It’s official: After seven years of picking apart the best and worst of (and mostly the worst of) celebrity fashion, E!‘s red carpet recap talk show Fashion Police has been cancelled, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

E!‘s panel of fashion experts—which is currently made up by Melissa Rivers, Giuliana Rancic, Brad Goreski, NeNe Leakes, and Margaret Cho—will retire later this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series had been struggling after its original host, the late Joan Rivers, passed away in 2014. (She’d been commandeering the show since it premiered in 1995.) Over the years, Fashion Police hosted heated debates and turned traditional fashion discussions on their head in segments like “The Five Must-See Looks of the Week,” “Gotta Have It!, Make It Stop!,” and “360 Degree Glam Cam” during live red carpet events. Though this series will cease to exist, E! News‘ fashion coverage and the network’s dispatches from the red carpet will live on.

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The Fashion Police cast at a New York Fashion Week taping in 2016.

Rivers’ daughter Melissa, who became a co-host of the series in 2015 following Joan’s death, has already expressed her gratitude to E! for her time on the series: “Thank you to E! for having the vision to see the potential of Fashion Police which changed both the entertainment and fashion industries,” she said in a statement. “I am truly proud to be part of this legacy.”

Fashion Police‘s final bow doesn’t come as a huge shock considering its dip in viewers—and relevancy—in recent years. After the untimely loss of its original host, the show struggled to find its footing between an ever-changing cast. (Past panelists include Kelly Osbourne and, very briefly, Kathy Griffin.) What’s more, controversy often followed their sartorial judgements—most notably, when Guiliana Rancic’s mocked Zendaya’s dreadlocks from the 2015 Oscars.

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Joan Rivers with guest Kris Jenner on the show in 2013.

Despite its rocky reputation, the show is one of E!‘s most recognizable franchises. Adam Stotsky, the network’s president, described Fashion Police as “a red carpet mainstay for over two decades that has been emulated across the entertainment landscape” in a statement. “Joan’s beloved no-holds-barred style fueled the franchise’s clever approach to fashion and comedy, and we are incredibly proud of its long-running success,” he continued. “We are also especially grateful to Melissa [Rivers], as well as Giuliana, Brad, Nene, Margaret and the entire Fashion Police team, who have continued to deliver the laughs and make this iconic franchise truly one of a kind.”

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Nene Leaks, Brad Goreski, and Melissa Rivers on Fashion Police in 2016.

Of course, Fashion Police isn’t going out without a bang. On November 27, E! will air Fashion Police: The Farewell, a special edition to cap the series which will feature never-before-seen footage of the late Rivers. But never fear: E! News and the network’s live red carpet broadcasts will continue as usual—so there’s m

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