Extra

Extra
Format	entertainment news program
Presented by	Weekdays; Mario Lopez Weekends; Mario Lopez Lauren Sanchez
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	16
No. of episodes	4,000 (as of September 12, 2007)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	syndication
Original run	September 5, 1994 – present
External links
Official website

Victory Studios, where Extra is produced

Extra is an entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution. From 1995-2003 it was distributed by Time-Telepictures Television a joint merger between Time Magazine and Telepictures. Extra also had a spinoff show called Celebrity Justice, which ran for only three seasons from 2002-2005. The old CJ newsroom (on the second level of the Victory Studios building) is currently used by the Web site TMZ.com and spin-off TMZ on TV.

It was announced on January 29, 2007 that Extra has been renewed through the 2011-2012 season. The staff of Extra also produced a Sunday night program for The CW called CW Now from September 2007 to February 2008, when it was cancelled; the show continues to produce interstitial segments for that network.

On July 28, 2008 it was announced that Mario Lopez would become solo host replacing current co-hosts Dayna Devon, who will become a correspondent, and Mark McGrath, who leaves the show to return to a music career.

Hosts and correspondents

Present hosts and correspondents

• Mario Lopez .... Weekday & Weekend Host – (2008–present)
• A.J. Calloway .... East Coast Correspondent – (2006–present)
• Michael Corbett .... Correspondent – (2000-present)
• Carlos Diaz .... Correspondent – (2005–present)
• Jeannie Mai .... Correspondent - (2009-present)
• Jerry Penacoli .... Correspondent – (1999–present)
• Lauren Sanchez .... Correspondent & Weekend Co-Anchor (1997-2000, 2009-present)
• Terri Seymour .... Correspondent – (2004–present)

Former hosts

• Dayna Devon .... Co-Anchor – (1999–2008)
• Leeza Gibbons .... Anchor – (2000–2003)
• Brad Goode .... Co-Anchor – (1996–1997)
• Samantha Harris .... Weekend Co-Anchor – (2003–2004)
• Jon Kelley .... Weekend Co-Anchor – (2000–2006)
• Mark McGrath .... Co-Anchor – (2004–2008)
• Dave Nemeth .... Anchor – (1994–1996)
• Arthel Neville .... Anchor – (1994–1996)
• Maureen O'Boyle .... Anchor – (1997–2000)
• Tanika Ray .... Weekend Anchor – (2004–2009)
• Libby Weaver .... Co-Anchor – (1996–1997)

Former correspondents

• Dana Adams ... Correspondent - (1994-1997)
• Doug Bruckner .... Correspondent – (1999–2004)
• Michel Bryant .... Correspondent – (2000–2005)
• Jamie Colby .... Correspondent – (1999)
• Idalis DeLeon .... Correspondent – (2003)
• Dayna Devon .... Correspondent - (1999-2009)
• Bo Griffin .... Correspondent – (2001)
• David Jackson .... Correspondent – (1995-1999)
• Ben Patrick Johnson .... Senior Correspondent – (1994–1995)
• Sean Kenniff .... Medical Correspondent – (2000–2001)
• Kurt Knutsson .... Correspondent – (2000)
• Elaine Lipworth .... Correspondent – (1994–1999)
• Charlie Maher .... Correspondent – (2003–2004)
• Terry Murphy .... Correspondent – (2003–2004)
• Barry Nolan .... Correspondent – (2000–2004)
• Christina Olivares... West Coast Correspondent (2004)
• Tanika Ray .... Correspondent – (2004–2009)
• Scott Rapoport .... Correspondent – (1998–2000)
• Rick Schwartz .... Correspondent – (1996–2000)
• Phil Shuman .... Correspondent – (1996–2003)
• Gina Silva .... Correspondent – (1997–2000)
• Tava Smiley .... East Coast Correspondent – (2003–2004)
• Larry Stern .... Correspondent – (2003–2004)
• Les Trent .... Correspondent – (1998–2000)

External links

• Official site
• Extra at the Internet Movie Database
• Jump The Shark - Extra
• Dr. Stephen Bresnick - As Featured on Extra!