Entertainment Tonight
400th Episode
TV Flash files “400th Episode” as the first listed hour of season 1997 — Entertainment Tonight (1981–present) on Syndication, season 1997, episode 1, aired 1997-01-11, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S1997E01: listed hour 103 of 1574 in the Entertainment Tonight guide, first listed hour of season 1997. It aired 1997-01-11 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Spin City, Michael J. Fox” (S1996E03). Next is “Ken Wahl” (S1997E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does 400th Episode sit in the Entertainment Tonight guide?
S1997E01 is listed hour 103 of 1574 — first listed hour of season 1997, season 1997 episode 1.
When did Entertainment Tonight S1997E01 air?
400th Episode aired 1997-01-11 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this just Access Hollywood's parent?
ET is the template those shows copy: tease, clip, smile, next. Syndicated since 1981. Hollywood as nightly news before social media gave the clips away.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Hollywood as nightly news, invented before social media could do the job for free. Mary Hart's durability, red-carpet stand-ups, and the grammar of the entertainment newsmagazine — tease, clip, smile, next — still run every awards-season broadcast. Appointment gossip infrastructure: the industry talking about itself, on purpose, every weeknight.
Syndication since 1981: a daily magazine covers premieres, ratings, scandals, and celebrity lifestyle — Hollywood as nightly news, invented before social media could do the job for free. That is the pipeline, not a nostalgia carpet with extra flash. Entertainment Tonight, from Al Masini, with Mary Hart as long-running face, John Tesh and Ron Hendren among the hosts. Tease, clip, smile, next: the grammar of the entertainment newsmagazine still runs every awards-season broadcast. Rex can keep the martini for the…
Filed against
- Mary Hart as Host
Mary Hart hosted Hollywood as nightly news on Entertainment Tonight — invented before social media could do the job for free, red-carpet stand-ups, tease-clip-smile-next grammar still running every awards-season broadcast. Appointment…
- John Tesh as Host
John Tesh hosted Entertainment Tonight as Hollywood’s nightly news — invented before social media could do the job for free, Mary Hart’s durability, red-carpet stand-ups, tease-clip-smile-next. Appointment gossip infrastructure that still…
- Ron Hendren as Host
Ron Hendren hosted Entertainment Tonight when Hollywood became nightly news — red-carpet stand-ups, Mary Hart's durability waiting in the wings of the format, tease-clip-smile-next grammar that still runs awards season. TV Flash files him…