Entertainment Tonight Canada

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ET Canada (Entertainment Tonight Canada)
Created byAl Masini
Based onEntertainment Tonight
Presented byCheryl Hickey (2005–present)
Roz Weston (2005–present)
Sangita Patel (2013–present)
Carlos Bustamante (2017–present)
Keshia Chante (2018–present)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes4,122 (as of 27 August 2021)
Production
Executive producerJodie Davis (Executive Producer)
Production locationsGlobal Television
Toronto, Ontario
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesCorus Entertainment
in association with:
CBS Media Ventures
Release
Original networkGlobal
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) –
present
External links
Website

ET Canada (previously referred to as Entertainment Tonight Canada) is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight. ET Canada is a broadcast show that airs back-to-back with the American version on most of Global's stations.

ET Canada is hosted by longtime Global Toronto entertainment host Cheryl Hickey and presented by reporters Roz Weston, Sangita Patel, Carlos Bustamante and Keshia Chanté.

ETC Live is an online show in connection with ET Canada, that airs weekdays via Facebook and YouTube, shot live with expanded coverage of entertainment news. It is an interactive show, allowing viewers to submit commentary as Weston, Chanté and Graeme O'Neil debate topics.

In 2021 Global announced the launch of a weekend edition of ET Canada, to air on Saturdays with host Sangita Patel.

Reception[]

The show was nominated for a Gemini Award in the best general interest series category in 2006.

Spin-offs[]

The show has also added three spin-off shows and an annual special. ET Canada: Behind the Scenes gives viewers a peek behind the curtain, showcasing the team behind the brand. There have been two installments to date, the first highlighting the Toronto International Film Festival, debuted in October 2011. The second brought fans to the Grammy Awards, and documented the last minute-changes to the live red carpet show, in the wake of Whitney Houston's shocking sudden death.

ET Canada: Conversations highlights major international stars in extended long form interviews. The premiere episode featured Michael Bublé and aired in December 2011. Since then, One Direction, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Nickelback, Kylie Minogue, and Carrie Underwood have all been subjects.

From 2008 through 2015, Global produced coverage of New Year's Eve festivities from Queen Victoria Park and the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, co-branded as the ET Canada New Year's Eve Bash. The special was previously a local broadcast on Hamilton's CHCH prior to its sale to Channel Zero, and was expanded and re-positioned as a network special. The last telecast aired in 2015.

In June 2016, the show began infrequent additional live episodes on Facebook. On September 12, 2016, ET Canada Live began its daily broadcast online and on Global.[1][2] Similar to Access Hollywood Live and TMZ Live, the show is shot during the afternoon in-studio and features viewer interaction.

In 2017, ET Canada launched ETC Live an online show that airs live weekdays on Facebook and Youtube with an expanded coverage of entertainment news. Often hosted by Roz Weston, Graeme O'Neil and Keshia Chanté.

Producer Stephen Krajinovic, known on-air as Dallas Dixon, also hosts ET Canada Pride segments on LGBTQ-oriented entertainment news.

References[]

  1. ^ "'ET Canada' offers Facebook users a daily dose of entertainment". Cartt.ca. September 8, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Enrertainment Tonight Canada


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