Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott
ABC announced Monday that Good Morning America will be extended by an hour this coming July with the new program Good Afternoon America set to air weekdays at 2/1c.
Premiering on July 9, Good Afternoon America will be hosted by GMA anchor Lara Spencer and...
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Good Morning America
The Today show's 16-year winning streak is over.
ABC's Good Morning America toppled its NBC rival for the week ending April 13 by 13,000 viewers, according to preliminary numbers. GMA averaged 5,147,000 viewers; Today, 5,134,000. Final numbers are due Thursday.
The Biz: Inside the morning show wars and Matt Lauer's new deal
"This is an exciting day but we will ...
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Kevin Frazier
Entertainment Tonight and The Insider are swapping hosts: Kevin Frazier will leave ET to join The Insider, while The Insider's Chris Jacobs will move to ET.
The switch will be effective Monday.
Nancy O'Dell to replace Mary Hart on Entertainment Tonight
"It took me a ...
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Pat O'Brien
Former Access Hollywood and The Insider anchor Pat O'Brien intends to write a tell-all detailing his struggle with alcoholism and his "unfortunate scandal," in which he left slurred sexually graphic voicemail messages on a woman's phone, he tells the New York Post.
O'Brien, who will co-write the memoir — tentatively titled I Love Your Work — with biographer Andrew Morton, will also address ...
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Lara Spencer by Ryan Born/WireImage.com
Lara Spencer has signed a multi-year deal to be the sole host of the syndicated entertainment news series The Insider beginning in the fall. Along with the hosting duties, Spencer will move to Los Angeles, where the show will be based. The show will also appear in high definition starting in September.Pat O'Brien, who has cohosted the series for several years with Spencer, temporarily left the show in February to continue rehab. He will return to the show in the fall as an L.A.-based correspondent. — J.R. Whalen
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