• NBC upgrades 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' cross-promotion with Jay Leno

  August 7, 2003
  Reuters reports that NBC has upgraded its previously-announced cross-promotion between the Bravo show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and its The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Under the new schedule, NBC will run a full hour episode of Queer Eye on the night of August 14, not a half-hour special edition. The "Fab Five" will then appear on Jay Leno's show that night -- but as guests. On the next night, August 15, the "Fab Five" will return again to the Tonight Show to do a "make-better" of Jay Leno.

• NBC's Jay Leno to be made 'better' by Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' on August 14

  August 4, 2003
  NBC had said that it was considering broadcasting another episode of Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on network TV, and so it will -- with some help from a special guest.

• 'Queer Eye" ratings soar on Bravo; NBC considers more rebroadcasts

  July 31, 2003
  It worked once, so why not try it again? Michael Starr in the NY Post reports that NBC is "definitely considering re-airing" episodes of the Bravo hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, in the face of record-breaking ratings for the cable show. The July 29 episode of the show on Bravo (which is owned by NBC) drew 2.8 million viewers, smashing the record for the most-watched show in Bravo history: the 1.6 million who watched the series premiere on July 15. The first episode then drew 6.7 million viewers to NBC when re-aired on the broadcast network on July 24.

• Bravo's new 'Boy Meets Boy' and 'Queer Eye' shows targeting female viewers, not gays

  July 29, 2003
  According to The Hollywood Reporter, despite the fact that two new gay-themed shows headline its summer programming, the Bravo cable network says it is not intentionally trying to target gay viewers. "Does this mean that Bravo is becoming a gay network? Absolutely not," said Bravo president Jeff Gaspin, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."

• Ratings: Special NBC airing of 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy' draws 6.7 million viewers

  July 25, 2003
  The new hit Bravo series “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” generated strong ratings results in a special Thursday telecast on the NBC network last night, retaining 86 percent of its 18-49 lead-in from television’s #2 comedy among adults 18-49, “Will & Grace.” Over the previous six weeks, NBC has averaged an 83 percent retention in that time period with a combination of “Will & Grace” and “Frasier.”

• Bravo's 'Boy Meets Boy' gay bachelor star: "I felt betrayed"

  July 20, 2003
  When Bravo's upcoming "Boy Meet Boy" was first announced and the premise revealed, we were sure that gay rights groups would have rightfully been up in arms and protesting the staging of a "Bachelor"-like program in which a gay man is looking to select a partner from a group of 15 suitors that, unbeknownst to the eligible bachelor, contains numerous straight men who were paid by the program to pretend to be gay.

• NBC to broadcast condensed version of Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' premiere on Thursday July 24

  July 19, 2003
  NBC has announced that it will broadcast a special 30-minute version of the Bravo’s critically acclaimed unscripted lifestyle makeover series “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” on Thursday, July 24 9:30-10 PM ET. “After as much media attention and a breakout premiere on Bravo, we want to offer this unusual series a bigger platform,” said Jeff Zucker, President, NBC Entertainment. “The sensational ratings speak for themselves and our Thursday-night audience makes a good fit for this special edition.”

• 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' premiere smashs Bravo ratings records

  July 16, 2003
  Last night’s 10-11 PM ET premiere of the new Bravo original series “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” has rewritten the cable network’s ratings record book, attracting a stellar 1.166 million viewers in the adult 25-54 category, 1.204 million viewers in the adult 18-49 category and 1.641 million total viewers. “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” also achieved a Bravo-record 1.61 household rating.

• Bravo's 'Boy Meets Boy' gay 'Bachelor'-like series to premiere July 29th

  July 9, 2003
  “Boy Meets Boy,” Bravo’s new dating-themed reality series -- and television's first gay-dating series -- will premiere on Tuesday, July 29 (9-10 PM ET), it was announced today by Jeff Gaspin, President, Bravo and Executive Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials, Longform and Program Strategy, NBC Entertainment.

• Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' new reality series to premiere Tuesday, July 15

  July 9, 2003
  Bravo has announced that “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” the network's new, unscripted lifestyle makeover series, will premiere on Tuesday, July 15 at 10 PM ET/PT, The debut show will be immediately followed by a second first-run episode at 11 PM ET/PT. The series will then begin its regular run with a new episode every Tuesday evening at 10:00pm ET/PT.

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