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Seeking QVC Viewer Historians

Steeleranne — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:25:43 GMT

Hey, I have been watching QVC for just three years now, and I need some help from longtime viewers.

I am just done with the overexposure of Kim Gravel, and I used to like her. She is on some form of the Q every day from fashion, makeup, and home decor, and it is her that makes this maddening. Every show or feature with her is LOUD, over the top, and often very out of place.

My question is, has the Q ever had other Gravels in its 40-year history that were just so dominant and were on Q shows daily or every other day and many times during the 24-hour cycle of their shows and with this type of overhyped personality? Also, her products are expensive.

I liked Gravel, but her act and overexposure have me turning off the Q or hitting the mute button until she leaves the screen.

I am just curious if the Q ever had this type of person with their products because I see this issue as a real problem in 2026 because, unlike 1990, viewers have 1,000 more options to shop and channels to view.

Thank you for your knowledge and history in your response.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:29:18 GMT

LOL!

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Tori3569 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:29:47 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
LOL!

Right? I'm dying laughing right now 😹

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:49:15 GMT

I mean seriously! The Kim bashing now takes on HISTORICAL proportions!

They always find ways to crack me up!

Calling all of those with M.A.s in QVC Antiquity!

"Just Curious".....LOL!

What a joke.

I'm doing my thesis on QVC and I need the research help! LOL!

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I am still oxox — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:48:22 GMT

This is ridiculous the vendor bashing really needs to stop

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skatting44 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:48:54 GMT

@Steeleranne

Have you ever watched Susan Graver ?

She talks over all the Hosts and when on skipe it's worse.

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FranandZoe — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:15:05 GMT

I love Kim. I'm so disappointed that she's not on tonight with Rachel.

I love - and have - a lot of her clothes.

Everything is more expensive these days.

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Trinity11 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:46:53 GMT

@Steeleranne wrote:
Hey, I have been watching QVC for just three years now, and I need some help from longtime viewers.

I am just done with the overexposure of Kim Gravel, and I used to like her. She is on some form of the Q every day from fashion, makeup, and home decor, and it is her that makes this maddening. Every show or feature with her is LOUD, over the top, and often very out of place.

My question is, has the Q ever had other Gravels in its 40-year history that were just so dominant and were on Q shows daily or every other day and many times during the 24-hour cycle of their shows and with this type of overhyped personality? Also, her products are expensive.

I liked Gravel, but her act and overexposure have me turning off the Q or hitting the mute button until she leaves the screen.

I am just curious if the Q ever had this type of person with their products because I see this issue as a real problem in 2026 because, unlike 1990, viewers have 1,000 more options to shop and channels to view.

Thank you for your knowledge and history in your response.

Welcome @Steeleranne. I watched late 80's to about 2010. I channel surf now and saw Ms. Gravel and her schtick. Instant channel changer but I do digress. You asked if there were ever over- exposed vendors. Yes, many. One was a vendor with Bare Minerals. Every other day it seemed they were selling this (then) talc based makeup. Then there was Joan Rivers and Judith Ripka. Chaz with a cream rinse type cleanser. Too many to name.

So QVC, even with their financials in the toilet, will continue to ignore why perhaps they are failing @Steeleranne . And the same cheerleaders for Ms. Gravel will continue to see any criticism of her as a personal affront.

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ellaphant — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:49:28 GMT

For the Q lovers,if you're sick of Kim be careful what you wish for. She is probably one of

if not THE vendor keeping Q from going off the air. She $ell$. Any business would continue to prominently feature a product line that generates tremendous sales.

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Steeleranne — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:59:56 GMT

Thank you. I know Kim has many lovers, and I like her too. I am just a different generation, and I just wanted to know if the forum of the Q had changed.

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Jaynah — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:06:38 GMT

steeleranne - I remember Chaz Dean, Joan RIvers and Issac Mizrahii being on a lot, but

not as much as Kim Gravel.

Kim Gravel has SO many lines: fashion, beauty, jewelry, home line - this morning she was on QVC selling her bed linens.

She must be pulling in the money for QVC, otherwise they wouldn't schedule her so much.......

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Estellee — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:10:36 GMT

Susan Graver was on all the time but I think Kim has more shows now.

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Bookplate — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:15:21 GMT

Been watching since the late 1980's. No, there has never been another vendor selling so many different product lines and on air as much as Kim. I assume there has also never been a vendor as successful for the Q as Kim.

Joan Rivers did have three distinct product lines - jewelry, fashion and home decor (with one hair product that I can think of) - but she was never scheduled as much as is Kim. In the 1990's there was much more variety than there is now. Currently the mantra seems to be, stick with what worked yesterday and don't take too many risks. Kim seems to be a very safe bet for them.

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Shelbelle — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:01:59 GMT

Bare Minerals never was or is a talc based makeup!!!

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Steeleranne — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:02:39 GMT

Thank you for this insightful information. I was not around when the Q started, and I love learning.

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Shelbelle — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:05:39 GMT

Back in the day Q had a lot of shows that would air for long periods like 4 hours at a time and would be on monthly, like 18K Gold with Pat Dimentri, Silver Style on Sun mornings with Jane T, 14k gold with Mary Beth Roe, Diamonique with Kathy L, and so on. Back then they had a lot more time spent on jewelry

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FranandZoe — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:09:19 GMT

I wish they'd feature more jewelry than they do now.

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Estellee — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:09:40 GMT

Those were fun days, weren't they @Shelbelle

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Shelbelle — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:17:21 GMT

@Estellee wrote:
Those were fun days, weren't they @Shelbelle

That was when I first started watching in 1995

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Trinity11 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:19:18 GMT

@Shelbelle wrote:
Bare Minerals never was or is a talc based makeup!!!

@Shelbelle Do an AI chat or google and many of their products years ago contained talc. Complete Confirmation of what I posted is indeed truthful. In fact Dr. Oz did a tutorial on it back in the day that the amount of talc in it was not harmful. Of course years later, the industry is scrambling to remove talc.