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| Entertainment Tonight Canada | |
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| Also known as | ET Canada |
| Created by | Al Masini |
| Based on | Entertainment Tonight |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 4,660 (4,617 weekdays; 43 weekend) |
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| Production locations | Global Television Toronto, Ontario |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Corus Entertainment in association with: CBS Media Ventures |
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| Network | Global |
| Release | September 12, 2005 – October 6, 2023 |
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Entertainment Tonight Canada (commonly shortened to ET Canada) is a Canadian entertainment news television series that aired on the Global Television Network from 2005 to 2023. Its branding and format were based on the American entertainment newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight, and ET Canada was usually aired back-to-back with the American version on most Global stations.
ET Canada was hosted by longtime Global Toronto entertainment host Cheryl Hickey and Sangita Patel, while presented alongside reporters Carlos Bustamante and Keshia Chanté.
The program's original founding producer was Zev Shalev.[1]
ETC Live was an online show in connection with ET Canada, that aired weekdays via Facebook and YouTube, shot live with expanded coverage of entertainment news. It was an interactive show, allowing viewers to submit commentary as Weston, Chanté and Graeme O'Neil debate topics.
Global launched a weekend edition of ET Canada hosted by Sangita Patel; that aired starting on September 18, 2021. The weekend edition of the series was not renewed for a second season.
On September 27, 2023, Global announced the cancellation of the series, with the final episode airing October 6.[2]
- ^ "New producer and program for Global". National Post, May 19, 2005.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit, "Entertainment Tonight Canada to end after 18 seasons". CBC News, September 27, 2023.