''The Dish'' was an American satirical television series that aired on the Style Network. The show (first airing August 16,

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), hosted by

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, skewers the latest in pop culture (television, movies, magazines, celebrities, etc.) in similar fashion to sister network

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's series ''

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''. The show also aired on International E! channels alongside ''The Soup''. The show's final episode aired March 20, 2011, two months after the merger of

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and Comcast was completed. The merger had brought former competitors

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and

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under common NBCUniversal ownership with Style, nullifying much of the video material available to ''The Dish'', as many Bravo and Oxygen programs under NBC's ownership apart from Style had been used for satirical purposes for the show.

Format

As with ''

'', the show primarily consists of Fishel providing humorous commentary on content (such as clips of television programs), arranged in themed segments. Unlike ''The Soup'' however, the show places more emphasis on fashion and

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. A

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throughout the series was Fishel's being

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and being recognized solely for her most famous role as

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from ''

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''.

Segments

Regular segments

*"Hot Dish" – The segment includes celebrity news and gossip of the week. *"Clip Closet" – Clips are shown recapping different shows of that week. Often signaled by a closet with TV show title cards and the Clip Closet logo appears in one of the cards. This segment runs in a very similar fashion to Reality Show Clip Time on ''

''. *"Daylight Cravings" – This segment covers morning shows, like '' The View'' and ''

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''. *"F-Bombs" – Fashion bombs. This segment covers bad celebrity fashions. There are also Viewer F-Bombs where viewers show their own pictures of bad fashion moments. *"Let's Go Shopping" – Highlighting accessories, gifts and online items. *"Freak of the Week" – At the end of the show, Fishel shows a clip of someone freaking out. It is usually a participant in a reality show, but occasionally it is a fictional character in a scripted show.

Semi-regular segments

*"Gaga MegaTracker 10000"* – This segment shows

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's latest activity and fashions. *"Great Moments in Modern Literature"* – This segment covers recent releases of books. *"Here Comes the Brides" – Features clips from wedding shows, such as ''My Big Redneck Wedding'', ''

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'', etc. *"What the @#!*% is going on in this AD?"* – This segment covers ads in magazines that are unusual.

Former segments

*"Celebrity Trend Alert" – The segment highlighted what celebrities are wearing the week of the episode *"Hit and Runway" – Featured clips from the ''

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'' episode of that week. This feature was canceled at the end of Project Runway's fifth season. *"Who Wore It Why?" – This section highlighted on bizarre celebrity outfits. *"My Favorite Dish" – This feature would show Danielle's favorite clip of the week.

References

External links

Official Show Site
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Official YouTube channel for The Dish
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