#Entertainment tonight hosts series#

In a letter he sent to Paramount, Clooney stated that he would encourage his friends to do the same.

In 1996, actor George Clooney decided to boycott Entertainment Tonight to protest the presence of intrusive paparazzi after Hard Copy did an exposé about his love life, violating an agreement that he had with Paramount, which produced and syndicated both shows.

#Entertainment tonight hosts series#

The premiere was the highest rated of syndicated series in television history. In 1993, Entertainment Tonight had coverage of the premiere of ' Emissary', the debut episode ' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'. ET has also aired exclusive stories related to Anna Nicole Smith, including coverage of her funeral, and her surviving daughter. Stern, who represented Daniel Birkhead in the Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case of the late Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn. They signed an exclusive agreement to cover the wedding of convicted child molester Mary Kay Letourneau, who married the student she had an affair with, Vili Fualaau and attorney Howard K. In its early years from its 1981 inception, Entertainment Tonight – following a local newscast-style format – consisted primarily of coverage of the latest movies, music and television releases and projects. Logo used until 2014 all on-air logos used since 1994 are based on the lead 'E' and end 'T' in 'Entertainment' seen in the original 1981 logo, but have solely used the abbreviated 'ET' name.Ī one-hour weekend edition, ET Weekend (known as Entertainment 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.ĮT Radio Minute, a daily radio feature, is syndicated by Westwood One.Īs of 2021, the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, while the weekend editions are anchored by Matt Cohen and Nischelle Turner.