EXCLUSIVE: E! News, the long-running celebrity news show, is coming to an end.
Versant, the nascent company that oversees E! as well as a number of former NBCUniversal cable networks, is axing the show on September 25.
The half-hour launched in 1991 and currently airs at 11:30 p.m.
Deadline understands that employees on the show were informed this morning, with around 20 people working on it. Some of them might be offered other roles, and some are expected to leave.
It marks the first major programming decision since Versant was formed earlier this year.
The move is not unexpected; given the way that people consume pop culture news these days, largely on their phone and across social media, means that operating a nightly news operation is more challenging.
E! News digital brand will continue with a focus on social platforms. As Deadline revealed earlier this year, the brand saw some impressive growth, particularly on Instagram, where video views were up 49% and TikTok views up 52%. E! currently has around 87M social media followers and digital shows including E! News’ The Rundown on Snapchat, Hot Goss on Instagram, RE!CAP on YouTube.
The nightly show is hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. The show was previously canceled in 2020 but returned after a two-year break.
Access Hollywood and Access Daily will continue to operate as normal. E! currently also airs shows such as Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour with upcoming titles including Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!’s Dirty Rotten Scandals.
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