The Dish (TV series)
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, skewers the latest in pop culture (television, movies, magazines, celebrities, etc.) in similar fashion to sister network E! Entertainment Television's series "The Soup". 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. 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. 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". The Dish