A changing of the guard on the red carpet...

For those of you who can’t watch TV Guide Channel’s red carpet coverage because of the annoying duo of Joan and Melissa Rivers, I’ve got good news for you…

They’ve been replaced.

Beginning with the Emmys in September, Lisa Rinna will anchor TV Guide Channel’s awards coverage.

Rinna is currently getting ready to take over the role of Roxie Hart in “Chicago” on Broadway. She spent the fall on the “Dancing With the Stars” tour and she was recently nominated for a Daytime Emmy as the co-host of SOAPNet’s “Soap Talk.”

Anyone remember when she was just Billie Reed on “Days of Our Lives”?

Meanwhile, Joan Rivers released a statement that says she will tell her “true feelings and experiences as soon as we finalize our new deal.” Hmmm…

You may recall that TV Guide Channel paid big bucks for the Rivers duo in 2005 when they wooed them away from E!...