Entertainment Tonight

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Entertainment Tonight is a daily television entertainment news magazine that is syndicated by CBS Paramount Domestic Television throughout the United States and Canada. The show is the most popular and longest-running entertainment news program, with its first broadcast on September 14, 1981. A weekly recap edition with occasional special themed episodes, ET Weekend (formerly known as Entertainment This Week), is also produced. ET Radio Minute, a daily radio feature, is syndicated by Westwood One.

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Hosts

It is currently hosted by Mary Hart and Mark Steines with several correspondents, including Jann Carl (who co-hosts the weekend edition with Kevin Frazier), Carlos Ponce, Vanessa Minnillo, Leonard Maltin, and Steven Cojocaru. Previous hosts include Robb Weller, Leeza Gibbons, John Tesh, Bob Goen, Chrishaunda Lee and Julie Moran. Maria Menounos left ET in 2005 to join Access Hollywood.

Paula Abdul is a special correspondent for ET's coverage of American Idol and Tatum O'Neal for the second season of Dancing wtih the Stars.

Chronology

  Ron Hendren and Marjorie Wallace and Tom Hallick First Hosts.1981.
  1. Ron Hendren and Dixie Whatley from 1981 to 1982
  2. Ron Hendren and Mary Hart from 1982 to 1984
  3. Mary Hart and Robb Weller from 1984 to 1986
  4. Mary Hart and John Tesh from 1986 to 1996
  5. Mary Hart and Bob Goen from 1996 to 2004
  6. Mary Hart and Mark Steines from 2004 to present

Entertainment Tonight in other countries

Entertainment Tonight UK, hosted by Irish celebrity Amanda Byram, launched in January 2005 on satellite/cable pay TV channel Sky One (which additionally airs each US episode a day or two after its American showing). ET Canada, a Canadian version, was launched on the Global Television Network on September 12, 2005 with host Cheryl Hickey; it airs back-to-back with the American version.

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