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; [2] two weeks later, it was announced that the series would continue without her. [3] 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. [4] [5] Griffin's debut episode, following the 2015 Golden Globes, was watched by 912,000 viewers. [6] The episode following the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, on January 26, 2015, was watched by 686,000 viewers. [7]
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 post-Oscars special show on February 23, 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. [8]
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. [9] For the sixth season, Margaret Cho and NeNe Leakes joined the panel. [10]
The final episode of the series aired on November 27, 2017 with 457,000 viewers. [11]
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. [14] According to the writers, their paychecks state that they worked eight hours each week, regardless of their actual working time. [15] In response to the complaint, the network said "E! values our Fashion Police writers and we pay them fairly and in full legal compliance." [16] On April 13, the writers at the show went on strike. [15]
Zendaya controversy
On February 27, 2015, E! confirmed Osbourne's exit, citing her decision to "pursue other opportunities". [17] 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?". [18] 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. [19] 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. [20]
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