastic surgery she had done over the years.

'You, you've been an example to everyone, on how to age beautifully and with strength. And unapologetically,' began Megyn, nervously drawing out her question.

'You admit you had work done. I think it's to your credit. You look amazing. Have you ... why did you say .. I read you felt you're not proud to admit you had work done, why not?'

At that moment a steely Fonda stared Megyn straight in the eyes and very firmly asked: 'We really want to talk about that now?'

Megyn tried her best to salvage the question, with Fonda at that point glancing over to her guest Robert Redford in disbelief that she was being asked that question while out promoting the pair's new film, 'Our Souls at Night.'

'Well, one of the things people think about when they look at you, is how amazing you look,' said Megyn.

A composed-as-ever but noticeably chilly Fonda at that point demurred: 'Thanks. Good attitude. Good posture. Take care of myself.'

She then took control of the interview from Megyn by telling the host: 'Let me tell you why I love this movie that we did, 'Our Souls at Night,' rather than plastic surgery.'

That on-air drama came after Debra Messing, the Emmy-winning star of 'Will & Grace,' was asked on Instagram why she appeared on the show with her fellow cast members on Monday.

'But why did you guys do the Megyn Kelly show? That's a fail!!' asked a fan of the actress.

Messing immediately responded to the question, stating: 'Honestly I didn't know it was MK until that morning. The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments.'

Megyn's questions to the cast of 'Will & Grace' on Monday meanwhile were shockingly banal and had all been asked and answered by the actors countless times before in the 10 months since they reunited to film a short video in support of Hillary Clinton ahead of the election last year.

That segment then ended on an incredibly awkward note after a gay superfan, Russell Turner, briefly joined the group on stage for some hugs with the cast and a minute-log interview with Megyn.

The brief interview with Turner began with Megyn asking if it was true that he became both a lawyer and gay because of the show and its leading man, played by actor Eric McCormack.

Turner jokingly affirmed that was in fact the case, while also kindly providing a bit of color and humor to the question by adding that Will had the perfect 'trifecta' in that he was gay, a lawyer and had the 'best apartment in New York City.'

He was then tossed back into the audience after his one question, with Megyn sending him off by stating: 'I don't know about the lawyer thing. But I think the 'Will & Grace' thing and the gay thing will work out great.'

That comment appears to be the one that upset Messing.

A source who was at the show dismissed Messing's anger, however, and said: 'She was obviously making a joke, that was clear to the superfan – who was ecstatic, and the audience.

'It became even clearer when she spent much of the interview asking the show's creators how proud they were of the positive social impact of Will & Grace and the progress it brought about for gay rights.'