HSN to Honor Legendary Host Bobbi Ray Carter with 'Bobbi's Big Sendoff - LIVE!' March
HSN (QVCGA) will honor longtime host Bobbi Ray Carter with "Bobbi's Big Sendoff – LIVE!" on March 22, 2026, 5:00–7:00 p.m. EDT.
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HSN (QVCGA) will honor longtime host Bobbi Ray Carter with "Bobbi's Big Sendoff – LIVE!" on March 22, 2026, 5:00–7:00 p.m. EDT. The in-studio farewell marks Carter's retirement after a 43-year HSN career, featuring live tributes, specials, and a QVC+/HSN+ documentary celebrating her impact.
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Key Figures
- HSN career length
- 43 years
- Bobbi Ray Carter’s tenure at HSN
- On-air hours
- 42,000 hours
- Approximate total on-air time over career
- Farewell date
- March 22, 2026
- Date of 'Bobbi's Big Sendoff – LIVE!' event
- Broadcast window
- 5:00–7:00 p.m. EDT
- Scheduled live farewell broadcast duration
- Price change 24h
- -5.67%
- Move prior to this news
- 52-week high
- $30.4999
- Pre-news 52-week high level
- 52-week low
- $1.28
- Pre-news 52-week low level
- Price vs 52-week high
- -89.08%
- Distance from 52-week high before this article
Historical Context
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Expanded Rebecca Minkoff apparel and footwear offerings on QVC.
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Revised timing for Q4 and year-end 2025 results release.
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New beauty and wellness brands added to QVC’s platform.
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Announcement of Q4 2025 earnings release and conference call.
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Launch of Mrs. Claus' Holiday House pop-up and TikTok live event.
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The 'Queen of TV Shopping' Celebrates 43 Years at HSN with Live In-Studio Farewell Event
The live in-studio audience broadcast will bring together friends, family, brand partners, fellow hosts and longtime fans for an unforgettable celebration honoring Carter's 43-year career at HSN – and mark the retirement of one of the most recognizable personalities in television shopping.
Affectionately known as the "OG and Queen of TV Shopping," Carter has been a cornerstone of the HSN family since the network's earliest days. She began her career in 1983 when the company operated from a small local studio in
Throughout the month, customers can tune-in across multiple platforms and follow along on social for dedicated programming blocks and specials featuring nostalgic flashbacks and tributes to celebrate Bobbi Ray Carter's storied career. One example includes, "A Legendary Journey – Celebrating Bobbi Ray Carter's HSN Career," a QVC+ and HSN+ original documentary featuring over 40 years of can't-miss moments demonstrating the lasting impact Carter's made on everyone at HSN. Fans are also able to "shop the show" highlighting Carter's on camera look from head to toe. The documentary is now available to watch exclusively on QVC+ and HSN+, the free TV streaming service.
"For 43 years, Bobbi Ray Carter has brought warmth, authenticity and an incredible connection to our customers," said Stacy Bowe, President of HSN. "'Bobbi's Big Sendoff – LIVE!' will be a fitting tribute to a woman who helped define HSN and create lasting relationships with viewers."
As the first female live shopping host, Carter has seen the decades long transformation of home shopping from radio and local and national television to ecommerce and social media. Today, as live video commerce continues to evolve, Bobbi Ray Carter sees echoes of HSN's earliest days. "It feels a little full circle," she said. "In the beginning it was just the host, the product and the audience, and that connection is still what makes it so special today. Whether on TikTok Shop, our linear channels or ecommerce, great products – and our connection with the customer – is what it's all about."
Reflecting on her journey, Carter shared a message of gratitude for her fans, "For 43 years, you've welcomed me into your homes, and that's a priceless gift I will always treasure. Every show, every product, every conversation mattered because you were there."
Fans can tune-in to catch Bobbi Ray Carter on-air and across HSN's social channels this weekend, leading up to "Bobbi's Big Sendoff – LIVE!" on March 22, 2026, where she'll take her final bow after more than four decades at HSN.
About HSN
HSN® takes shoppers on a journey – embracing the new, exploring untrodden paths, and bringing shoppers a unique perspective that enriches their lives. HSN offers a curated assortment of exclusive products and top brand names in health and beauty, jewelry, home/lifestyle, fashion/accessories, and electronics and incorporates entertainment, personalities and industry experts to provide a unique shopping experience. HSN engages millions of customers across the
About QVC Group
QVC GroupSM is a live social shopping company that redefines the shopping experience through video-driven commerce on every screen, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs. QVC Group brings innovative products, compelling content, and unforgettable moments to millions of shoppers worldwide via social platforms, streaming apps, ecommerce sites and TV channels, making every screen a doorway to discovery, delight and community. QVC Group reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via 15 television channels, which are widely available on cable/satellite TV, free over-the-air TV, and FAST and other digital livestreaming TV. The retailer also reaches millions of customers via its QVC+ and HSN+ streaming experience, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, websites, mobile apps, print catalogs, and in-store destinations.
QVC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: QVCGA,QVCGP) is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – and other minority interests. Headquartered in
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