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{{Short description|American television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = Fashion-police-1.jpg
| caption            =
| genre              = [[Talk show]]
| developer          = Lisa Cutone Bacon
| writer             = Tony Tripoli<br>[[Justin Martindale]]
| director           = Fred Mendes
| starring           = {{Plainlist |
* [[Joan Rivers]]
* [[Melissa Rivers]]
* [[George Kotsiopoulos]]
* [[NeNe Leakes]]
* [[Margaret Cho]]
* [[Brad Goreski]]
* [[Giuliana Rancic]]
* [[Kelly Osbourne]]
* [[Kathy Griffin]]
}}
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 7<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Episodes: Fashion Police|url=https://www.tvguide.com/shows/fashion-police-191508/episodes/|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>
| num_episodes       = 216
| list_episodes      = 
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Gary Snegaroff
* Jay James
* Lisa Bacon
* Melissa Rivers
}}
| editor             = 
| location           = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
| cinematography     = 
| camera             = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime            = {{plain list|
* 30 minutes (2010–12)
* 60 minutes (2012–2017)
}}
| channel            = [[E!]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|2010|09|10}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|2017|11|27}} 
}}

'''''Fashion Police''''' is an American television series that premiered on September 10, 2010, on [[E!]]. It was originally hosted by [[Joan Rivers]] and featured panelists [[George Kotsiopoulos]], [[Giuliana Rancic]], and [[Kelly Osbourne]] commenting on celebrity fashions.

==Background==
In 2010, the series premiered on E! with the program running the day after events, rather than airing live from the red carpet. The series became a weekly program on September 10, 2010, where they continued to discuss the dos and don’ts of celebrity fashion. The show started as a half-hour program but expanded to one hour on March 9, 2012.

Rivers died on September 4, 2014;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/fashion-police-joan-rivers-hiatus-hospitalized-e-829108/ |title=UPDATE: Future Of 'Fashion Police' Uncertain Following Joan Rivers' Death |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]. [[PMC (company)|PMC]] |date=September 4, 2014 |access-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> two weeks later, it was announced that the series would continue without her.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lisa de Moraes |url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/joan-rivers-fashion-police-continues-e-837031/ |title=E!'s 'Fashion Police' To Continue Without Joan Rivers |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2014-09-19 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> On December 1, 2014, E! announced that comedian Kathy Griffin would replace Rivers as host starting in January 2015. She was joined by celebrity fashion stylist Brad Goreski, who replaced panelist George Kotsiopoulos.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/fashion_police/news/602249/kathy-griffin-named-new-host-of-e-s-fashion-police | title=Kathy Griffin Named New Host of E!'s Fashion Police | access-date=February 5, 2015 | date=December 1, 2014 | publisher=E! | website=eonline.com | first=Kristin | last=Dos Santos}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=Kathy Griffin Set As New 'Fashion Police' Host, Brad Goreski Also Joins E! Show|url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/kathy-griffin-fashion-police-host-brad-goreski-joan-rivers-replacement-1201304543/|access-date=December 12, 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 1, 2014}}</ref> Griffin's debut episode, following the [[2015 Golden Globes]], was watched by 912,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Posted 9:26 am, January 14, 2015, by Steve Baron |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/14/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-championship-dominates-night-love-hip-hop-monday-night-raw-more/349520/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115025311/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/14/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-championship-dominates-night-love-hip-hop-monday-night-raw-more/349520/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-01-15 |title=Monday Cable Ratings: College Football Championship Dominates Night + 'Love & Hip Hop', 'Monday Night RAW' & More &#124; TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com |publisher=Zap2it |date=2015-01-14 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> The episode following the [[21st Screen Actors Guild Awards]], on January 26, 2015, was watched by 686,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Articles |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-monday-cable-originals-1-26-2015.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128145113/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-monday-cable-originals-1-26-2015.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-01-28 |title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Monday Cable Originals: 1.26.2015 (Updated) |publisher=Showbuzz Daily |date=2015-01-27 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

[[Kathy Griffin]] succeeded Rivers after a three-month hiatus following Rivers' death in September 2014, while [[Brad Goreski]] replaced Kotsiopoulos upon its relaunch. Osbourne departed the program in late February 2015 after the February 23rd post-Oscars special show, citing her decision to "pursue other opportunities". Shortly after, Griffin announced her departure from the show in March 2015 after filming only seven episodes.

In March 2015, E! announced that the show would remain on hiatus until September 2015, in order to revamp the series and replace the vacant panelist positions, following the departure of Griffin and Osbourne.<ref name="eonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/fashion_police/news/636866/fashion-police-on-hiatus-until-september-co-hosts-giuliana-rancic-and-brad-goreski-set-to-return |title=Fashion Police on Hiatus Until September, Co-Hosts Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski Set to Return on Fashion Police &#124; E! News |publisher=Eonline.com |date=2015-03-17 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

In June 2015, it was announced the series would return on August 31, 2015, and would feature [[Melissa Rivers]] as a new co-host and would return for six episodes with both Goreski and Rancic returning, with a search commencing for a fourth panelist.<ref name="deadline.com">{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/melissa-rivers-to-co-host-es-fashion-police-1201446784/ |title=Melissa Rivers To Co-Host E!'s 'Fashion Police' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2015-06-17 |access-date=2016-06-20 |archive-date=2016-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406083354/http://deadline.com/2015/06/melissa-rivers-to-co-host-es-fashion-police-1201446784/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> For the sixth season, [[Margaret Cho]] and [[NeNe Leakes]] joined the panel.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/style/nene-leakes-joins-fashion-police-200925943.html |title=A Real Housewife/HSN Designer Joins 'Fashion Police' |publisher=Yahoo.com |date=2016-01-06 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

The final episode of the series aired on November 27, 2017 with 457,000 viewers.<ref name="k352">{{cite web | last=Author | first=About the | title=UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.27.2017 | website=Showbuzz Daily | date=November 29, 2017 | url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-27-2017.html | access-date=May 3, 2025}}</ref>

== Hosts ==

===Timeline===
{| class="wikitable" width:"100%"
! rowspan="2" | Co-host !!  colspan=9 style=text-align:center; | Seasons
|-
!! style="width:100px;"| 2010 !! style="width:100px;"| 2011 !! style="width:100px;"| 2012 !! style="width:100px;"| 2013 !! style="width:100px;"| 2014 !! style="width:100px;"| 2015 !! style="width:100px;"| 2016<ref name="yahoo.com">{{cite web|author=Elizabeth Wagmeister |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/margaret-cho-joins-e-fashion-police-co-host-195954666.html |title=Margaret Cho Joins E! 'Fashion Police' As Co-Host |publisher=Yahoo.com |date=2015-12-17 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> !! style="width:100px;"| 2017
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Joan Rivers]]}} † || colspan="5" {{yes|}} || colspan="7" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Giuliana Rancic]]}} || colspan="8" {{yes|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[George Kotsiopoulos]]}} || colspan="5" {{yes|}} || colspan="7" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Kelly Osbourne]]}} || colspan="6" {{yes|}} || colspan="7" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Kathy Griffin]]}} || colspan="5" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{yes|}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Melissa Rivers]]}} || colspan="5" {{n/a|}} || colspan="8" {{yes|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Brad Goreski]]}} || colspan="5" {{n/a|}} || colspan="8" {{yes|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[NeNe Leakes]]}}<ref name="ReferenceA"/> || colspan="6" {{n/a|}} || colspan="2" {{yes|}}
|-
|| {{nowrap|[[Margaret Cho]]}}<ref name="yahoo.com"/> || colspan="6" {{n/a|}} || colspan="2" {{yes|}}
|}

===Departures===
In March 2015, Kelly Osbourne departed the program in late February 2015 after the February 23rd post-Oscars special show, citing her decision to "pursue other opportunities". Shortly after, Griffin announced her departure from the show in March 2015 after filming only seven episodes. E! announced that the show would remain on hiatus until September 2015, in order to revamp the series and replace the vacant panelist positions, following the departure of Griffin and Osbourne.<ref name="eonline.com"/>

==Segments==
Regular segments include:

* '''The Five Must-See Looks of the Week''', the five outfits that stood out (either by being good or bad) generally worn by Hollywood celebrities during the week in review.
* '''Bitch Stole My Look''', in which two or more stars are shown to have worn the same outfit on different occasions. Rivers and the panelists discuss the stars in question and declare which person looked best in the outfit. Both the loser and the winner may be subject to ridicule, with the winner being chosen as the lesser of two evils.
* '''Busted!''', in which celebrities are caught wearing the same outfit at two or more different events.
* '''Gotta Have It!, Make It Stop!''', in which new trends among celebrities are discussed deciding whether we should have them or make them stop.
* '''Hot Ticket''', in which the panelist discuss looks by celebrities shown at the premiere of a movie or a Hollywood event.
* '''Slut Cut''', in which Rivers and the panelist dishes on celebrities choosing to cut their dresses shorter than the original runway length. (until 2010)
* '''Starlet or Streetwalker''', in which a photograph of a person with their face obscured is presented, often the person in question will sport revealing or disheveled clothing. Rivers and the panelists have a paddle with "Starlet" written on one side and "Streetwalker" on the other. They then take turns guessing which of the two they think the person in the photo may be, before their identity—or lack thereof—is revealed.
* '''Guess Me from Behind''', where the hosts guess a celebrity based solely from their behind.
*'''360 Degree Glam Cam''', a specialty segment during E! Entertainment's, ''Live from the Red Carpet''. There is a dedicated platform for celebrities pose, while a camera is rotated in a full circle around them in order to capture the entirely of the celebrity wardrobe. This gives both the audience and the hosts of Fashion Police optimal coverage of the outfit. (Began in 2009)<ref name=glamcam>{{cite web|title=GlamCam 360|url=http://bigfreeze.com/glamcam/|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

New segments from March 9, 2012, along with an all-new hour of truth of ''Fashion Police'':
* '''Look Who's Trending''', a weekly segment where the hosts talk about the latest celebrities' fashion dishes, news, and/or trends, majoritically from Twitter.
* '''Ad Sanity''', in which the hosts guess and talk about a celebrity ad based on one thing, "What do they want to tell & sell in ad?".
* '''Fan Find''', in which the hosts talk about one picture that is sent from the ''Fashion Police'' fans via Twitter with #FanFind.

==Criticism==

===Writers' wages controversy===
In early April 2013, writers for the show complained to the state of [[California]], alleging that the network was breaking state law by not compensating them for regular wages and overtime.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/fashion-police-writers-allege-unpaid-wages-1200332513/ |title='Fashion Police' Writers Allege Unpaid Wages |publisher=Variety |work=variety.com |author=Dave McNary |date=April 3, 2013}}</ref> According to the writers, their paychecks state that they worked eight hours each week, regardless of their actual working time.<ref name="Barricades">{{cite web |url= http://jacobinmag.com/2013/05/at-the-barricades-with-e-writers/ |title=At the Barricades with E! Writers |publisher=Jacobin |date=May 1, 2013 |author=Kurt Newman}}</ref> In response to the complaint, the network said "E! values our ''Fashion Police'' writers and we pay them fairly and in full legal compliance."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2013/04/fashion-police-writers-file-claim-against-e-network-compensation-wga-466945/ |title='Fashion Police' Writers Say E! Broke State Labor Laws & Owe $1M In Wages|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 3, 2013 |author=Dominic Patten }}</ref> On April 13, the writers at the show went on strike.<ref name="Barricades"/>

===Zendaya controversy===
On February 27, 2015, E! confirmed Osbourne's exit, citing her decision to "pursue other opportunities".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Finn|first1=Natalie|title=Kelly Osbourne Exits Fashion Police, No Decisions Yet on Replacement|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/fashion_police/news/630649/kelly-osbourne-exits-fashion-police-no-decisions-yet-on-replacement|access-date=February 27, 2015|work=[[E!]]|agency=[[NBCUniversal]]|publisher=eonline.com|date=February 27, 2015|location=United States}}</ref>  However, days earlier, Osbourne had tweeted that she was upset and was questioning whether she would stay with the show, following jokes made by Rancic concerning singer and [[Disney Channel]] star [[Zendaya]], in reference to her hair smelling of "patchouli oil" and "weed" at the [[87th Academy Awards]]. She also tweeted: "you guys do realize that @Zendaya is my friend right?".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/kelly-osbourne-quits-fashion-police.html | first=E. Alex | last=Jung | title=Kelly Osbourne Reportedly Quits Fashion Police Over Giuliana Rancic's Zendaya Jokes | publisher=Vulture | date=February 28, 2015 | access-date=March 1, 2015}}</ref> On March 12, 2015, it was announced that Griffin would also be departing the series after only seven episodes. Griffin cited that she felt her style of humor "did not fit well" with the series' creative direction.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Kaitlin|title=Kathy Griffin Is Leaving ''Fashion Police''|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/kathy-griffin-leaving-fashion-police/|access-date=March 12, 2015|work=[[TV Guide]]|agency=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=March 12, 2015|location=United States}}</ref> The network announced in March 2015 their decision to keep the series on hiatus until September 2015, in order to revamp the series with new panelists.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Associated Press|author-link=Associated Press|title=E! Is Pulling The Plug On 'Fashion Police' Until September|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/17/fashion-police-hiatus-e_n_6890698.html|access-date=March 18, 2015|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|agency=[[AOL]]|date=March 17, 2015|location=United States}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{wiktionary|fashion police}}
* {{Official website|http://www.eonline.com/shows/fashion_police}}
* {{IMDb title|0799870}}

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