On December 8, 2006, Douglas appeared on 'Entertainment Tonight', where the entire staff wished him a happy 90th birthday the night before.

'Entertainment Tonight' also has many special correspondents who report on particular features for the show, usually having had a role in the program they work on.

'Entertainment Tonight' is in a league all its own.

It's not 'Entertainment Tonight' and it's not Rather-Brokaw-Jennings.

"But then shows like 'Entertainment Tonight' started, and the morning talk shows did a lot more with celebrities, and so the commodity became cheaper, in a way," he said.

'Entertainment Tonight' literally brought the inside story of show business into everyone's home, everywhere," Mr. Simon said.

The question now is not whether they can, but also how are they coping with 'Entertainment Tonight' and Court TV following them around?

"She likes the 'Entertainment Tonight' aspect of it all."

People buy us like crazy, but God forbid 'Entertainment Tonight' should come around here.

"The 'Entertainment Tonight' guy said, 'It's pretty sad when reporters start interviewing each other,' " Ms. Compton recalled later.