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

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Creator:

Alfred Masini
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Seasons:

1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 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:

Behind The Scenes | Film Industry | Interview | Music Industry | Promotional

Awards:

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

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Oct. 8	7:30 PM	CBS
Thur. Oct. 9	7:30 PM	CBS

Cast

Mark Steines	...	Himself - Host / ... (327 episodes, 1995-2008)
Mary Hart	...	Herself - Host / ... (322 episodes, 1982-2008)
Kevin Frazier	...	Himself / ... (255 episodes, 2005-2008)
Thea Andrews	...	Herself / ... (182 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jann Carl	...	Herself / ... (180 episodes, 1995-2008)

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Series Directed by
Marc Silver		(59 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ali McCallister		(13 episodes, 1993-1997)
Christopher Bavelles		(unknown episodes)
Cheri Brownlee		(unknown episodes)
Dennis Coleman		(unknown episodes)
Ron de Moraes		(unknown episodes)
Miguel Enciso		(unknown episodes)
Scott Firestone		(unknown episodes)
Joseph Freed		(unknown episodes)
Dan Funk		(unknown episodes)
Eric S. Gray		(unknown episodes)
Ann Lewis		(unknown episodes)
Katerina Monemvassitis		(unknown episodes)
Bob Port		(unknown episodes)
Brian K. Roberts		(unknown episodes)
Canaan Rubin		(unknown episodes)
Norman H. Strassner		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Andrew Epstein		(13 episodes, 1984-1987)
Ann Lewis		(unknown episodes, 1986-1995)
Scott Firestone		(unknown episodes)
Bob Flick		(unknown episodes)
Alfred Masini		(unknown episodes)
Wayne Warga		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Linda Fuller	....	senior producer (281 episodes, 1989-2007)
Sharlette Hambrick	....	senior supervising producer (246 episodes, 1995-2007)
Cheryl Woodcock	....	producer (108 episodes, 1998-2006)
Monica Moore	....	field producer (60 episodes, 2001-2004)
Wendy Vinglinsky	....	segment producer (6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ali McCallister	....	segment producer (4 episodes, 1992-1993)
Jud Franklin	....	promotion producer (4 episodes, 1995)
Steven C. Rosso	....	coordinating producer (2 episodes, 1998-2006)
Ann Lewis	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1986-1995)
Joseph Freed	....	segment producer (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Michael Ajakwe Jr.	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Dane Andrew	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Jim Bellows	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Molly Chance	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Christine Michelle Crone	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Drew Cummings	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
John Philip Dayton	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Michael J. De Lazzer	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Vin Di Bona	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Al Edgington	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Andy Friendly	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John Goldhammer	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Kristie Griffith	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Guy Helson	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Johansen	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Rick Joyce	....	managing editor (unknown episodes)
Jeff Kaufman	....	show producer (unknown episodes)
Matthew Lahey	....	producer (unknown episodes)
George Merlis	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ed Meyer	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Leslie Neigher	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Canaan Rubin	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Rob Sheiffele	....	senior segment producer (unknown episodes)
Robin Sias	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Gigi Van Deckter	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Mylin Watkins	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
David Yeager	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Adam Zuvich	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jerry Deaton		(27 episodes, 2000-2005)
Deane Ogden		(4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dan Beyer		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeffrey R. Gund		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Marsh		(unknown episodes)
Raphael Penso		(unknown episodes)
Geoff Stradling		(unknown episodes)
Ken Tamplin		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Jeremy Settles		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dick Fisher		(unknown episodes)
Bill Hinckley		(unknown episodes)
Christian Santiago		(unknown episodes)
Richard Wilmot		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Mike Trahan		(145 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Bret Egen		(26 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sue 'Spyke' Hirshon		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Cameron Young		(unknown episodes, 1992)
Pierre Dwyer		(unknown episodes, 1999)
Fernanda Cardoso		(unknown episodes)
Justin Curran		(unknown episodes)
Michael J. De Lazzer		(unknown episodes)
Tad Dennis		(unknown episodes)
Michael B. Klein		(unknown episodes)
Don McKenzie		(unknown episodes)
Michael Probert		(unknown episodes)
Philip Pucci		(unknown episodes)
Sebastien Roche-Lochen		(unknown episodes)
Fausto Sanchez		(unknown episodes)
Robert P. Schneider		(unknown episodes)
Brad Schreiber		(unknown episodes)
Arthur Springer		(unknown episodes)
Norman H. Strassner		(unknown episodes)
Jerry Tenenbaum		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Scott Cobb		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
James Lapidus		(5 episodes, 1981-1983)

Series Makeup Department
Inger Ostrom	....	makeup artist (234 episodes, 2003-2007)
Kelly Muldoon	....	hair department head (44 episodes, 2001-2004)
Arrick Anderson	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Christalee	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Judith Denny	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Katharine Kremp	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Terrie Velasquez	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jamie Marshall-Bennett	....	assistant production manager (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeffrey Ginsberg	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Shannon Poulos	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandy Robinson	....	assistant director (unknown episodes, 1983-1998)
B.D. Skope	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Adam Hayes	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Judy K. Chiu	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Marc Thomas Ferrara	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Terri Friedman	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Dervon 'Von' Herron	....	property master (unknown episodes)
John Ridgway	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Darryl Linkow	....	sound mixer: field audio (552 episodes, 1998-2008)
Seth Tallman	....	sound mixer (241 episodes, 2001-2007)
Steven J. Rogers	....	production sound mixer (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeremy Settles	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Blair Halver	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Justin Van Leeuwen	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Rob Whitehurst	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes, 1990)
Kim Maitland	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Dave Schaaf	....	location sound (unknown episodes)
Valerie Stulman	....	voiceover recordist (unknown episodes)
Andrew Tills	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Tom Wardan	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Orlando Delbert	....	graphic artist (12 episodes, 1999-2005)
Mark Kern	....	graphics (3 episodes, 1992)
Brett P. Jenkins	....	graphics (unknown episodes, 2002)
Elijah Vorrasi	....	graphics coordinator: ET on MTV (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Rich Hopkins	....	stunt double: Fabio (unknown episodes)
Phi-Long Nguyen	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew Rogers	....	camera operator: location (1 episode, 2005)
Marque DeWinter	....	camera operator (1 episode, 2006)
Michael Piekutowski	....	electrician (1 episode, 2006)
Chuck Amoura	....	camera operator (1 episode, 2008)
Louis Eske	....	video tape operator (unknown episodes, 1981-1988)
Matt Mayes	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1990)
Melinda Gordon	....	key grip (unknown episodes, 1996)
Chris Reynolds	....	camera operator: UK (unknown episodes, 2004)
Jeremy Settles	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 2006)
Greg Chastan	....	camera operator: field camera (unknown episodes)
Greg Cook	....	camera operator: studio camera (unknown episodes)
Lance Dickinson	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Rex Hosea	....	camera operator: field camera (unknown episodes)
Michael J. Jacobs	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Scott Lee	....	senior video controller (unknown episodes)
Vince Longo	....	camera operator: studio camera (unknown episodes)
Michael Marson	....	camera operator: field camera (unknown episodes)
Rolf Mendez	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
John Milek	....	camera operator: studio camera (unknown episodes)
Anthony Salerno	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
A. Troy Thomas	....	camera operator: video camera (unknown episodes)
Adam Troeger	....	camera operator / jimmy jib operator (unknown episodes)
Tom Webber	....	video controller (unknown episodes)
Steve Yaconelli	....	camera operator: field camera (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrea Rewolinski	....	intern: wardrobe (5 episodes, 2004)
Matthew Van Dyne	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes, 1983-1991)
Jessica Jorde	....	wardrobe stylist (unknown episodes)
Anya Sarre	....	wardrobe supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Allen Di Benedetto	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 1986)
Jack Mauck	....	assistant on-line editor (unknown episodes, 1985-1989)
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	assistant on-line editor (unknown episodes, 1985-1988)
Julia Finley	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Nathan Gunner	....	assistant post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jodi Lynn Weiss	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	music engineering (unknown episodes)
Dan Glosser	....	senior administrator of tv music (unknown episodes)
Billy Goldenberg	....	musical cues (unknown episodes)
Peter Kellert	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Michael Mark	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
Bruce Miller	....	conductor / music arranger (unknown episodes)
Brian Reardon	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Gil Talmi	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Kathryn Moll	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Devin Bailey	....	associate director (239 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kate Wallace	....	travel coordinator (128 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jean Huynh	....	production assistant (83 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Piccardo	....	production coordinator (68 episodes, 2007)
Jill Hoffman	....	production assistant (47 episodes, 2007)
Karalee Webb	....	media relations coordinator (38 episodes, 2001-2003)
Talia Frankel	....	production assistant (27 episodes, 2002-2004)
Chris Olander	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
John Calvin Byrd	....	promotions assistant (2 episodes, 1981-2002)
Kent Weishaus	....	associate director (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kenny Suleimanagich	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
E. Christian Moore	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1991-1992)
Dan Gomez	....	researcher (unknown episodes, 1992-1996)
Walter Sanchez	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes, 2001-2003)
Keith Mayfield	....	executive assistant / production staff (unknown episodes, 2001-2002)
Phil Baker	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2001)
Ryan T. Hurst	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2002)
Kim Wilder-Lee	....	director of media relations (unknown episodes, 2002)
Adam D. Fiorenza	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
John Charles Reedburg	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Jamie Marshall-Bennett	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes, 2006)
Arthur Avedissian	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Joseph Barbara	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Edna Becerra	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Charles Heyward Boyce	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Edward Burns	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sara Campola	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Chelsea Cannell	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jean Louise Codianni	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Eric Cremer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Shane Bitney Crone	....	production assistant / talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Brenda Erazo	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Robin Felsen Von Halle	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Alison Gottlieb	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nathan Gunner	....	tape vault supervisor (unknown episodes)
Adam Hammel	....	intern (unknown episodes)
John Hampian	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Hanauer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sarah E. Hardin	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Larry Haro	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Manny Hebron	....	research supervisor (unknown episodes)
James Helsing	....	research director (unknown episodes)
Bonnie Horton	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sarah Huber	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Masumi Ideta	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kristan Jiggetts	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ross Kaiman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lisa Kwong	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Matthew Lahey	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Allison Lambert	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Tara Larsen	....	clearance (unknown episodes)
Linda Leifer	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Carolina Lopez	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Josh Lopour	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Diana Magpapian	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Marybeth Martin-Eck	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Lauren Martinez	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alex McAtee	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lisa McNeil	....	additional script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Ben McShane	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Brandi Miller	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jason Mirch	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Melissa Mollner	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alex Mueller	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
George Nicholis	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Wayne Parsons	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Holly Passalaqua	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nathan Saifer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Josh Schaffer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Daisy Schwartz	....	production assistant / video coordinator (unknown episodes)
Colin Scianamblo	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jamison Selby	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Erin Shea	....	news production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lily Sparks	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Shane Stanley	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Patricia Ann Taylor	....	production assistant / production coordinator (unknown episodes)
James Terry	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Wendy Vinglinsky	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Elijah Vorrasi	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Vottero	....	promotions assistant (unknown episodes)
J. Benjamin Wallace	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mylin Watkins	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Zeke Williams	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
M.J. Witt	....	consultant (unknown episodes)
Eric Yang	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Yeager	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mo Zaidi	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006)
• Paramount Television
• Paramount Domestic Television
• Cox Broadcasting
• Taft Entertainment Television
• Great American Broadcasting
• TeleRep

Distributors

• CBS Television Distribution (2006-) (worldwide) (TV) (sales)
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006) (USA) (TV)
• CBS Paramount International Television (2004) (non-USA) (TV)
• Bio (200?) (Australia) (TV)
• Fox (2007-) (Japan) (TV)
• Image Organization
• Paramount Television

Other Companies

• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment
• Perry Ellis  men's wardrobe
• Transition Music  music provided by

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)

Runtime:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Company:

CBS Paramount Domestic Television

Trivia:

Hostess Mary Hart's legs were emphasized by the strategic placement of special fiber-optic lights just beneath her desk

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Ten (2007)

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!