"Entertainment Tonight" (1981) TV series 1981-????

Creator:

Alfred Masini

Seasons:

1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 29 | unknown

Release Date:

14 September 1981 (USA)

Genre:

News

Plot:

"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world. Launched in 1981...

Plot Keywords:

Tiffany | Show Business | Film Industry | Interview | Promotional

Awards:

Nominated for 18 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	2:05 AM	CBS
Mon. Nov. 23	7:30 PM	CBS

Cast

Mark Steines	...	Himself - Host / ... (582 episodes, 1995-2009)
Mary Hart	...	Herself - Host / ... (530 episodes, 1982-2009)
Kevin Frazier	...	Himself / ... (425 episodes, 2005-2009)
Thea Andrews	...	Herself / ... (340 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

E.T. (USA) (informal title)
ET Weekend (Australia) (weekend title)
Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
Entertainment Today (USA) (working title)
This Week in Entertainment (USA) (weekend title)
Entertainment Tonight (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

USA:30 min (including commercials) | USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Domestic Television

Trivia:

Premiered in national syndication on 14 September 1981.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)

THE entertainment news programme for those who want it, fast!

The opening jingle for Entertainment Tonight is already enough for me to look forward each episodes of it on weeknights here in my country. Ever since I first watched it by chance, I knew I so look forward to it since.

For someone like me who most of the time do not really have all the time in the world to read those entertainment news in detail, this entertainment news programme really helps a lot in bringing in the big entertainment news, star gossips, upcoming movies or TV shows and everything else in between together in a 30-minute format. I can say ET (I had so accustomed to call it that way) is actually ahead of other entertainment shows at times, I dare say.

I'm already so used to watch the regulars like Mary Hart, Mark Steines, Jann Carl and many more on my TV screen each weeknight. They all know how to do their job by bringing in the latest entertainment news in a professional manner for their audience. Given ET is being syndicated in many countries around the world as well and here in my country too, the show has a reputation to live up to.

Often the major events like the Oscars, Grammys, the Golden Globes and even the Cannes Film Festival and also the popular American Idol, ET always know how to present it well.

Too busy with your daily life? Then Entertainment Tonight is the show who want their entertainment fix - fast!