--- description: And next year there will be only 17 episodes title: Kathy Griffin Will Replace Joan Rivers a Co-Host of Fashion Police image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66f3ddec36c4493a/69876bb935ba6f0af0c05a34/451096470.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kathy Griffin to Replace the Late Joan Rivers as Host of _Fashion Police_  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 1, 2014 8:01 PM CUT  Kathy Griffin arrives at the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 22, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. Kathy Griffin arrives at the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 22, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 1, 2014 8:01 PM CUT The heat is on for comedian Kathy Griffin when she takes over the late Joan Rivers’s spot as co-host of _Fashion Police_ on E!, and she knows it. “I get it! These are some big shoes I’m going to fill. Joan was truly one of a kind. Now I hope you will accept me for me,” Griffin said in a [statement.](https://deadline.com/2014/12/kathy-griffin-fashion-police-host-brad-goreski-joan-rivers-replacement-1201304543/ "undefined") “I’m just Kathy. Did I say I’m just Kathy? I meant I’m Kathy F\*\*\*ing Griffin and you celebrities better strap yourself in, as I am taking no prisoners. I am not holding back so DAMMIT let’s have some fun!” She’ll be joined by celebrity stylist Brad Goreski, who is replacing former co-host George Kotsiopoulos, and Kelly Osbourne and Giuliana Rancic are set to return. But that’s not all that’s changing on the beloved fashion show. Instead of airing weekly episodes, _Fashion Police_ will air just 17 episodes, focused mostly on the biggest fashion nights of the year, like the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and more. The first episode of 2015 will be dedicated to covering the [fashion](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/kathy-griffin-fashion-police-host-1201359777/ "undefined") at the Golden Globes. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3612146/kathy-griffin-to-replace-late-joan-rivers-as-host-of-fashion-police/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3612146/kathy-griffin-to-replace-late-joan-rivers-as-host-of-fashion-police/"},"headline":"Kathy Griffin to Replace the Late Joan Rivers as Host of Fashion Police","datePublished":"2014-12-01T20:01:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:28:43.002Z","description":"And next year there will be only 17 episodes","url":"https://time.com/3612146/kathy-griffin-to-replace-late-joan-rivers-as-host-of-fashion-police/","keywords":["Television","fashion","joan rivers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66f3ddec36c4493a/69876bb935ba6f0af0c05a34/451096470.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66f3ddec36c4493a/69876bb935ba6f0af0c05a34/451096470.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals","caption":"41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3612146/kathy-griffin-to-replace-late-joan-rivers-as-host-of-fashion-police/","name":"Kathy Griffin to Replace the Late Joan Rivers as Host of Fashion Police"}}]}] ```