Access Hollywood

*Access Hollywood*
Access Hollywood
Also known as	Access Hollywood Live (2010–2017); Access Live (2017–2019)
Presented by	Mario Lopez (2019—present); Kit Hoover (2010–present); Scott Evans (2019—2022)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	13
Production
Production locations	10 Universal City Plaza ; Universal City, Los Angeles, California
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	KNBC (2010–present)
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	September 13, 2010 –; present

*Access Hollywood*
Access Hollywood
Also known as	Access (2017–2019)
Genre	Entertainment news
Created by	Jim Van Messel
Presented by	Kit Hoover ; Mario Lopez ; Scott Evans ;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	28
No. of episodes	11,844; (as of September 10,2023: 7,045 weeknights, 1,409 weekend, 3,390 weekdays)
Production
Executive producers	Robert K. Silverstein (1999–2019); Maureen FitzPatrick (2019–present);
Running time	20 minutes (weeknights); 42 minutes (weekends/days);
Production companies	NBC Studios (seasons 1–5); KNBC (season 6–present);
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 9, 1996 –; present

Last updated February 05, 2024

Access Hollywood, formerly known as Access from 2017 to 2019, is an American weekday television entertainment news program that premiered on September 9, 1996. It covers events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel and is currently executive produced by Maureen FitzPatrick and directed by Richard Plotkin. In previous years, Doug Dougherty, Christopher A. Berry and Kim Anastasia directed the program. Access Hollywood primarily focuses on news in the music, television, and film industries.

History

Last logo from the first Access Hollywood era, from 2015 to 2017.

Access Hollywood has aired nationally on various local stations, most of them affiliates of NBC, in the United States since September 9, 1996. It was previously produced by NBC Studios and has changed distributors over the years, first with New World/Genesis Distribution, then 20th Television (after News Corporation bought New World), followed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution who still distributes the show today via barter ad-sales, and then to NBC Enterprises when the network started up its own syndication division. Today, NBCUniversal Television Distribution, in association with NBC's owned-and-operated station KNBC has been solely responsible for its production and distribution since 2004. Warner Bros. continues its involvement with the program by having responsibilities for barter ad sales for Access Hollywood.

On September 13, 2010, Access Hollywood began broadcasting in high definition.^[1] On May 1, 2012, NBCUniversal Television Distribution announced it would renew Access Hollywood for three additional years through the 2014–15 season.^[2]

The program changed its name to simply Access on December 11, 2017.^[3]

On August 22, 2019, it was officially announced that Access and Access Live would receive an on-air refresh for their 24th and 10th seasons, respectively, with new names, logos, graphics and theme music, starting on September 9. Access returned to its original Access Hollywood name and begin airing live in the East Coast, with Access Live also rebranding as Access Daily. The program also debuted a second spin-off in the fall entitled All Access — which featured long-form reports on true-crime and human interest stories and aired initially on six NBC owned-and-operated stations. Former Extra host Mario Lopez also joined all three programs as co-host.^[4] It aired its last episode in June 2021.^[5]

On April 12, 2021, Access Hollywood and Access Daily renewed for a three additional seasons through 2025.^[6]

On-air staff

Current on-air staff

Anchors

Kit Hoover – anchor (2010–present)
Mario Lopez – anchor (2019–present)
Scott Evans – anchor/weekend anchor (2019–present; previously served as senior correspondent from 2015 to 2019)

Correspondents

Zuri Hall - weekend anchor/correspondent (2019–present)
Jason Kennedy – correspondent
Tim Vincent – European correspondent (2005–present)

Former on-air staff

Michelle Beadle – correspondent (2012–2014; later at ESPN)
Billy Bush – correspondent (2001–2004), anchor/voice over/executive producer (2004–2016; later at NBC's Today , now host of Extra )
Steven "Cojo" Cojocaru – fashion correspondent (2000–2003, later at Entertainment Tonight )
Giselle Fernández – weekday anchor/correspondent (1996–1999)
Liz Hernandez - correspondent (2014–2017)
Jill Martin - guest correspondent (2011–2013; now contributor on NBC News' weekday morning program Today )
Larry Mendte – weekday/weekend anchor (1996–1997, now a public-affairs host for two TV stations in the Northeast and a host at WABC)
Maria Menounos – correspondent (2005–2011; later at Extra and E! News )
Natalie Morales – anchor (2016–2019; later at NBC News as Today west coast anchor and correspondent for Dateline NBC , now co-host of The Talk)
Nancy O'Dell – weekday/weekend anchor/correspondent (1996–2009, later at Entertainment Tonight and PEOPLE, The TV Show!)
Pat O'Brien – weekday/weekend anchor/correspondent (1997–2004, later at The Insider ; now co-host of Adult Swim's entertainment variety program: Hot Package )
Amy Powell - correspondent (2013–2018)
Jeff Probst – correspondent (1996–1998; now host of Survivor )
Tony Potts – weekend anchor/correspondent (1999–2011; now at CNN and HLN)
Shaun Robinson – weekend anchor/correspondent (1999–2015)
Sibley Scoles – weekend anchor/correspondent (2019–2021)
Liliana Vazquez - fashion correspondent (2015–2019; later co-anchor of E! News )

Segments

Access Hollywood Nation, which is a viewer's choice allowing a choice of which stories will be carried in the show.
In Case You Missed It, a recap of the previous night/weekend in pop culture, including film, television and music.
Watch This, suggestion segment of films and shows to watch by the show's correspondents and critics.
The Final 45, a closing credits segment with a quick rundown of the day's news.
Access Express, a segment matching the defunct Entertainment Tonight segment "Real or Rumor?" where stories are confirmed or debunked.

Access Across America

In 2005, Access Hollywood went on a month-long roadtrip called Access Across America while the studio underwent a major overhaul. The show's new set was done in pastel colors with a modern flair, separating its look from other similar shows, including rival Entertainment Tonight . The new look also included a brand-new graphics package. Access Hollywood was taped at Studio 1 at The Burbank Studios (formerly NBC Studios) in Burbank, California, former home of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . With Days of Our Lives , it was one of two remaining NBC-produced programs as of 2014 originating from Burbank; On 2015 Access Hollywood moved to Universal City, California and Universal Studios Hollywood as NBC's operations continued to combine in Universal City.

Spin-offs

The program has had some short-lived spin-offs in the last few years, including AMC Access for the AMC channel, and Real Access (the first teen-oriented entertainment news program, and the only attempt so far at an entertainment news program aimed at teens on television) for The N and Nickelodeon. The network most recently produced the African-American oriented TV One Access for the TV One cable channel. The programs formerly did entertainment segments for NBCUniversal's cable news channel titled Access MSNBC , though these have been withdrawn as MSNBC's news coverage has become mainly political.

Access Daily with Mario & Kit

A spin-off of Access Hollywood, called Access Hollywood Live, debuted on September 13, 2010. The daytime talk show - currently hosted by Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover, features entertainment news stories and in-studio guests. The program was initially seen only on NBC owned-and-operated stations in six markets^[7] and Fox owned-and-operated stations in six other major markets,^[8] all on stations that already carry the flagship series; since September 2011, the program also began being distributed to non-network owned stations that also carry the flagship series. The show airs live at 11:00 am Eastern Time (8:00 am in Los Angeles where the studios are located). The show changed its name to Access Live on December 11, 2017, and again to Access Daily on September 9, 2019. In 2022, the show was renamed Access Daily with Mario & Kit and Evans was no longer a co-host but still with the show as a correspondent.

Access Daily was originally recorded at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California; it currently broadcasts from 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California, where it has been recorded since June 2015. On occasion, the program broadcasts shows on location outside Studio 1A on the Today plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City. On May 1, 2012, along with Access Hollywood's renewal for three additional seasons, NBCUniversal Television Distribution announced it would give Access Hollywood Live a third season renewal for the 2012–13 season.^[2] On April 12, 2021, the show renewed for a three additional seasons through 2025.^[6]

All Access

A second spin-off, entitled, All Access premiered on September 9, 2019, and featured long-form reports on true-crime and human interest stories and aired initially on six NBC owned-and-operated stations. The show was hosted by Mario Lopez, Kit Hoover and Scott Evans with Sibley Scoles as correspondent. On October 2, 2019, Zuri Hall joined as co-host.^[4] On March 11, 2021, it was announced that the show had been canceled and the last episode would air in June.^[5]

International versions & airings

In Canada, Rogers Sports & Media's Omni Television airs the United States version of Access Live while Independent station CHCH-DT began airing the half hour weekday United States version in fall 2014; Bell Media channel CTV 2 used to air the half hour weekday United States version since fall 2011 but it was discontinued in 2013.

The United Kingdom version began in 2003 hosted by Kate Garraway and Vincent.

There was a short-lived national version for the Ireland on the channel previously named "Channel 6", hosted by Jenny Buckley from 2006.

Spoofs

The show was parodied in the show Arthur in the special Arthur, It's Only Rock N' Roll when a spoof named Access Elwood interviewed the band U Stink.
In the South Park episode "Free Hat", a show airs called "Excess Hollywood" with a look-alike of then host Pat O'Brien.
The show is also parodied in the sitcom BoJack Horseman as "Excess Hollywood", later renamed to "Excess Hollywoo" after BoJack steals the D from the Hollywood Sign.
Craig Ferguson often parodied Access Hollywood on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in a segment called Access Extratainment Tonight (a portmanteau of Access Hollywood, Extra and Entertainment Tonight) with Ferguson as "Barney Slash".
In The Simpsons Movie , the show is mentioned in an argument between Homer and Marge Simpson.
In The Simpsons episode "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder", when (then) hosts Pat O'Brien & Nancy O'Dell guest star as hosts of Access Springfield.

Related Research Articles

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered at the Comcast Building in New York City, NBC also has offices in Los Angeles at 10 Universal City Plaza and in Chicago at the NBC Tower.

NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a division of NBCUniversal, which is, in turn, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's various operations report to the president of NBC News, Noah Oppenheim. The NBCUniversal News Group also comprises MSNBC, the network's 24-hour general news channel, business and consumer news channels CNBC and CNBC World, the Spanish language Noticias Telemundo and United Kingdom–based Sky News.

Today is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after 72 years of broadcasting it is fifth on the list of longest-running United States television series.

Good Morning America is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. The Sunday edition was canceled in 1999; weekend editions returned on both Saturdays and Sundays on September 4, 2004. The weekday and Saturday programs airs from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in all United States timezones. The Sunday editions are an hour long and are transmitted to ABC's stations live at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time, although stations in some media markets air them at different times. Viewers in the Pacific Time Zone receive an updated feed with a specialized opening and updated live reports. A third hour of the weekday broadcast aired from 2007 to 2008, exclusively on ABC News Now.

Entertainment Tonight is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. Having premiered on September 14, 1981, it holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running entertainment news program on television.

The Insider is an American syndicated newsmagazine television program that was distributed by CBS Television Distribution. The program premiered in first-run syndication on September 13, 2004 and ended on September 9, 2017, as a spin-off of Entertainment Tonight, which originated the concept as a segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information on stories and topics of interest from throughout the entertainment industry.

Inside Edition is an American news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed in first-run syndication by CBS Media Ventures. Having premiered on January 9, 1989, it is the longest-running syndicated-newsmagazine program that is not strictly focused on hard news. Though it does feature the latter, the rest of each day's edition mainly features a mix of infotainment stories, entertainment news and gossip, scandals, true-crime stories and lifestyle features.

Thea Andrews is a Canadian journalist and television personality in both sports and entertainment news, as well as hosting reality competition and morning shows. From October 2003 to November 2006, she served as co-host on several ESPN shows such as Cold Pizza (2003–2005), Breakfast at Churchill Downs (2004–2006), Breakfast at Pimlico (2004–2006), The ESPY Red Carpet Show (2005–2006), ESPN Hollywood (2005–2006) and Sports and Hollywood (2006). Andrews reported on horse racing, college basketball and college football for the network.

KNTV, branded as NBC Bay Area, is a television station licensed to San Jose, California, United States, serving as the NBC outlet for the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Telemundo outlet KSTS ; it is also sister to regional sports networks NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California. KNTV and KSTS share studios on North 1st Street in the North San Jose Innovation District; KNTV's transmitter is located on San Bruno Mountain.

Good Day L.A. is an American morning television news and entertainment program airing on KTTV, a Fox owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California, owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Corporation. The program broadcasts each weekday morning from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific Time. The program features news, traffic, weather, and entertainment segments. The program also features weekly segments on finance, tech, wellness, and food.

Extra is an American syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine that is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution and premiered on September 5, 1994. The program serves as a straight rundown of news headlines and gossip throughout the entertainment industry, providing coverage of events and celebrities; however, since 2013, it has also placed an even greater emphasis on interviews and insider previews of upcoming film and television projects. As of 2023, the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Billy Bush, with the weekend editions co-anchored by Melvin Robert and Mona Kosar Abdi.

CBS This Morning (CTM) was an American morning television program that aired on CBS from November 30, 1987 to October 29, 1999, and again from January 9, 2012 to September 6, 2021. The program was aired from Monday through Saturday. It aired live from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the Eastern Time Zone. On weekdays, it aired on a tape-delay in the Central and Mountain Time Zones; stations in the Pacific, Alaska and Hawaii Time Zones received an updated feed with a specialized opening and updated live reports. Stations outside the Eastern Time Zone carried the Saturday broadcast at varied times. The two incarnations of CTM were the eighth and tenth distinct morning news-features program formats to air on CBS since 1954. On November 1, 1999, the original incarnation was replaced by The Early Show, which was replaced by the second one on January 9, 2012.

Weekend Today is currently the branding of the weekend editions of Today, an American morning news and talk program that airs daily on NBC. Weekend editions of Today began with the launch of the Sunday edition of the program on September 20, 1987.

<i>Showbiz Tonight</i> American entertainment news program

Showbiz Tonight is a defunct American entertainment news program that aired from February 20, 2005, until February 6, 2014, on HLN. Showbiz Tonight was hosted by A. J. Hammer at CNN New York at the time of its cancellation. The show reported and debated celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and the program's call-in toll free number. The program aired Monday through Thursday nights at 11 p.m. Eastern, with encore presentations on Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 2 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. Eastern. Showbiz Tonight is also shown several times daily in Europe on Star! Scandinavia, a channel operated by Turner NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting.

E! News, previously known as E! News Daily and E! News Live, is the entertainment news operation for the cable network E! in the United States. Its former on-air weekday newscast debuted on September 1, 1991, and primarily reports on celebrity news and gossip, along with previews of upcoming films and television shows, regular segments about all of those three subjects, along with overall film and television industry news.

Today in L.A. is a local morning news and entertainment television program airing on KNBC, an NBC owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California that is owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The program is broadcast each weekday morning from 4:00 to 7 a.m. Pacific Time, immediately preceding NBC's Today. Weekend editions of the program also air on Saturday and Sunday from 7 to 8 a.m..

<i>TMZ on TV</i> American syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show, 2007–present

TMZ on TV is an American syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show that premiered on September 10, 2007. It is essentially a televised version of its sister operation, TMZ, a news website which has a heavy emphasis on gossip about celebrities' personal lives, and which debuted in December 2005.

Today with Hoda & Jenna is an American daytime television talk show on NBC, hosted by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. The program airs as the fourth hour of NBC's Today at 10:00 a.m. in all time zones as a "show-within-a-show" with its own hosts, opening sequence, theme music, and website. The Monday through Thursday editions of this portion of the program air live in the Eastern Time Zone and on tape delay elsewhere; the Friday edition is pre-recorded.

The Burbank Studios is a television production facility located in Burbank, California, United States. The studio is home to Days of Our Lives, Extra, the IHeartRadio Theater, and was formerly home to the Blizzard Arena.

CBS News is an American streaming video news channel operated by the CBS News and Paramount Streaming divisions of Paramount Global. Launched on November 6, 2014, it features blocks of live, rolling news coverage, original programs, as well as encore airings of CBS News television programs.

References

↑ Billy Bush & Kit Hoover To Co-Host 'Access Hollywood Live' . Access Online, August 18, 2010, retrieved March 6, 2011
1 2 'Access Hollywood' Renewed for Three Years Amid Staff Pay Cuts (Exclusive), The Hollywood Reporter , May 1, 2012.
↑ "New Name, Higher Ratings For 'Access'". TVNewscheck. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
1 2 Petski, Denise (2019-08-22). "'Access Hollywood' Franchise Expands With New Series 'All Access' For Fall Premiere On Select NBC-Owned Stations". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
1 2 Low, Elaine (March 11, 2021). "'All Access' Canceled, Last Episodes to Air in June (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
1 2 Low, Elaine (2021-04-12). "'Access Hollywood,' 'Access Daily' Renewed Through 2025". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
↑ Kevin Downey: NBC O&Os Add 'Access Hollywood Live' . TVNewsCheck.com, March 2, 2010, retrieved March 6, 2011
↑ Six Fox O6Os Sign On For 'Access Live' . TVNewsCheck.com, March 9, 2010, retrieved March 6, 2011

External links

AccessOnline.com – Official Access Website
AccessOnline.com/Live – Official Access Live Website
Access Hollywood at IMDb
Access Hollywood Live at IMDb

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Billy Bush & Kit Hoover To Co-Host 'Access Hollywood Live' . Access Online, August 18, 2010, retrieved March 6, 2011

[Access_Renewed-2] 1 2 'Access Hollywood' Renewed for Three Years Amid Staff Pay Cuts (Exclusive), The Hollywood Reporter , May 1, 2012.

[3] "New Name, Higher Ratings For 'Access'". TVNewscheck. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[Petski-4] 1 2 Petski, Denise (2019-08-22). "'Access Hollywood' Franchise Expands With New Series 'All Access' For Fall Premiere On Select NBC-Owned Stations". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-24.

[variety.com-5] 1 2 Low, Elaine (March 11, 2021). "'All Access' Canceled, Last Episodes to Air in June (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .

[Low-6] 1 2 Low, Elaine (2021-04-12). "'Access Hollywood,' 'Access Daily' Renewed Through 2025". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

[7] Kevin Downey: NBC O&Os Add 'Access Hollywood Live' . TVNewsCheck.com, March 2, 2010, retrieved March 6, 2011

[8] Six Fox O6Os Sign On For 'Access Live' . TVNewsCheck.com, March 9, 2010, retrieved March 6, 2011

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

v t e Celebrity news/news magazine/tabloid news programs in the United States
Broadcast	Access Hollywood Dish Nation Entertainment Tonight Extra Inside Edition TMZ
Related	Dark Side of the 90s Trial by Media Tabloid talk show Infotainment