Updated with Daytime Creative Arts Emmy winners: General Hospital won outstanding drama while Kelly Clarkson won for best talk show host and best talk show at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, held Friday in Los Angeles.
Adding in Saturday’s Creative Arts portion of the Daytime Emmys, Gh won a leading seven Emmys this weekend. The Kelly Clarkson Show won six to lead all talk shows.
Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner hosted Friday’s show that honored Susan Lucci with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Jennifer Nettles performed the Emmy-winning song “Life is Sweet” for the In Memoriam segment that said goodbye to the likes of Jacklyn Zeman, Billy Miller and Bob Barker.
A posthumous Emmy was given to Sonya Eddy, the General Hospital actress who died last summer at the age of 55.
Below are the winners of the Daytime Emmys, with the list of Daytime Creative Arts Emmy winners following.
Adding in Saturday’s Creative Arts portion of the Daytime Emmys, Gh won a leading seven Emmys this weekend. The Kelly Clarkson Show won six to lead all talk shows.
Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner hosted Friday’s show that honored Susan Lucci with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Jennifer Nettles performed the Emmy-winning song “Life is Sweet” for the In Memoriam segment that said goodbye to the likes of Jacklyn Zeman, Billy Miller and Bob Barker.
A posthumous Emmy was given to Sonya Eddy, the General Hospital actress who died last summer at the age of 55.
Below are the winners of the Daytime Emmys, with the list of Daytime Creative Arts Emmy winners following.
- 12/17/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“General Hospital” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show” were the big winners at the 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which were handed out on Friday night in Los Angeles. Veteran daytime-drama actress Susan Lucci, once famous for being nominated for a Daytime Emmy 19 times before she finally won, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
“General Hospital” was named Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and also won awards for its directing and for actors Sonya Eddy (who received her award posthumously), Robert Gossett, Eden McCoy and former “Wonder Years” star Alley Mills.
The other two daytime acting awards went to Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and Thorsten Kaye from “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Kaye won his first Emmy in his seventh nomination.
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” won the award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series, while Clarkson won in the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host category.
“Entertainment Tonight” was named Outstanding Entertainment News Series.
The show...
“General Hospital” was named Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and also won awards for its directing and for actors Sonya Eddy (who received her award posthumously), Robert Gossett, Eden McCoy and former “Wonder Years” star Alley Mills.
The other two daytime acting awards went to Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and Thorsten Kaye from “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Kaye won his first Emmy in his seventh nomination.
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” won the award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series, while Clarkson won in the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host category.
“Entertainment Tonight” was named Outstanding Entertainment News Series.
The show...
- 12/16/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln, Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Rachel Smith has been named anchor of the weekend edition of “Entertainment Tonight.”
“Entertainment Tonight Weekend,” which is an hour-long version of the nightly syndicated entertainment news show, will now broadcast from New York City for the first time in the show’s 42-year history, Variety has learned.
Smith takes over hosting duties of the weekend show from the Big Apple on October 7. She will also continue to serve as a correspondent on the nightly syndicated broadcast.
“Rachel has been a pivotal member of the ‘Et’ team, serving as a vital link to the East Coast and infusing our broadcast with her passion and vibrant personality,” said executive producer Erin Johnson. “With Rachel at the helm of ‘Et Weekend,’ our entertainment coverage will truly span coast to coast.”
Smith joined “Entertainment Tonight” as a New York-based correspondent in 2019. She gained prominence in 2007 when she won the Miss USA pageant and...
“Entertainment Tonight Weekend,” which is an hour-long version of the nightly syndicated entertainment news show, will now broadcast from New York City for the first time in the show’s 42-year history, Variety has learned.
Smith takes over hosting duties of the weekend show from the Big Apple on October 7. She will also continue to serve as a correspondent on the nightly syndicated broadcast.
“Rachel has been a pivotal member of the ‘Et’ team, serving as a vital link to the East Coast and infusing our broadcast with her passion and vibrant personality,” said executive producer Erin Johnson. “With Rachel at the helm of ‘Et Weekend,’ our entertainment coverage will truly span coast to coast.”
Smith joined “Entertainment Tonight” as a New York-based correspondent in 2019. She gained prominence in 2007 when she won the Miss USA pageant and...
- 10/6/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
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“Entertainment Tonight” has undergone layoffs impacting less than 10% of its staff. Among those let go were on-air correspondent Will Marfuggi and weekend co-anchor Matt Cohen, a show insider told TheWrap.
The TV newsmagazine decided not to renew Marfuggi and Cohen’s contracts. Marfuggi was named an on-air correspondent in September of last year. He joined
“Et” from “E! News.” Cohen has been “Et’s” weekend co-anchor since 2019.
The insider said there were about 16 staffers across its digital departments that were laid off. In addition to Marfuggi and Cohen, other laid off staffers include supervising producer Tricia Durrant, post-production supervisor Shannon Duston, senior graphics producer Erik Photenhauer, supervising producer of content acquisition Spencer Bergen, senior editor of TV and streaming Stacy Lambe and senior writer/editor Philiana Ng.
An...
“Entertainment Tonight” has undergone layoffs impacting less than 10% of its staff. Among those let go were on-air correspondent Will Marfuggi and weekend co-anchor Matt Cohen, a show insider told TheWrap.
The TV newsmagazine decided not to renew Marfuggi and Cohen’s contracts. Marfuggi was named an on-air correspondent in September of last year. He joined
“Et” from “E! News.” Cohen has been “Et’s” weekend co-anchor since 2019.
The insider said there were about 16 staffers across its digital departments that were laid off. In addition to Marfuggi and Cohen, other laid off staffers include supervising producer Tricia Durrant, post-production supervisor Shannon Duston, senior graphics producer Erik Photenhauer, supervising producer of content acquisition Spencer Bergen, senior editor of TV and streaming Stacy Lambe and senior writer/editor Philiana Ng.
An...
- 7/27/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
“Entertainment Tonight” has promoted three reporters to on-air correspondents: Cassie Dilaura, Denny Directo and Will Marfuggi have been elevated as full-time additions to the broadcast’s 42nd season.
Dilaura, Directo and Marfuggi been part of the brand’s digital team, previously serving as correspondents and producers with their work appearing across all platforms for “Entertainment Tonight.” In their new positions, the trio will take on a bigger role as on-camera personalities for the syndicated, nightly broadcast.
“Entertainment Tonight” is hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, and is the longest-running and top-rated entertainment newsmagazine on television. Dilaura, Directo and Marfuggi join Rachel Smith and Matt Cohen as correspondents.
“Cassie, Denny, and Will have been a key part of the ‘Et’ brand for years, and I’m thrilled our nightly audience will see more of their talents,” said executive producer Erin Johnson in a statement. “Each of them has a passion...
Dilaura, Directo and Marfuggi been part of the brand’s digital team, previously serving as correspondents and producers with their work appearing across all platforms for “Entertainment Tonight.” In their new positions, the trio will take on a bigger role as on-camera personalities for the syndicated, nightly broadcast.
“Entertainment Tonight” is hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, and is the longest-running and top-rated entertainment newsmagazine on television. Dilaura, Directo and Marfuggi join Rachel Smith and Matt Cohen as correspondents.
“Cassie, Denny, and Will have been a key part of the ‘Et’ brand for years, and I’m thrilled our nightly audience will see more of their talents,” said executive producer Erin Johnson in a statement. “Each of them has a passion...
- 9/16/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
A one-hour special featuring never before seen Whitney Houston interview moments will air on CBS next month to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the singer’s death.
Whitney, A Look Back, produced by Entertainment Tonight and made up of footage from Et’s vault, will air Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
The one-hour special will include what producers call lost performances and rare moments alongside new interviews with Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis, CeCe Winans, Monica, and Kelly Price. The special will also explore new details about the days leading up to and following the singer’s death.
Houston, whose hit songs included “Saving All My Love For You” and “I Will Always Love You,” died Feb. 11, 2012, at age 48 of an accidental drowning in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room, with toxicology reports indicating multiple drug use.
Whitney, A Look Back, produced by Entertainment Tonight and made up of footage from Et’s vault, will air Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
The one-hour special will include what producers call lost performances and rare moments alongside new interviews with Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis, CeCe Winans, Monica, and Kelly Price. The special will also explore new details about the days leading up to and following the singer’s death.
Houston, whose hit songs included “Saving All My Love For You” and “I Will Always Love You,” died Feb. 11, 2012, at age 48 of an accidental drowning in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room, with toxicology reports indicating multiple drug use.
- 3/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Entertainment Tonight will release never-before-seen footage of the late Whitney Houston in the new CBS special, “Whitney, a Look Back,” set to air on April 2 at 8 p.m. on CBS and available to stream the next day on Paramount Plus.
Entertainment Tonight, which is also producing the special, will release the footage from its vault, in addition to new interviews with stars including Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis, CeCe Winans, Monica and Kelly Price. Airing shortly after the 10th anniversary of the singer’s death on Feb. 11, the special will explore the days leading up to and following that tragic day in 2012.
The announcement of “Whitney, a Look Back” comes as the singer’s estate has seen its earnings quadruple over the last three years, ever since Primary Wave Music took control of half of Houston’s assets in 2019.
“We have massively, over the course of our three-year partnership, improved the earnings of the estate,...
Entertainment Tonight, which is also producing the special, will release the footage from its vault, in addition to new interviews with stars including Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis, CeCe Winans, Monica and Kelly Price. Airing shortly after the 10th anniversary of the singer’s death on Feb. 11, the special will explore the days leading up to and following that tragic day in 2012.
The announcement of “Whitney, a Look Back” comes as the singer’s estate has seen its earnings quadruple over the last three years, ever since Primary Wave Music took control of half of Houston’s assets in 2019.
“We have massively, over the course of our three-year partnership, improved the earnings of the estate,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Nischelle Turner has been promoted to co-host of “Entertainment Tonight.” She’ll now anchor the entertainment newsmagazine program alongside existing host Kevin Frazier on a full-time basis.
“Nischelle can do it all. She can go from a heartfelt conversation with Oscar winner Viola Davis about the impact of Cicely Tyson to singing karaoke on a balcony with Jimmy Fallon. She is warm, thoughtful, and full of energy,” Erin Johnson, “Entertainment Tonight’s” executive producer, said in a statement on Thursday. “Celebrities respect her skills as a seasoned journalist, and our audience has taken notice of her fun chemistry with Kevin (Frazier). There is no one more deserving to lead ‘Et’ in our history making 40th season and beyond.”
Frazier, who earlier this week helped make headlines with his Sharon Osbourne interview, could use the help: Former longtime “Entertainment Tonight” host Nancy O’Dell left the show in 2019. Turner, who is a regular CNN contributor,...
“Nischelle can do it all. She can go from a heartfelt conversation with Oscar winner Viola Davis about the impact of Cicely Tyson to singing karaoke on a balcony with Jimmy Fallon. She is warm, thoughtful, and full of energy,” Erin Johnson, “Entertainment Tonight’s” executive producer, said in a statement on Thursday. “Celebrities respect her skills as a seasoned journalist, and our audience has taken notice of her fun chemistry with Kevin (Frazier). There is no one more deserving to lead ‘Et’ in our history making 40th season and beyond.”
Frazier, who earlier this week helped make headlines with his Sharon Osbourne interview, could use the help: Former longtime “Entertainment Tonight” host Nancy O’Dell left the show in 2019. Turner, who is a regular CNN contributor,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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