• MediaBiz Bloggers, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:30 PM

Ed Martin opines that Bravo's upfront event last week "made clear that Bravo is much more than a thriving basic cable network. It's a driving force in popular culture, one that resonates as much with young people seeking escapist reality fare as with the upscale, digitally driven demographics that it cultivates and celebrates."

All this after Bravo ran an upfront that Martin dubbed "history-making" because it included the "first-ever live, full-length telecast of a television program from an Upfront event."

P.S.: This historic importance was probably lost on those watching the telecast of "Watch What Happens: Live" from home. Still, we did enjoy "Top Chef All-Stars" winner Richard Blais' riff on "duck fat" as a hair grooming ingredient.

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