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Following months of speculation about Pat O'Brien's future on The Insider, the show confirmed Thursday that he would not, in fact, be returning."Pat O'Brien is a talented broadcaster who has been a part of The Insider family from the very beginning," a spokesperson for the show said, according to People. "Although we have decided to part ways, everyone at CBS Television Distribution and The Insider greatly appreciate and respect all his contributions to our show. We wish Pat much success in his future endeavors."O'Brien, who took a leave of absence from hosting duties to enter rehab earlier this year, was most recently said to be returning this fall as a correspondent for the show. Lara Spencer was picked to become the sole host. Was it O'Brien's time to exit The Insider? Or are you sad to see him go? — Anna DimondRelated:• Lara Spencer Takes Over Insider Hosting Duties• Is Pat O'Brien Returning to The Insider?• Pat O'Brien to Be Dumped from The Insider?• Ca...
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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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If the new buzz is true, you can put those Donny Osmond rumors to rest: Pat O'Brien will be returning to cohost The Insider for "one last chance" starting April 14, says Page Six, following his second stint in rehab.During O'Brien's absence, he was rumored to have been given the permanent boot from the role, for which Osmond has been filling in. O'Brien's rep reportedly confirmed that the beleaguered host will, in fact, be back — but not without supervision. A source said that executive producer Linda Bell Blue will be "watching [O'Brien's] every move." Do you think O'Brien's up for the job? — Anna DimondRelated:• Pat O'Brien to Be Dumped from The Insider?
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Rumors abound, thanks mostly to the New York Post's Page Six, that that scandal-prone TV host Pat O'Brien will not be coming back to the air on The Insider. Donny Osmond, the show's current co-host, will reportedly be turning his part-time gig into a permanent position. Osmond took over for O'Brien temporarily after he checked into rehab for the second time on Feb. 8. The show's producers have yet to make an official announcment regarding O'Brien's future. — Adam Bryant
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An Aug. 21 DVD release date has been set for 'Til Death: The Complete First Season. The catch: You have to watch an American Idol DVD beforehand.... Pat O'Brien has inked a new deal to continue on at The Insider — at a marked pay cut (hello, bargain moustache wax!) and with the show relocating to New York City, sources tell the New York Daily News.... Days of our Lives hits iTunes Tuesday. John Black raises his eyebrow to that!
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Pat O'Brien can't make up his mind. Is he a sports broadcaster who does entertainment news or is he a celebrity interviewer who dabbles in sports? After nine years at CBS Sports, he left in 1990 to do stints at ET and Access Hollywood before debuting as The Insider. In the midst of all that, O'Brien also covered the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. Next up, he hosts tonight's CBS special, The Greatest Commercials: Super Bowl vs. the World, at 8 pm/ET. It features classic American ads from the big game competing against foreign spots. As O'Brien himself would say, let's get inside...TV Guide Online: How will this TV commercial showdown impact our standing in the international community?Pat O'Brien: I feel that this is one time [Americans have] really got to get behind their country. There are no blue states, there are no red states here. There are only Americans. [But] it's funny, people do like to see what the world puts out —
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After seven years at Access Hollywood, Pat O'Brien has taken his hypester act over to Entertainment Tonight's new spin-off, The Insider (debuting tonight; check TV Guide listings). The professional schmoozer took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to give us the scoop on the new gig, his ugly split with Access and a certain farewell e-mail that got leaked to the New York Post.
TV Guide Online: How will The Insider be different than, say, the 78 other ET clones on the air?Pat O'Brien: A four-letter word: Time. We'll have more time to do things. Entertainment Tonight will be the record of the day and we'll be able to fill in a lot of blanks.
TVGO: Conventional wisdom says that viewers' attention spans are decreasing, though.O'Brien: But their appetite for celebrity news is not. I wouldn't be here if I didn't think it would work.
TVGO: What's the
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With only two days to go, I can finally see the light at the end of the press-tour tunnel. CBS concluded its TCA stint Monday with a panel for Jason Alexander's new sitcom, Listen Up, and a Q&A with four of the original writers from the soon-to-depart Everybody Loves Raymond. There was also a session with Dr. Phil for his upcoming prime-time special, but, well, let's just say I had to miss that due to a "dental emergency."
BREAKFAST WITH PAT O'BRIEN9:03 am Dang it. The gift shop at the St. Regis is out of Balance bars and I'm really hungry. I bet the Century Plaza next door will have some.
9:06 As I approach the hotel's front entrance, I spot former Access Hollywood anchor Pat O'Brien sitting all alone behind a fold-up table. Is he registering people to vote? Is he selling lemonade? What in God's name is he doing!?!?
9:06:30 Oh, wait: He's here to promote his upcomin
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