Showbiz Tonight

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Showbiz Tonight
Genre	Entertainment news program
Presented by	A. J. Hammer (2005–2014)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	42 minutes
Original release
Network	HLN
Release	February 20, 2005 (2005-02-20) – February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)
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Showbiz Tonight is a defunct American entertainment news program that aired from February 20, 2005, until February 6, 2014, on HLN. Showbiz Tonight was hosted by A. J. Hammer at CNN New York at the time of its cancellation. The show reported and debated celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and the program's call-in toll free number. The program aired Monday through Thursday nights at 11 p.m. Eastern, with encore presentations on Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 2 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. Eastern. Showbiz Tonight is also shown several times daily in Europe on Star! Scandinavia, a channel operated by Turner NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting.^{[citation needed]}

On February 3, 2014, HLN canceled Showbiz Tonight, with the final episode airing February 6. Hammer continues to be involved in the network to cover entertainment stories.^[1]