The Insider (TV series)
| The Insider | |
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| Also known as | ''omg! Insider (2013–2014) |
| Genre | Entertainment newsmagazine |
| Presented by |
Louis Aguirre (2014–present) Debbie Matenopoulos (2015–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 3,221 (as of December 19, 2014; 2,685, weekdays; 536, weekend) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Linda Bell Blue (2004–2013) Brad Bessey (2013–2016) Sharon Hoffman (2016–present) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Paramount Domestic Television (2004-2006) (seasons 1-2) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006-07) (seasons 2-4) CBS Television Distribution (2007-present) (season 4-present) |
| Distributor | Paramount Domestic Television (2004–2006) (seasons 1-2) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006–07) (seasons 2-4) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) (season 4-present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV; 2004–2008), 1080i (HDTV; 2008–present) |
| Original release | September 13, 2004 – present |
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| Related shows | Entertainment Tonight |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Insider (formerly named omg! Insider) is an American syndicated television newsmagazine that is distributed by CBS Television Distribution. The program premiered in first-run syndication on September 13, 2004, as a spin-off of Entertainment Tonight, which originated the concept as a segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information on stories and topics of interest from throughout the entertainment industry.
Since it became a separate program, it has shifted toward a tabloid direction, and has undergone several format changes in the years since its premiere; though since the start of the 2011–12 season, the program has shed many of the tabloid elements and become more of a straight rundown of entertainment news, providing coverage of events and celebrities, interviews and inside looks at upcoming film and television projects.
As of 2015[update], the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Louis Aguirre and Debbie Matenopoulos; its weekend editions are anchored by Michael Yo and Keltie Knight, who also serve as correspondents for the weekday editions. According to Nielsen, the program currently runs in second-to-last place in the ratings among the syndicated newsmagazines, behind Extra.
On February 7, 2017, CTD announced that The Insider will end its 13 year run in September 2017. The show's executives informed the staff members of the decision to end the show.
Starting out with a bi-coastal format, the program was originally hosted by Pat O'Brien – who was based in Hollywood at Paramount Studios Stage 28, where Entertainment Tonight's set was also housed at the time – and Lara Spencer – who was based at MTV's 1515 Broadway studio in New York City, overlooking Times Square. In its first season, The Insider originally maintained a news-heavy format, making way for a direction where subjects such as a pair of anorexic twin sisters from Australia (who died in an April 2012 house fire) 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 the entertainment industry.
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