Entertainment Tonight Canada (often shortened to ET Canada) is a daily entertainment newsmagazine show that airs primetime on Global Television

Global Television Network

Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...

 in Canada. Encore presentations can also be found on the Slice and TVtropolis

TVtropolis

TVtropolis is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Shaw Media and Rogers Media.The channel operates two time shifted feeds: East and West .-Programming:...

 channels, both of which are part of the Shaw Media

Shaw Media

Shaw Media is the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owns the Global Television Network, which broadcasts via 11 television stations, as well as various specialty channels including HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History Television.Despite also...

 network. Entertainment Tonight Canada first aired on September 12, 2005 and covers both Canadian and international entertainment affairs encompassing film, television, music, sports, theatre, fashion, special events and awards shows.

Entertainment Tonight Canada collaborates closely with and is patterned after its American counterpart, Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...

. In most Canadian television markets, the American edition of Entertainment Tonight airs back-to-back alongside Entertainment Tonight Canada.

ET Canada is hosted by longtime Global Ontario entertainment reporter Cheryl Hickey

Cheryl Hickey

Cheryl Hickey is host of ET Canada, an entertainment news magazine for Global Television Network which launched on September 12, 2005....

 and former MuchMusic

MuchMusic

MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...

 VJ Rick Campanelli

Rick Campanelli

Richardo Tomasso "Rick" Campanelli is a Canadian television personality.-Life and career:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, he was first introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996 as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest...

. When the show first debuted in 2005, Hickey was the sole host and Campanelli was a reporter, but Campanelli later became a full co-host. Reporters associated with the program include Rosey Edeh

Rosey Edeh

Rosey Edeh is a Canadian television personality, currently a correspondent for the entertainment newsmagazine series ET Canada.Edeh was born in London, England...

 (formerly of CNN

CNN

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 and MSNBC

MSNBC

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), Roz Weston

Roz Weston

Roz Weston is a Canadian entertainment reporter employeed by ET Canada and Toronto's Kiss 92.5.Weston interned with Howard Stern. He was a producer for a Toronto-based radio morning show before joining TV station Toronto 1. While there, he hosted Toronto's first live, late night talk show Last Call...

 (formerly of CKXT's The A-List), Kim D'Eon

Kim D'Eon

Kimberley Jan "Kim" D'Eon is a Canadian television personality, currently senior entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 27 August. D'Eon attended University of King's College, where she graduated with an honours degree in journalism...

 (formerly of CBC News: The Hour

CBC News: The Hour

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight is a Canadian television talk show broadcast on CBC Television and hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. Originally known as The Hour from 2005 to 2010, it first aired on January 17, 2005. The program is currently initially broadcast on CBC Television at 11:05 p.m....

& Street Cents

Street Cents

Street Cents is a teen-themed newsmagazine TV series that originally aired on CBC Television between 1989 and 2006. It was one of a few shows focused on consumer and media awareness for young people. The series was created by producer John Nowlan. He cites Britain's Pocket Money as one of the...

), Erin Cebula

Erin Cebula

Erin Cebula is a Canadian television personality, who is currently an entertainment reporter for ET Canada.Cebula received a diploma in television broadcasting from The British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1997...

 and Natasha Gargiulo.

The production of Entertainment Tonight Canada episodes take place at the Global Television Network

Global Television Network

Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...

 studios located on 81 Barber Greene Road in the Don Mills neighbourhood of Toronto.

Reception

As of January 27, 2006, ET Canada celebrated its 100th episode claiming to be the "Most Watched Entertainment News Program in Canada", suggesting it has quickly overcome the longstanding eTalk Daily as Canada's 'number one entertainment news program'. The show was nominated for a Gemini Award

Gemini Award

The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...

in the best general interest series category in 2006.