E! News, the long-running entertainment news program, is ending its broadcast run and will air its final episode on September 25, 2025. The show, which launched in 1991 and had a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue its presence as a digital brand.
Employees were informed of the cancellation this morning. While tonight’s broadcast will be a repeat, new episodes are scheduled to resume next week and continue until the show’s conclusion. Production on companion shows Access Hollywood and Access Daily will proceed as normal.
The decision comes as parent company NBCUniversal undergoes a major restructuring, splitting into two distinct entities. The core NBCU business will retain assets such as the NBC broadcast network, its studios, the Peacock streaming service, and the Bravo channel.
The remaining properties—including USA Network, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, and Golf Channel, along with digital businesses like Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes—will form a new, independent company named Versant. This new entity will be led by CEO Mark Lazarus, CFO and COO Anand Kini, and chairman David Novak, with other senior executives selected from within NBCUniversal. Some E! News correspondents are expected to transition to Versant, though their specific roles have yet to be determined.
Despite the cancellation of its flagship news show, the E! cable channel will continue to operate. The network remains a key destination for red-carpet coverage and the Critics Choice Awards, and it has several original series in its lineup, including the upcoming Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!’s Dirty Rotten Scandals.
