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4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Why Is 'E! News' Ending? Inside the Show's Cancellation and What Will Happen to Fan-Favorite Red Carpet Coverage
The nightly pop culture show is currently hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester It's the end of an era for E! News. On July 24, PEOPLE learned that the long-running entertainment news program has been canceled after 34 years on air. Since its debut on Sept. 1, 1991, E! News has featured a rotating lineup of hosts, delivering pop culture updates to audiences around the world. Following original host Dagny Hultgreen, a number of familiar faces have stepped up to lead the show, including Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic, Jason Kennedy, Catt Sadler, and most recently, Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. The show's cancellation comes nearly three years after its 2022 revival, following its initial 2020 shutdown amid the pandemic. At the time, former host Lilliana Vazquez, who became co-anchor alongside Scott Tweedie in January of that year, said she was "thankful" for her time leading the program. "Thankful for this incredible adventure and I will miss this team and crew beyond belief," she wrote on Instagram. " the 4am call time." So, why was E! News canceled? Here's everything to know about the end of the longtime entertainment program. Why was E! News canceled? E! News is being canceled as part of the network's shift toward prioritizing digital and social content. The show's 11 p.m. time slot "no longer best serves the audience," who now prefer "real-time digital coverage," PEOPLE learned. While the broadcast is ending, E! News will continue as a digital brand, including its website, E! Online, and social series, including The Rundown on Snapchat, Hot Goss on Instagram and RE!CAP on YouTube. The announcement follows NBCUniversal's decision to split its broadcast offerings. NBC, Peacock and Bravo will remain under the original brand, while its other cable networks — including E!, USA Network, Syfy, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel — along with websites like Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, will move to a newly formed company called Versant. When will the final E! News episode air? There's still more E! News to come! The final episode of the entertainment news program will air on Sept. 25, 2025. What will happen to E! News' red carpet coverage? For those who follow the Hollywood scene from afar by tuning into E! News' red carpet coverage, don't fret! The network will continue its red carpet coverage with its signature show, Live from E!. Additionally, the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will air on E! on Jan. 4, 2026. Will there be any other E! shows? E! will continue to air its original programming, including Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, as well as its acquired content. The network also recently announced two new shows, Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!'s Dirty Rotten Scandals. In addition to watching them on E!, the original programming can be streamed on NBC. Have the E! News hosts said anything about its cancellation? Current E! News hosts Knight and Sylvester have yet to comment directly on the show's cancellation. However, just after the news was announced, Knight shared a video on Instagram where she lip-synced the lyrics of Megan Moroney's "6 Months Later." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and blonder and hotter," the lyrics read. In the comments, followers offered support and speculated that the post was a nod to the show's end. "You were part of an incredible Hollywood legacy hosting E News! Part of history! I hope you feel so proud. ❤️," one fan wrote, while another user commented, "That's the sound of doors bursting open ❤️🔥." Former E! News co-host Vazquez also praised Knight and Sylvester's work. After writing that she was "sad but not surprised" on her Instagram Stories, Vasquez went more in-depth in a five-minute TikTok video. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Is 'E! News' Ending? Inside the Show's Cancellation and What Will Happen to Fan-Favorite Red Carpet Coverage
The nightly pop culture show is currently hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester It's the end of an era for E! News. On July 24, PEOPLE learned that the long-running entertainment news program has been canceled after 34 years on air. Since its debut on Sept. 1, 1991, E! News has featured a rotating lineup of hosts, delivering pop culture updates to audiences around the world. Following original host Dagny Hultgreen, a number of familiar faces have stepped up to lead the show, including Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic, Jason Kennedy, Catt Sadler, and most recently, Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. The show's cancellation comes nearly three years after its 2022 revival, following its initial 2020 shutdown amid the pandemic. At the time, former host Lilliana Vazquez, who became co-anchor alongside Scott Tweedie in January of that year, said she was "thankful" for her time leading the program. "Thankful for this incredible adventure and I will miss this team and crew beyond belief," she wrote on Instagram. " the 4am call time." So, why was E! News canceled? Here's everything to know about the end of the longtime entertainment program. Why was E! News canceled? E! News is being canceled as part of the network's shift toward prioritizing digital and social content. The show's 11 p.m. time slot "no longer best serves the audience," who now prefer "real-time digital coverage," PEOPLE learned. While the broadcast is ending, E! News will continue as a digital brand, including its website, E! Online, and social series, including The Rundown on Snapchat, Hot Goss on Instagram and RE!CAP on YouTube. The announcement follows NBCUniversal's decision to split its broadcast offerings. NBC, Peacock and Bravo will remain under the original brand, while its other cable networks — including E!, USA Network, Syfy, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel — along with websites like Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, will move to a newly formed company called Versant. When will the final E! News episode air? There's still more E! News to come! The final episode of the entertainment news program will air on Sept. 25, 2025. What will happen to E! News' red carpet coverage? For those who follow the Hollywood scene from afar by tuning into E! News' red carpet coverage, don't fret! The network will continue its red carpet coverage with its signature show, Live from E!. Additionally, the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will air on E! on Jan. 4, 2026. Will there be any other E! shows? E! will continue to air its original programming, including Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, as well as its acquired content. The network also recently announced two new shows, Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!'s Dirty Rotten Scandals. In addition to watching them on E!, the original programming can be streamed on NBC. Have the E! News hosts said anything about its cancellation? Current E! News hosts Knight and Sylvester have yet to comment directly on the show's cancellation. However, just after the news was announced, Knight shared a video on Instagram where she lip-synced the lyrics of Megan Moroney's "6 Months Later." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and blonder and hotter," the lyrics read. In the comments, followers offered support and speculated that the post was a nod to the show's end. "You were part of an incredible Hollywood legacy hosting E News! Part of history! I hope you feel so proud. ❤️," one fan wrote, while another user commented, "That's the sound of doors bursting open ❤️🔥." Former E! News co-host Vazquez also praised Knight and Sylvester's work. After writing that she was "sad but not surprised" on her Instagram Stories, Vasquez went more in-depth in a five-minute TikTok video. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Once-iconic celebrity TV show that starred Joan Rivers is canceled amid tanking ratings
Celebrity-driven broadcast E! News has been canceled after more than three decades on the air. Versant, the NBCUniversal spinoff company that oversees E! and several other Comcast cable networks, will officially pull the plug on the show on September 25 after 32 years. The show - currently hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester - aired as a repeat on Thursday. New episodes are set to resume next week. E! News has featured a number of high-profile hosts and contributors through years, including Joan Rivers and Ryan Seacrest. The show was rejiggered as a late-night broadcast three years ago after a two-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. It formerly aired during primetime for a full hour. The linear TV landscape has changed immensely since then, with viewership on traditional broadcast networks and cable channels in the midst of a major decline. The cancelation of E News! marks the first major decision from Versant since it was created a few months ago. The brand isn't going away completely, as E! News will now focus on digital content and social media. Network executives reportedly told E! News staffers viewership habits have changed while delivering the news Thursday. They said that today's audience prefers real-time pop culture coverage on platforms like Instagram and TikTok in lieu of the usual nightly wraps. A source told AdWeek that the show's 11pm time slot 'no longer serves pop culture fans that prefer real-time coverage throughout the day.' The person said other opportunities are currently being explored for employees at the show, including at Versant channels such as CNBC, MSNBC, Syfy, the USA Network, and Oxygen. Several on-air correspondents were told that they will transition to yet-to-be-determined roles in the company, sources told Variety. E!, the linear network, will continue to air original series like Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, they said. Upcoming series like Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!'s Dirty Rotten Scandals will also stick around. New episodes of E! News will continued to run nightly until September. Current E! News co-host Sylvester, 38, has become a surprise fan-favorite following several appearances on Today With Jenna & Friends as a fill-in host for Hoda Kotb earlier this year. Neither Sylvester nor Knight, 43, have spoken on the cancellation. Knight was previously the show's chief correspondent but was promoted in March 2024. Former hosts of E! News have included Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic, Jason Kennedy, Catt Sadler, Scott Tweedie, and Steve Kmetko. Rivers - who died in 2014 aged 81 - was a prominent figure at E!, oftentimes appearing on the red carpet for E! News. She was known for her role on the show Fashion Police, which she co-created after joining E! in the mid-1990s and co-hosted with her daughter Melissa. Fashion Police aired its final episode with Melissa as host in 2017. The mother-daughter duo became fixtures at the network through their regular red carpet coverage. E! saw some impressive growth in January on digital platforms like Instagram, were video views up 49 percent and TikTok views up 52 percent. The network has roughly 87million social media followers. The network will continue to be represented on red carpets with 'Live With E!'. The Critics Choice Awards will also still air on the network this January, executives said.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
E! News cancelled after 34 Years
The nightly celebrity news programme E! News has been cancelled after 34 years on the air. Versant, the company that oversees E! and a number of former NBCUniversal cable networks, is axing the show, which currently broadcasts at 11.30pm Eastern Time, with the final episode airing on 25 September. E! News is fronted by hosts Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. The series, which launched in 1991, previously had a hiatus during the pandemic but returned in 2022 after a two-year break. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline report that employees learned of the cancellation on Thursday (24 July) morning, with a repeat episode airing that evening instead of an original episode. Around 20 people work on the E! News programme, with some understood to be offered other roles at the company and others expected to leave. New episodes will resume next week, with the network's other programmes, Access Hollywood and Access Daily, airing as usual. E! News will still exist as a digital brand and will instead focus on growth on its social platforms, which have seen impressive growth on Instagram and TikTok, Deadline reported earlier this year. E!, which currently has around 87M social media followers, puts out numerous digital programmes, including E! News The Rundown on Snapchat, Hot Goss on Instagram and RE!CAP on YouTube. The channel also airs shows including E!'s Dirty Rotten Scandals, Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, hosted by TV personality Kristin Cavallari. In the shake up, NBCUniversal has split itself in two, per The Hollywood Reporter. Peacock and Bravo will stay as key pieces of NBCU, while the rest (USA Network, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel) will make up the new company Versant. The company's digital businesses Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes and Golf Now will also move to Versant. Long term E! News viewers were quick to react to the news online. 'Here's to the news channel I was raised on,' one person said on Instagram. 'What is going on?' asked another. 'Honestly that was my dream job growing up,' another fan added, with a fourth echoing: 'This was my ultimate dream platform to host on. The end of an era.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'E! News' is shutting down after more than three decades
"E! News," the nightly pop culture program that helped define cable network E! Entertainment Television, is going away. The Comcast-owned network informed "E! News" staff Thursday the program will tape its final episode on Sept. 25. The channel's news operation will continue to provide coverage online where it has a robust presence. The staff was told the E! news audience prefers breaking entertainment coverage throughout the day on social media platforms instead of showing up at 11 p.m. Eastern for a live nightly show on traditional TV. About 20 jobs will be eliminated with the cancellation. The network will continue to provide live coverage of red carpet events such as the Oscars and Golden Globes. E! also carries the People's Choice Awards. Read more: The network evening news is in flux: Why an American TV institution is under pressure The "E! News" move was revealed ahead of the channel's move to Versant, the spinoff company that will include other current Comcast cable channels such as MSNBC, CNBC and Golf Channel. Comcast is putting all of its cable networks — with the exception of Bravo — into Versant to prevent the mature businesses from dragging down the company's stock price. "E! News" was launched in 1991 and was long a highly profitable business for the network as there were few TV outlets for live coverage of entertainment and pop culture. Ryan Seacrest was co-host of the program from 2006 to 2015. The program was canceled in 2020 but returned in 2022. The show is currently co-hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. Some of the on-air talent from the program will have the chance to move to Versant. Sign up for our Wide Shot newsletter to get the latest entertainment business news, analysis and insights. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
