‘E! News’ Returns! Catch Up With 14 Former Hosts
Two years after its cancellation, E! News is coming back from the dead.
E! axed the entertainment news program in August 2020, a year after moving the show from an evening time slot to a morning one and moving operations from Los Angeles to New York City.
On October 20, however, E! announced that E! News would be coming back as “a premiere late-night destination for movie, music, television, and pop culture fans,” airing Monday through Thursday at 11:30/10:30c, starting on Monday, November 14. The Real alum Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and E! News veteran Justin Sylvester share hosting duties for the reimagined program, and John Redmann and John Pascarella exec-produce.
“E! News has a long history of entertainment news excellence, and we are excited to bring the show back and continue its legacy,” Tracie Wilson, EVP, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and E! News, said in a statement. “John Redmann and John Pascarella are strategic, respected executive producers with stellar reputations, and Justin and Adrienne are charismatic, seasoned hosts with a genuine interest in pop culture. This is the perfect team to bring a fresh take to this franchise.”
Ahead of E! News’ rebirth, scroll down to catch up with other hosts from the show’s three-decade history.
E! News, Series Return, Monday, November 14, 11:30/10:30c, E!
Jules Asner
Asner has gotten into screenwriting, having penned the screenplay for the 2017 film Logan Lucky, which was directed by her husband, Steven Soderbergh.
John Burke
Burke still hosts the occasional show, but his latest onscreen appearances are acting roles in series like General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
Alisha Davis
Davis has been a journalist and producer for ABC News since 2006, according to her LinkedIn profile. And in her Twitter bio, she calls herself a journalist, wife, and “mother of two extraordinary humans.”
Zuri Hall
Hall is now a correspondent on Access Hollywood and a cohost of Access Daily. She has also played herself in episodes of Hashtaggers, Nobodies, The Arrangement, and The Morning Show.
Terrence J
In recent years, Terrence acted in the TV shows Scream and Hit the Floor and hosted Are You the One? He made headlines last year when he was shot at during an attempted robbery in Sherman Oaks, California.
Jason Kennedy
Steve Kmetko
Kmetko is an adjunct faculty member at Chicago’s Columbia College, where he shares his 30 years of television experience with students, according to his LinkedIn profile. He’s also a voiceover actor and advertising spokesperson with clients including Coors Light, the New York International Film Festival, and Apple.
Maria Menounos
Menounos is the host of the podcast Better Together With Maria Menounos, in which “the world’s leading healers, experts, influential celebrities, and game-changers…share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.” She also appeared in the 2021 Lifetime movie The Holiday Fix Up and stars in this year’s Lifetime flick The Holiday Dating Guide.
Giuliana Rancic
Rancic — who left E!’s Live From the Red Carpet last year — has been focusing on her businesses, including Giuliana Prosecco, the G by Giuliana clothing line, the Fountain of Truth skincare line, and RPM restaurants around the country.
Catt Sadler
Sadler — who publicly split with E! in 2017 after realizing Kennedy was making double her salary, as she said — now hosts the podcast It Sure Is a Beautiful Day, in which she “motivate[s] listeners to be their absolute best selves while exploring themes of hope, renewal, and resurgence.”
Gina St. John
Like other E! News alums, St. John has gotten into acting, with roles in Scorpion, Jane the Virgin, K.C. Undercover, No Good Nick, and Raven’s Home on her filmography.
Ryan Seacrest
Seacrest is practically inescapable in pop culture, as the host of American Idol, the radio show American Top 40, and the podcast On Air With Ryan Seacrest, and the cohost of Live With Kelly and Ryan.
Scott Tweedie
Australia’s Seven Network is bringing back Australian Idol in 2023, more than a decade after the singing competition went off the air, and Tweedie will cohost with former contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter.
Lilliana Vazquez
Vazquez, Tweedie’s cohost in E! News’ most recent iteration, is “working to create her version of work/life balance as she prioritizes moments with her adorable son Santiago and continues to feed her audience and entrepreneurial spirit by collaborating with select media and brand partners,” according to her website.
