Entertainment Weekly

Pop culture publication

Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine covering movies, television, music, and celebrity culture.

Founded in 1990, it became a staple of pop culture journalism, known for reviews, rankings, and exclusive entertainment news.

The publication shifted primarily to digital format in the 2020s.

Often abbreviated EW: Did you see the EW cover story?

publication

magazine

Bound periodical with articles

newsstand · glossy · editorial · column · feature · interview · circulation · journalism · article · editor

film

blockbuster

Enormously successful entertainment property

trailers · casting · sequel · franchise · directors · screenwriters · summer movies · awards season · film festivals · movie reviews

popculture

fandom

Enthusiast community collectively

  • trendsPrevailing directions of change
  • memesSelf-propagating cultural units
  • viralSpreading quickly online

influencers · cosplay · fanfiction · superheroes · anime · gaming · conventions · reunions · reboots · nostalgia

television

sitcoms

Humorous television series

binge-watching · showrunners · finales · renewals · cancellations · pilots · recaps · episode guide · upfronts · limited series

reviews

critique

Detailed evaluative analysis

commentary · evaluation · grade · spoilers · recommendation · must-see · pan · rave · preview · first look

celebrity

red carpet

Ceremonial welcome flooring

starlets · publicist · glamour · fame · Hollywood · tabloids · exclusives · premiere · buzz · rumors

Opposites
subject matter/editorial focus

Entertainment WeeklyThe Economist

British weekly covering global affairs

Foreign Affairs · The Wall Street Journal · Time · Newsweek · The Atlantic

cultural register/tone

Entertainment Weeklyacademic journals

Publications for peer-reviewed research

The New Yorker · Foreign Affairs · The Economist · peer-reviewed journals · white papers

publication frequency/depth

Entertainment Weeklyquarterly reviews

Four-yearly workplace evaluations

academic journals · annual reports · monographs

Family

entertainment, weekly, entertain, entertainer, entertaining, entertained, week, weeks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G