Behind the Scenes of QVC: What It Really Takes to Pull Off the ‘Olympics of Live Television’ (US magazine online - May 24, 2025) Each and every day, millions of shoppers turn on QVC hoping to find everything from skincare and jewelry to food and electronics — but what does it really take for the shopping network to pull off “the Olympics of live television?”
Whether they are a program host, fashion designer or vendor, each QVC star Us chatted with couldn’t help but gush about the place they get to work at.
What Is It Like in the Kitchen?
If there’s a cooking show, chances are Temp-tations founder Tara Tesher has a product available. “A three-hour show [of just Temp-tations] can be anything from 21 to 24 items and it has no breaks,” Tesher told Us. “I spend a lot of time before the show making sure I know what I’m doing, where I’m going, what kind of demos I’m doing. The rest just flows. You can’t script it. You roll with it.”
As for what happens to all of the food prepared for the shows, it’s always enjoyed by the QVC staff.
“There’s no limit on how much you can eat,” program host Monifa Days said. “I actually eat before the show because what happens is at the top of that four-hour show, if you’re hungry, you go in on that steak and you have three and half hours of eating food? It is very difficult.”
Fellow program host Terri Conn added, “Sometimes we have a table full of the leftovers that we either bring home to our family or we share with the crew.”
Who Loves Working Together?
When QVC program hosts look at their schedule of shows for the week, there are some guests they absolutely know will make a fantastic hour.
Monifa Days loves working with Denim & Company’s Gary Goben while host Leah Williams savors a beauty hour with Doris Dalton.
While Conn enjoys time with designer Isaac Mizrahi, host Mary DeAngelis promises every show with Gravel is going to be “fun and off the rails.”
Do QVC Hosts Really Shop at the Network?
Absolutely yes! While Leah Williams swears by Supersmile teeth whitening and Philosophy’s Purity Made Simple cleanser, Monifa Days loves her Dyson vacuum and Vitamix blender.
Conn said the DynaTrap has saved her family from mosquito bites while DeAngelis can’t get enough of Dr. Denese’s hydroshield for her skin.
