Mark Consuelos defended his first episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark” after he and wife Kelly Ripa got mixed reviews from viewers.

“This show today truly felt like home,” the actor told Us Weekly Monday. “I always feel at home with Kelly, but [working] together this morning just felt so right.”

Consuelos added that he and Ripa have “always” felt at “ease” when they are together, and he feels “lucky we get to do that daily” as co-hosts.

“I can’t wait to see where we can go from here,” he gushed.

Ripa, 52, also praised her husband’s debut, telling the magazine that Consuelos, also 52, did “amazing” and “better than [she] ever thought” possible.

“He’s a natural, and I have a good feeling this is going to be great for a while,” she added.

The couple received both criticism and applause from fans Monday, with some going so far as to accuse them of putting on “fake banter” during the launch of their morning talk show following Ryan Seacrest’s exit last Friday.

“Bruuuutal! Last time i watch. I can go to the mall and watch teenagers kiss LESS!!! THE BEGINNING OF THE END,” one viewer tweeted.

“I am so happy to see Mark & Kelly this morning….But Kelly could PLEASE LET HIM TALK….!!! OMG…! Let him start and finish a story his way…It’s the only way it’s going work,” another person wrote, referring to Ripa frequently interrupting Consuelos.

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