Entertainment Tonight

Hollywood gossip show

Entertainment Tonight is a long-running American television program covering celebrity news, Hollywood gossip, and entertainment industry happenings.

It pioneered the format of daily syndicated entertainment news when it debuted in 1981, spawning countless imitators.

Often abbreviated ET: Did you see what they said about the divorce on Entertainment Tonight?

celebrity-news

Hollywood

American film industry center

Grammys · interviews · A-listers · paparazzi · exclusive · publicist · stars · headlines · box office · awards

pop-culture

trends

Prevailing directions of change

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • streamingReal-time digital delivery
  • memesSelf-propagating cultural units

influencers · hashtags · fashion · music · movies · gaming · concerts · festivals · cosplay · anime

broadcast

primetime

Television's highest-viewership period

segment · anchor · airtime · network · viewership · telecast · schedule · programming · correspondent · host

gossip

scandal

Disgraceful public affair

  • rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
  • scoopFirst-reported story
  • buzzContinuous low drone

speculation · dirt · innuendo · hearsay · leak · chatter · whisper · tittle-tattle · gossipmonger · tales

Categories
Opposites
news genre/content type

Entertainment Tonighthard news

Factual, timely journalism

60 Minutes · C-SPAN · investigative journalism · CNN · Nightline

cultural register/prestige

Entertainment TonightThe New Yorker

Highbrow American magazine

public broadcasting

journalism approach

Entertainment Tonightinvestigative reporting

Journalism exposing hidden truths

muckraking journalism · Woodward and Bernstein · watchdog journalism

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G