The Insider (TV series)
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The Insider is an American tabloid television
news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight
and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information. Since becoming a separate program, however, the show has taken more of a tabloid direction, and has gone through several formats since its 2004 premiere.
The original theme song (which was changed after the second season) was performed by Richie Sambora
.
in Hollywood on the ET Paramount Studios Stage 28 set with Lara Spencer
in New York
in MTV
's 1515 Broadway
studio overlooking Times Square
. O' Brien remained a host up until March 5, 2008 when O'Brien was replaced with Donny Osmond
. O'Brien returned to the series a month later after Osmond declined to become a permanent host. Spencer through the years was a solo host due at times to O'Brien's varied personal problems which forced him to take time off in extended periods to address them.
The program has gone through several formats through the years, with the news-heavy first season making way for a direction where subjects such as a pair of anorexic
twins were regularly featured in sweeps periods, along with other fringe stories such as true crime
stories and the Nadya Suleman octuplets story
which had little or nothing to do with entertainment.
In September 2007, CBS Television Distribution
moved the show, for its fourth season, to New York. Formerly Los Angeles
-based O'Brien joined Spencer in a new Manhattan
studio. The duo hosted from studio space within the Minskoff Theatre
in Manhattan, home of the musical The Lion King
, which has unobstructed views of Times Square
, nearby the MTV studio facilities and also within One Astor Plaza
.
On September 8, 2008, the program began to air in high definition with the move of both ET and The Insider from Stage 28 to Stage 4 at the CBS Studio Center
as a final consequence of the 2006 split of Viacom
and CBS
. The set's focal point is a large life-size 3D construction of the program's logo, which was formerly used as the main portion of the set where segments took place until the September 2009 retooling of the program into a panel show. The New York aspect of the program was also abandoned, with Spencer relocating to Los Angeles and becoming a solo host, along with Victoria Recano, Steven Cojocaru and Cheryl Woodcock.
In the move, O'Brien became a Los Angeles-based correspondent for the program, but ten days later on September 18, was dismissed permanently from the program for comments he made in a staff email after a trip to Iowa
, where he directed comments specifically at a mid-show daily segment of Spencer's which launched when the new season started. O'Brien proceeded to involve a rundown of the prices and labels of her clothing and accessories, saying that it made the viewers he talked to "vomit". Despite this pointed criticism the segment remained and continued to air at the end of every episode until Spencer's departure, expanding to the point where viewers made a multiple choice
on what Spencer would wear on the next episode.
After the departure of O'Brien, the show was hosted by Lara Spencer
alone until January 2009, when Samantha Harris joined the program from E! News
as a permanent co-host. Harris also provided analysis and commentary as part of her duties as co-host of ABC
's Dancing with the Stars until her departure from that series at the start of 2010.
or the "Hot Topics" segment of The View) with three permanent co-hosts and a guest host discussing entertainment topics, although that was also changed to Niecy Nash
becoming a fourth de facto host and a rotating fifth guest host slot. This meant that the on-air correspondents were dismissed and stories were compiled by Entertainment Tonight staff or off-camera personnel.
The format was changed once again in September 2010 back to a traditional entertainment newsmagazine format with Spencer and Jacobs co-hosting; currently the program runs second-to-last in syndicated newsmagazines ratings wise behind Extra
. Industry analysts had surmised that the change was a precursor to testing Spencer in the traditional ET format without placing her on that show, as current ET female host Mary Hart
will retire from that series at the end of the 2010-11 season. However Nancy O'Dell succeeded her as female anchor at the end of May 2011.
(though her role there has expanded to be more of a show host than correspondent), mainly in order to return back to her home in New York for family reasons. Spencer was replaced by Brooke Anderson
, a co-host on HLN's Showbiz Tonight
. During the week of the royal wedding, Anderson split her reporting duties between CNN and The Insider.
.
There were formerly three different versions of the show - a standalone episode not featuring any tie-ins to Entertainment Tonight for stations which do not carry the latter program, and two other versions designed to precede or follow ET with stories from that show mentioned in promotions and vice versa. Recently, only the standalone episode is aired on all stations which carry The Insider, regardless of whether they also carry ET.
Tabloid television
Tabloid television, also known as Teletabloid, is a form of tabloid journalism. Tabloid television newscasts usually incorporate flashy graphics and sensationalized stories.Often, there is a heavy emphasis on crime, stories with good video, and celebrity news...
news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of 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...
and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information. Since becoming a separate program, however, the show has taken more of a tabloid direction, and has gone through several formats since its 2004 premiere.
The original theme song (which was changed after the second season) was performed by Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora
Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
.
History
The series was initially hosted by Pat O'BrienPat O'Brien (television)
Pat O'Brien is currently a radio host with Fox Sports Radio as well as an author. He is best known for his time as a sportscaster with CBS Sports and as anchor/host of Access Hollywood and The Insider .O'Brien covered five Olympic Games, two for CBS...
in Hollywood on the ET Paramount Studios Stage 28 set with Lara Spencer
Lara Spencer
Lara Spencer is the lifestyle anchor for Good Morning America. She is also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. Previously, she was the host of the syndicated television newsmagazine The Insider and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show...
in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's 1515 Broadway
One Astor Plaza
One Astor Plaza is a high skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1972, the building is 54 stories tall and was designed by Der Scutt of Ely J. Kahn & Jacobs. Originally known as the W. T...
studio overlooking Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
. O' Brien remained a host up until March 5, 2008 when O'Brien was replaced with Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
. O'Brien returned to the series a month later after Osmond declined to become a permanent host. Spencer through the years was a solo host due at times to O'Brien's varied personal problems which forced him to take time off in extended periods to address them.
The program has gone through several formats through the years, with the news-heavy first season making way for a direction where subjects such as a pair of anorexic
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
twins were regularly featured in sweeps periods, along with other fringe stories such as true crime
True crime
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
stories and the Nadya Suleman octuplets story
Nadya Suleman
Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman , known as Octomom in the media, is an American woman who came to international attention when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009. The Suleman octuplets are only the second full set of octuplets to be born alive in the United States...
which had little or nothing to do with entertainment.
In September 2007, CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, formed from the merger of CBS Corporation's two domestic television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions, including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment...
moved the show, for its fourth season, to New York. Formerly Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
-based O'Brien joined Spencer in a new Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
studio. The duo hosted from studio space within the Minskoff Theatre
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre, located at 1515 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan. It is now showing the musical The Lion King, based on the Disney animated film of the same name....
in Manhattan, home of the musical The Lion King
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
, which has unobstructed views of Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
, nearby the MTV studio facilities and also within One Astor Plaza
One Astor Plaza
One Astor Plaza is a high skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1972, the building is 54 stories tall and was designed by Der Scutt of Ely J. Kahn & Jacobs. Originally known as the W. T...
.
On September 8, 2008, the program began to air in high definition with the move of both ET and The Insider from Stage 28 to Stage 4 at the CBS Studio Center
CBS Studio Center
CBS Studio Center is a television and film studio located in the Studio City district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. It is located at 4024 Radford Avenue and takes up a triangular piece of land, with the Los Angeles River bisecting the site...
as a final consequence of the 2006 split of Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. The set's focal point is a large life-size 3D construction of the program's logo, which was formerly used as the main portion of the set where segments took place until the September 2009 retooling of the program into a panel show. The New York aspect of the program was also abandoned, with Spencer relocating to Los Angeles and becoming a solo host, along with Victoria Recano, Steven Cojocaru and Cheryl Woodcock.
In the move, O'Brien became a Los Angeles-based correspondent for the program, but ten days later on September 18, was dismissed permanently from the program for comments he made in a staff email after a trip to Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, where he directed comments specifically at a mid-show daily segment of Spencer's which launched when the new season started. O'Brien proceeded to involve a rundown of the prices and labels of her clothing and accessories, saying that it made the viewers he talked to "vomit". Despite this pointed criticism the segment remained and continued to air at the end of every episode until Spencer's departure, expanding to the point where viewers made a multiple choice
Multiple choice
Multiple choice is a form of assessment in which respondents are asked to select the best possible answer out of the choices from a list. The multiple choice format is most frequently used in educational testing, in market research, and in elections-- when a person chooses between multiple...
on what Spencer would wear on the next episode.
After the departure of O'Brien, the show was hosted by Lara Spencer
Lara Spencer
Lara Spencer is the lifestyle anchor for Good Morning America. She is also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. Previously, she was the host of the syndicated television newsmagazine The Insider and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show...
alone until January 2009, when Samantha Harris joined the program from E! News
E! News
E! News, previously known as E! News Daily and E! News Live, is a nightly entertainment newsmagazine program airing on E!: Entertainment Television. The program debuted on September 1, 1991 and talks about Hollywood celebrities and gossip...
as a permanent co-host. Harris also provided analysis and commentary as part of her duties as co-host of ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Dancing with the Stars until her departure from that series at the start of 2010.
Changes in format
During September 2009, the program converted to a panel format, featuring a roundtable discussion and debate format (similar to Pardon the InterruptionPardon the Interruption
Pardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories...
or the "Hot Topics" segment of The View) with three permanent co-hosts and a guest host discussing entertainment topics, although that was also changed to Niecy Nash
Niecy Nash
Carol Denise "Niecy" Nash is an American comedian and actress who has hosted Clean House on the Style Network and played Deputy Raineesha Williams on the Comedy Central television series Reno 911!.-Early life:Nash was born in Palmdale, California. In addition to her acting endeavors, she is the...
becoming a fourth de facto host and a rotating fifth guest host slot. This meant that the on-air correspondents were dismissed and stories were compiled by Entertainment Tonight staff or off-camera personnel.
The format was changed once again in September 2010 back to a traditional entertainment newsmagazine format with Spencer and Jacobs co-hosting; currently the program runs second-to-last in syndicated newsmagazines ratings wise behind Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
. Industry analysts had surmised that the change was a precursor to testing Spencer in the traditional ET format without placing her on that show, as current ET female host Mary Hart
Mary Hart
Mary Hart is an American television personality and was the host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2011.-Early life:...
will retire from that series at the end of the 2010-11 season. However Nancy O'Dell succeeded her as female anchor at the end of May 2011.
2011 hosting changes
On March 5, 2011 it was announced that Kevin Frazier was named co-anchor of the program, replacing Jacobs, who moved to correspondent duties for ET. Twelve days later on March 17, it was announced that Lara Spencer would leave the program by the start of May to become a lifestyle correspondent for Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
(though her role there has expanded to be more of a show host than correspondent), mainly in order to return back to her home in New York for family reasons. Spencer was replaced by Brooke Anderson
Brooke Anderson
Brooke Victoria Anderson is co-host of The Insider. Previously, she was a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and served as co-host for Showbiz Tonight on HLN. Based in CNN's Los Angeles, California bureau, Anderson joined the network in July 2000.Anderson graduated in 2000 with...
, a co-host on HLN's Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight is an American entertainment news program on HLN .Showbiz Tonight is hosted by A.J. Hammer at CNN New York. The show reports and debates celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and...
. During the week of the royal wedding, Anderson split her reporting duties between CNN and The Insider.
Syndication model
It is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution, often as half of a one-hour news block that includes the show from which it was spun off, Entertainment TonightEntertainment 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...
.
There were formerly three different versions of the show - a standalone episode not featuring any tie-ins to Entertainment Tonight for stations which do not carry the latter program, and two other versions designed to precede or follow ET with stories from that show mentioned in promotions and vice versa. Recently, only the standalone episode is aired on all stations which carry The Insider, regardless of whether they also carry ET.
Anchors
- Kevin FrazierKevin FrazierKevin Timothy Frazier is currently host of The Insider. Formerly, Frazier worked as an anchor at Fox Sports Net, later ESPN, where he hosted SportsCenter as well as a multitude of NBA themed programming and from 2004–2011, was a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight as well as...
- anchor & weekend anchor (2011–present) - Brooke AndersonBrooke AndersonBrooke Victoria Anderson is co-host of The Insider. Previously, she was a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and served as co-host for Showbiz Tonight on HLN. Based in CNN's Los Angeles, California bureau, Anderson joined the network in July 2000.Anderson graduated in 2000 with...
- co-anchor & weekend co-anchor (2011–present)
Former on-air staff
- Lisa BloomLisa BloomLisa Bloom is a prominent American civil rights attorney, best known as anchor of Lisa Bloom: Open Court - a two-hour live legal news program - on truTv's IN SESSION, formerly Court TV, from 2001 to 2009. She is the only child of famed attorney Gloria Allred. Bloom received a bachelor's degree...
- legal analyst (2010) - Steven CojocaruSteven CojocaruSteven Cojocaru , known by the nickname "Cojo", is a Canadian fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec to a family of immigrants from Romania...
- style expert (2004–2009, now at Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment 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...
) - Kathie Lee GiffordKathie Lee GiffordKathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin...
- correspondent (2005–2006, now at The Today ShowThe Today ShowToday is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
) - Samantha Harris - weekend anchor/correspondent (2009–2010, now at Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment 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...
) - Chris Jacobs - anchor/weekend anchor/correspondent (2009–2011, now at Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment 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...
) - Darren KavinokyDarren KavinokyDarren Kavinoky is an American criminal lawyer and television journalist who is currently the on-air legal analyst and a special correspondent for the syndicated show The Insider, where he reports on legal, political, and pop-culture issues...
- legal analyst (2009–2010, 2011) - Ananda LewisAnanda LewisAnanda Lewis is an American television personality, social activist, and model. She appeared on Maxim and AskMen.com's Hottest Celebrity Lists in 2001...
- correspondent (2004–2005) - Jill MartinJill MartinJill Martin is a sportscaster and television personality. She is a reporter for the New York Knicks contributing to the pregame, halftime and postgame shows. Martin is also a contributor on NBC's " Today Show", reporting on the latest fashion trends and entertainment stories...
- correspondent (2010–2011, now at Access HollywoodAccess HollywoodAccess Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
) - Ross Matthews - correspondent (2009)
- Niecy NashNiecy NashCarol Denise "Niecy" Nash is an American comedian and actress who has hosted Clean House on the Style Network and played Deputy Raineesha Williams on the Comedy Central television series Reno 911!.-Early life:Nash was born in Palmdale, California. In addition to her acting endeavors, she is the...
- celebrity panelist (2009–2010) - Pat O'BrienPat O'Brien (television)Pat O'Brien is currently a radio host with Fox Sports Radio as well as an author. He is best known for his time as a sportscaster with CBS Sports and as anchor/host of Access Hollywood and The Insider .O'Brien covered five Olympic Games, two for CBS...
- anchor/correspondent (2004–2008) - Donny OsmondDonny OsmondDonald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
- correspondent (2007–2008; also hosted in place of O'Brien for a short time in 2008) - Victoria RecanoVictoria RecañoVictoria Recaño is an American television personality currently working for TV Guide Network. Her last assignment was co-anchoring the 6 pm and 10 pm news on Los Angeles television station KTLA. She did that work from September 14, 2009 until late May 2010, when she left the show without any...
- weekend anchor/correspondent (2004–2009, later at KTLA-TV and TV Guide Network) - Thomas RobertsThomas Roberts (news anchor)Thomas Roberts is an American journalist who, since April 2010, has served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel.-Early life and education:...
- correspondent (2007–2008, now at NBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
) - Lara SpencerLara SpencerLara Spencer is the lifestyle anchor for Good Morning America. She is also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. Previously, she was the host of the syndicated television newsmagazine The Insider and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show...
- anchor/correspondent (2004–2011; now at Good Morning AmericaGood Morning AmericaGood Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
) - Cheryl WoodcockCheryl WoodcockCheryl Woodcock is a entertainment producer and on-air personality for Entertainment Tonight and ET's The Insider.Woodcock attended Arizona State University, where she graduated with a B.S. in Criminal Justice...
- correspondent (2007–2009)
The Insider in other countries
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the program airs on Arena alongside Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment 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...
. - IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the program airs on Big CBS PrimeBig CBS PrimeBig CBS Prime is an India based English language television channel started as a joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network Limited and CBS Studios International. The channel went on air and began telecasting from November 29 at 8:30 PM....
alongside Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment 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 the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, the program airs on ETC. - In the Middle EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, the program airs on MBC 4MBC 4MBC 4 is the first free-to-air national television channel in the Middle East aired specifically for American programs. The downside of this all is that MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Action, MBC Max,and MBC Drama all show movies and TV programs that are edited: taking out all drug use, sexual content,...
after Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment 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...
.