What happens behind the scenes of CBS daytime talk show 'The Talk' from start to finish

"The Talk" returned to New York City for its annual week of taped shows in New York City this week. And the CBS daytime show gave Business Insider a look into the crazy schedule.

"We come every year," executive producer John Redmann told BI. "It's an opportunity to expose ourselves to a new audience, our huge fan base on the East Coast. And we get access to different guests, like people doing Broadway. There's a different energy in New York."

The ladies arrived to the East Coast on a high. The week before, "The Talk" attracted its second-largest average weekly audience ever with 2.71 million viewers, slightly beating "The View's" 2.69 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

How many people does it take to keep "The Talk" moving? When are the women their most jovial? How long does it take to get ready for TV? What's the dirty secret to cooking segments? And what's the difference between shooting in LA and NYC?

Here's what happened on a day with "The Talk" in New York City.