| Entertainment Tonight | |
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| Genre | Entertainment |
| Created by | Al Masini |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 44 |
| No. of episodes | 13,146 (10,955 weekdays; 2,191 weekend) |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Network | Syndicated |
| Release | September 14, 1981 (1981-09-14) – present |
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| The Insider | |
Entertainment Tonight (or simplyET) is an Americanfirst-run syndicatednews broadcastingnewsmagazine program that is distributed byCBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned byParamount Streaming. Having premiered on September 14, 1981, it holds theGuinness World Record as the longest-running entertainment news program on television.[1][2]
International versions of the show are distributed byParamount Global Content Distribution.
The format of the program is composed of stories of interest from throughout the entertainment industry, exclusive set visits, first looks at upcoming film and television projects, and one-on-one interviews with actors, musicians and other entertainment personalities and newsmakers.
A one-hour weekend edition,ET Weekend (known asEntertainment This Week until September 1991), originally offered a recap of the week's entertainment news, with most or all episodes later transitioning to center (either primarily or exclusively) around some sort of special theme; though the weekend edition now utilizes either format depending on the episode, most commonly, the format of those broadcasts consists of replays of stories that were shown during the previous week's editions.
ET Radio Minute, a daily radio feature, is syndicated byWestwood One.
As of 2021, the program's weekday broadcasts areanchored byKevin Frazier andNischelle Turner. Following the departure ofRachel Smith in September 2025, Frazier and Turner returned as anchors of the weekend editions.
In its early years from its September 1981 inception,Entertainment Tonight—following a local newscast-style format—consisted primarily of coverage of the latest movies, music and television releases and projects.
They signed an exclusive agreement to cover the wedding of convicted child molesterMary Kay Letourneau, who married the student she had an affair with, Vili Fualaau;[3] and attorneyHoward K. Stern, who represented Daniel Birkhead in theDannielynn Birkhead paternity case of the lateAnna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn.[4][5]ET aired exclusive stories related to Smith, including coverage of her funeral, and her surviving daughter.[6]
In 1996, actorGeorge Clooney decided to boycottEntertainment Tonight to protest the presence of intrusivepaparazzi afterHard Copy did an exposé about his love life, violating an agreement that he had with Paramount, which produced and syndicated both shows.[7] In a letter he sent to Paramount, Clooney stated that he would encourage his friends to do the same.[8]
On September 8, 2008,Entertainment Tonight began broadcasting inhigh-definition television; concurrently, the program moved its production and studio operations from its longtime home at Stage 28 on theParamount Pictures studio lot to Stage 4 atCBS Studio Center, one of the final steps involving the incorporation of Paramount's former syndication arm,Paramount Domestic Television, into CBS' distribution arms and the adoption of the then-new CBS Television Distribution name, which all took place following the breakup ofCBS and theoriginal Viacom into separate companies in December 2005.[9]
After pressure via asocial media campaign by actorsDax Shepard andKristen Bell,ET announced in February 2014 that it would no longer accept footage or pictures of the children of celebrities from paparazzi photographers.[10]
In January 2020,Entertainment Tonight set theGuinness World Record for the longest-running entertainment news show on TV.[1]
In November 2018, CBS launched a free, 24-hour over-the-top streaming service known asET Live; it features the correspondents from the linear show with expanded coverage of entertainment news. It is available via web browsers, apps, and most recently, the free streaming servicePluto TV (which addedET Live to its channel lineup in November 2019).[11][12]
In July 2022, it was announced that the service would be rebranded as Mixible, and continue to air a mixture of entertainment, lifestyle, and pop culture-related programming (includingET's The Download), but with expanded contributions from otherParamount Global properties such asMTV,VH1,Awesomeness,ComicBook.com (formerly),Inside Edition, andThe Drew Barrymore Show.[13]
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As of 2007[update], despite competition fromThe Insider and even the more general-focus newsmagazineInside Edition, both also produced byCBS Television Distribution,Entertainment Tonight remained among the ten highest-rated syndicated programs, according toNielsen ratings weekly ratings. During the 2007–08 season, the program's daytime ratings fluctuated between fourth and fifth place due to competition from fellow CBS-syndicated programJudge Judy.[14]
The international rights are distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.[15][16][17]
| Country/language | Local title | Host | Channel | Date aired/premiered |
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 Arab World | ET bel Arabi | Mariam Saïd (ar) Badr Al Zaidan (ar) Nadrin Faraj (ar) Shahad Ballan (ar) Aline Watfa(ar) Bassel Alzaro (ar) | MBC 1 MBC Masr 2 MBC Group | January 4, 2015 |
 Brazil | TV Fama | Nelson Rubens Flávia Noronha | RedeTV! | November 15, 2000 |
 Canada (in English) | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Cheryl Hickey Roz Weston Sangita Patel Carlos Bustamante Keshia Chanté | Global | September 12, 2005 |
 Thailand | ET Thailand (Entertainment Tonight Thailand) ET Thailand Entertainment Tonight Thailand | PPTV HD Thairath TV | March 12, 2018 | |
 Jordan | ET بالعربي Jordan | Rania Mazbouh (ar) Amro Jabri (ar) | Roya TV[18] | June 25, 2021 |
 France | Exclusif | Thierry Clopeau Frédéric Joly Valérie Bénaïm Flavie Flament Emmanuelle Gaume | TF1 | May 18, 1998 |
 United Kingdom | Entertainment Tonight UK | Amanda Byram | Sky One | January 2005 |
