Etalk

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etalk

The people of etalk
Also known as Entertainment Now (1995-2002)
Genre Entertainment news
Starring Ben Mulroney
Tanya Kim
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
Production
Executive producer(s) Morley Nirenberg
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CTV
Picture format 16:9 letterbox
Original run 1995 – present
External links
Website

etalk (formerly eTalk Daily) is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET (check local listings) on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!

Overview

Hosting duties are shared by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. The program covers the latest news in film, television, music and more, with special coverage of major annual awards shows including the Academy Awards and the Juno Awards. etalk was launched in 2002. Regular features include interviews with reporters Danielle McGimsie, Traci Melchor, Leah Miller and gossip with Lainey. Other reporters include Susie Wall, Quebec correspondent Sophie Gregoire, and celebrity reporter Jully Black.[1]

History

The series began as Entertainment Now (or eNow), originally hosted by Lin Eleoff, who was replaced by Carla Collins, who later co-anchored with Dan Duran, and began airing weekly on BBS (later absorbed into CTV) in 1995. Much as now, in its original form eNow used a toned-down version of the standard entertainment magazine format. in 2000, eNow relaunched as etalk, a weekly entertainment-oriented talk show hosted by Mulroney with a variety of rotating guest panelists. It was produced by the CTV-owned talktv (now MTV) and taped on the set of The Chatroom, of which Mulroney was a co-host.

Following the cancellation of The Chatroom, etalk, along with co-host Thea Andrews, returned to its original format. Thea Andrews left the show in 2003 and would later emerge as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight in 2007. etalk would become a daily series on the CTV daytime schedule in fall 2002, hence the brief name change to etalk Daily, but switched to primetime airings on June 9, 2003, coinciding with the launch of Canadian Idol.

Entertainment journalist David Giammarco was asked to join the show in early 2003 as senior entertainment reporter, bringing numerous celebrity interviews and exclusives.

eTalk was also added to the schedule of Star! in October 2007 after CTVglobemedia acquired control of CHUM Limited and cancelled Star!'s former entertainment newscast Star! Daily. Since March 2008, etalk has been produced from 299 Queen Street West. The show shared production space with Citytv's Breakfast Television and CityLine until September 8th, when Citytv's moved to its new headquarters at 33 Dundas Street East. The street front studio was re-configured for etalk, and later for The Marilyn Denis Show.

Personalities

Current Personalities

Former Personalities

References

  1. ↑ http://shows.ctv.ca/eTalk/Bios.aspx

External links

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