Lipstick Jungle

Last year, NBC saved one beloved but low-rated show — Friday Night Lights — by striking an innovative deal with DirecTV. Now, they're interested in doing it with another show: Lipstick Jungle.

The series doesn't have the critical love that FNL gets, but it does have a passionate fan base, and NBC said it's looking into a similar arrangement to keep the show going. At a conference on Tuesday, NBC's Ben Silverman said:

We have some incredible channels in our portfolio and we have sister networks that love the show as well. We are analyzing what we need to do to keep that show on the air.

In terms of those "sister networks," Oxygen, Bravo, and USA are all part of the NBC family, and I could imagine the show being a good fit on one of them. I also wonder if Lifetime would be interested if none of the NBC channels want the show. What do you think? Would you follow Lipstick to another channel? And which do you think would be the best home for the show?

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When Nico gets grilled on The Today Show, you can bet it has nothing to do with what she's wearing. That's because she looks amazing in her Rag and Bone tuxedo blouse, which she pairs with a high-waisted black skirt and black Louboutins. Get her top, and all the rest, now.

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While roaming the streets of New York, Wendy Healy looks flawless in her Winter white coat. The coat is from Fendi and not available online, so shop the Phillip Lim version as an alternative. Add her exact Design Guru bag and a latte, and you'll look just as chic as our girl Wendy.

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The girls of Lipstick Jungle are always so dressed up that it's refreshing to see Wendy Healy dressed down in denim. On top she's wearing a blouse from Mason by Michelle Mason covered with a similarly colored jacket (like the one from Nanette Lepore). Shop her entire look now.

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Aw, you guys! I was doing OK with the (probably) final episode of Lipstick Jungle — until they went and hit me with a montage! Seeing the ladies in all their stages of friendship (happily toasting and tearfully consoling each other) made me realize just how much I'll miss this show.

But if it's gone, it went out with an episode that answered many of the questions I've had: Will Joe and Victory actually get married? Is Shane gone for good? To talk about it, just read more

NBC is still billing tonight's episode of Lipstick Jungle as a season — not series — finale, but it's hard to tell how much hope there actually is for the show to return. The buzz has been that the show could return if ratings picked up — but with just 4.2 million viewers watching the most recent episode, will that be enough?

So while I'm trying to maintain hope going into tonight's finale, I'm going to approach it like it's the last chance I might have to hang out with Wendy, Victory, and Nico. I'd love to get some resolution, some kind of closure, but from NBC's episode description, it sounds like, well, just another Lipstick episode: Wendy has trouble controlling Maddie with Shane away, Victory tries to broker peace between Joe and his parents, and Nico goes on the Today Show. Still, "just another Lipstick episode" is more than I might have soon — so I'm hoping it's a good one.

Meanwhile, if you missed last week's episode (being that it aired on the second day of the new year, it wouldn't be surprising if you did!), you can watch Victory and Joe's big moment if you read more