I don’t know what it is, but I cannot stand Entertainment Tonight. Comes on right after Letterman and if I’m not paying attention I end up watching it, instead of Nightline. On tonight’s ET: Regis babysits Kelly Ripa’s kids. Ugh. Anything with Regis and babysitting I can do without.
Nightline, on the other hand, is much better. Informative. Sorta a intellectual 20/20 before 20/20 was dumbed down just like every other TV news magazine since 60 Minutes. Nightline spend an entire 30 minutes on a subject without trying to squeeze in 2 or 3 stories like some television news magazines do these days. Plus they don’t spend an extra 2 minutes telling you what’s coming up next before going to a commerical. “What’s up next” is just a filler segment because some shows (ET) have no substance and have to find something to do with their show.
So when it’s 11:30PM, I switch to Nightline if I’m paying attention. I wish I could tell Tivo to change the channel anytime ET comes on.