Showbiz Tonight is a defunct American entertainmentnews program that aired from February 20, 2005, until February 6, 2014, on HLN. Showbiz Tonight was hosted by A. J. Hammer at CNN New York at the time of its cancellation. The show reported and debated celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and the program's call-in toll free number. The program aired Monday through Thursday nights at 11 p.m. Eastern, with encore presentations on Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 2 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. Eastern. Showbiz Tonight is also shown several times daily in Europe on Star! Scandinavia, a channel operated by Turner NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting.[citation needed]
February 20, 2005 (2005-02-20) – February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)
On February 3, 2014, HLN canceled Showbiz Tonight, with the final episode airing February 6. Hammer continues to be involved in the network to cover entertainment stories.[1]
Hosted by A. J. Hammer in New York City, the program was also hosted by Karyn Bryant when it began airing on February 20, 2005. During the duration of the program, hosting changed with Bryant leaving the show at the end of 2005 and Hammer took on primary hosting duties with correspondents filling in as co-hosts. Brooke Anderson became an official co-host in 2009.
The live telecast moved from 11 p.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) on March 29, 2010, but moved back to 11 p.m. ET in early May 2011, with the first-run broadcast now airing taped, recorded hours in advance of its initial airtime; meanwhile, the 5 p.m. airing was dropped and replaced with HLN Special Report with Vinnie Politan. A weekday morning replay aired at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT) from 2009 until April 2011 and a weekend edition, broadcast as either a best-of format or a replay of the Friday show, depending on events, aired on Saturday and Sunday evenings until July 2011.
Showbiz Tonight used a dual-coast format with Hammer based in New York and Anderson in Los Angeles. On April 13, 2011, it was announced that Anderson would leave the program to join the syndicated entertainment program The Insider in May; with Anderson's departure, Showbiz Tonight dropped its Los Angeles-based anchor segments and was recorded solely in New York from that point on. However, story packages that included discussions between the host and celebrity panelists continued to originate from both cities, with segments originating from Los Angeles done via satellite.
The program is a revival of Showbiz Today,[2][3] an earlier program that ran from 1984 until September 10, 2001, on the main CNN network and the international network CNN International. The show's hosts broadcast live from both New York and Los Angeles, and the format was mainly hard entertainment news involving behind the scenes activities and deals, along with movie review segments and premiere summaries rather than the current day format. Previous hosts and reporters on Showbiz Today include:
Michael Okwu - From 1997 to 2000, Okwu co-presented Showbiz Today Reports. He was a CNN Entertainment News correspondent while contributing reports as a full-time general assignment correspondent.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Showbiz Tonight news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Showbiz Tonight is a defunct American entertainment news program that aired from February 20 2005 until February 6 2014 on HLN Showbiz Tonight was hosted by A J Hammer at CNN New York at the time of its cancellation The show reported and debated celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and the program s call in toll free number The program aired Monday through Thursday nights at 11 p m Eastern with encore presentations on Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 2 a m and 4 10 a m Eastern Showbiz Tonight is also shown several times daily in Europe on Star Scandinavia a channel operated by Turner NonStop Television part of Turner Broadcasting citation needed Showbiz TonightGenreEntertainment news programPresented byA J Hammer 2005 2014 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning time42 minutesReleaseOriginal networkHLNOriginal releaseFebruary 20 2005 2005 02 20 February 6 2014 2014 02 06 On February 3 2014 HLN canceled Showbiz Tonight with the final episode airing February 6 Hammer continues to be involved in the network to cover entertainment stories 1 Contents 1 History 2 On air staff 2 1 Former on air staff 3 Broadcast 4 Showbiz Today 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditHosted by A J Hammer in New York City the program was also hosted by Karyn Bryant when it began airing on February 20 2005 During the duration of the program hosting changed with Bryant leaving the show at the end of 2005 and Hammer took on primary hosting duties with correspondents filling in as co hosts Brooke Anderson became an official co host in 2009 The live telecast moved from 11 p m ET to 5 p m ET 2 p m PT on March 29 2010 but moved back to 11 p m ET in early May 2011 with the first run broadcast now airing taped recorded hours in advance of its initial airtime meanwhile the 5 p m airing was dropped and replaced with HLN Special Report with Vinnie Politan A weekday morning replay aired at 11 a m ET 8 a m PT from 2009 until April 2011 and a weekend edition broadcast as either a best of format or a replay of the Friday show depending on events aired on Saturday and Sunday evenings until July 2011 Showbiz Tonight used a dual coast format with Hammer based in New York and Anderson in Los Angeles On April 13 2011 it was announced that Anderson would leave the program to join the syndicated entertainment program The Insider in May with Anderson s departure Showbiz Tonight dropped its Los Angeles based anchor segments and was recorded solely in New York from that point on However story packages that included discussions between the host and celebrity panelists continued to originate from both cities with segments originating from Los Angeles done via satellite On air staff EditFormer on air staff Edit Brooke Anderson anchor correspondent 2009 2011 later at The Insider and Entertainment Tonight Karyn Bryant anchor correspondent 2005 A J Hammer anchor 2005 2014 Jane Velez Mitchell fill in anchor Jill Simonian correspondent 2011 Nischelle Turner correspondent 2011 2014 now co host of Entertainment Tonight Broadcast EditShowbiz Tonight is shown several times daily in Europe on Star Scandinavia a channel operated by Turner NonStop Television part of Turner Broadcasting Showbiz Today EditThe program is a revival of Showbiz Today 2 3 an earlier program that ran from 1984 until September 10 2001 on the main CNN network and the international network CNN International The show s hosts broadcast live from both New York and Los Angeles and the format was mainly hard entertainment news involving behind the scenes activities and deals along with movie review segments and premiere summaries rather than the current day format Previous hosts and reporters on Showbiz Today include Peter Bart Andy Culpepper Martin Grove Gloria Hilliard Dana Kennedy Lee Leonard Dennis Michael Jim Moret Michael Okwu From 1997 to 2000 Okwu co presented Showbiz Today Reports He was a CNN Entertainment News correspondent while contributing reports as a full time general assignment correspondent Lisa Schwarzbaum Schwarzbaum left Entertainment Weekly in 2013 Bella Shaw Laurin Sydney Sherri Sylvester Peter Travers Bill Tush Tush was made senior entertainment correspondent for CNN in 1993 and relocated to New York City to host Showbiz Today Liz WickershamSee also EditSibila Vargas Leo LaporteReferences Edit Holloway Daniel February 3 2014 HLN Cancels Showbiz Tonight Broadcasting amp Cable NewBay Media Retrieved February 3 2014 Showbiz Tonight at IMDb CNN Programs Showbiz Today Archived from the original on February 9 1999 Retrieved September 5 2016 External links EditShowbiz Tonight at IMDb Wikimedia Commons has media related to Showbiz Tonight Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Showbiz Tonight amp oldid 1113813885 Showbiz Today, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
