Bravo to Debut TV Show About Bravo TV Shows
Because watching Real Housewives series is not enough, and because watching reunion specials where Real Housewives talk about the Real Housewives series is not enough, soon Bravo fans will have a weekly show where guests will talk about the reunion specials talking about the Real Housewives series—among other things.
On Watch What Happens: Live, Thursdays at midnight starting July 16, Andy Cohen will sit down with stars of Bravo reality shows, as well as guests "from the world of entertainment"—I'm hoping for Dame Judi Dench—to talk about the happenings on Bravo's reality series that week.Â
Dave and Conan, consider the gauntlet thrown. Excerpts from the release after the jump:
NEW YORK – June 22, 2009 – As previously announced, Bravo is expanding into the weekly topical arena with "Watch What Happens: Live," an interactive series hosted by Bravo programming executive Andy Cohen, set to premiere on Thursday, July 16 at midnight ET/PT.
Cohen, Bravo's Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development, is best known to viewers as the host of the network's often explosive "Watch What Happens" reunion specials, including the anticipated two-part reunion for "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" to air Tuesday, June 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and Thursday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. "Watch What Happens" originally debuted as a live online show on www.Bravotv.com, with a number of guests over the years including Diane von Furstenberg, Sandra Bernhard, Sean Avery, and a host of eliminated contestants and Bravo personalities, as well as call-ins from Kelly Ripa, Ellen Barkin, Ricki Lake, to name a few.
On "Watch What Happens: Live," every Thursday at midnight, Cohen will sit down with guests from some of Bravo's most popular series, as well as from the world of entertainment, to chat about what has transpired on-air and in pop culture that week for a live half-hour full of viewer interaction. The series will include lively debates and passionate discussions about everything from fashion, to the latest Housewives drama, to what celebrity news is making headlines that week.
Bravo viewers will finally have a chance to get up-close and personal not only with Cohen and his guests, but also with their favorite Bravo-lebrities and contestants, by interacting via email, phone, video, Twitter and Facebook. "Watch What Happens: Live" will be unpredictable, funny, occasionally shocking, and always the place to be on Thursday nights.
"Watch What Happens: Live" is produced by Embassy Row for Bravo. Michael Davies ("Who Wants To Be A Millionaire") serves as executive producer.Â
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There might be an audience for this show, but when I caught the headline in my blog reader I thought it was from The Onion.
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As much as I might enjoy hearing from eliminated cheftestants after an episode of Top Chef, I truly can't fathom that anyone was clamoring for more Andy Cohen. How is Bravo so unaware how unengaging he is on TV?
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If Ellen Barkin and Ricki Lake are the call-ins they name drop, who are the ones they won't? Scary.
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[...] the world “to meet women, study local fashions, dietary fads and beauty regimes.” Bravo to interview its reality stars in a new talk show “Watch What Happens: Live” will feature the ever-present Bravo’s Andy Cohen [...]
- poniewozik Loved the season. Mrs Tuned In wd have put u on the main list RT @boredtodeath Thank u for incl us in Time's Top 10. We'll take hon mention. - 4 hours ago
- poniewozik @carr2n Virgin is the best, LAX-JFK - 4 hours ago
- poniewozik Did NPR interview abt multiscreen multitasking. After, automatically reached for iPhone in pocket. Like don draper wd have for cigarettes. - 6 hours ago
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