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American TV series or program
The Dish
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Starring
| Danielle Fishel
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 104
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Running time
| 23 minutes
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Network
| Style
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Release
| August 16, 2008
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2008-08-16
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March 20, 2011
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2011-03-20
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The Dish
is an American satirical television series that aired on the
Style Network
. The show (first airing August 16,
2008
), hosted by
Danielle Fishel
,
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skewers the latest in pop culture (television, movies, magazines, celebrities, etc.) in similar fashion to sister network
E! Entertainment Television
's series
The Soup
.
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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
NBCUniversal
and
Comcast
was completed. The merger had brought former competitors
Bravo
and
Oxygen
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
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As with
The Soup
, the show primarily consists of Fishel providing humorous commentary on content (such as clips of television programs), arranged in themed segments.
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Unlike
The Soup
however, the show places more emphasis on fashion and
celebrity culture
. A
running gag
throughout the series was Fishel's being
typecast
and being recognized solely for her most famous role as
Topanga Lawrence
from
Boy Meets World
.
Segments
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Regular segments
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- "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
The Soup
.
- "Daylight Cravings" ? This segment covers morning shows, like
The View
and
Rachael Ray
.
- "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
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- "Gaga MegaTracker 10000"* ? This segment shows
Lady Gaga
'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
,
Bridezillas
, etc.
- "What the @#!*% is going on in this AD?"* ? This segment covers ads in magazines that are unusual.
Former segments
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- "Celebrity Trend Alert" ? The segment highlighted what celebrities are wearing the week of the episode
- "Hit and Runway" ? Featured clips from the
Project Runway
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
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