Inside Edition


Inside Edition is an American tabloid television program that is distributed in first-run syndication by CBS Media Ventures. Having premiered on January 9, 1989, it is the longest-running syndicated newsmagazine program not strictly focused on hard news. It does include some, but the rest of each day's edition mainly features a mix of infotainment stories, entertainment news and gossip, scandals, true-crime stories, and lifestyle features.
From 1995 to 2025, the program's weekday broadcasts were anchored by Deborah Norville. Since 2020, its weekend editions have been presented by Mary Calvi, who also anchored the daily show when Norville was unavailable; Eva Pilgrim was named as Norville's successor in July 2025 and debuted on August 18, 2025.
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Overview

Format

Inside Edition is broadcast in two formats: the weekday edition is broadcast as a half-hour program and features a broad mix of news stories of various types and feature segments; a weekend edition is also produced, which also runs for a half hour and comprises a selection of stories featured on the weekday editions the previous week. On major weekday holidays, episodes may feature a format similar to the weekend edition but with a compilation of stories from past editions and occasional lifestyle-oriented stories in relation to certain holidays ; from 2002 to 2012, certain episodes aired in the summer also had a similar format, mixing feature packages from past episodes introduced by the anchor of that day's broadcast with current news stories introduced by one of the program's correspondents from its newsroom.
The program is based at the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan, which houses its main newsroom and production facilities as well as the set for the broadcast. Some editions are conducted from the program's West Coast newsroom in Los Angeles or on location at the studios of a television station that carries the program or from the sites of events covered by the broadcast. Inside Edition is transmitted live via satellite at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on weekdays, with occasional updates to each broadcast conducted to account for new story details or other timely news pieces, and to correct technical or script issues in the original live broadcast.
The program was among the first directly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 8, 2020 as the CBS Broadcast Center was closed after building personnel tested positive for the virus. For the following week, Norville originated the program from her home kitchen. She subsequently shot remotely from her home, with contributions from the Los Angeles newsroom before being able to establish a dedicated virtual home studio with the entire staff remote working, as the Los Angeles base was also affected by a stay-at-home order.

History

David Frost and Bill O'Reilly era (1989–1995)

The program was created by John Tomlin and Bob Young, whose concept was picked up by King World Productions in early 1988 for a debut during the 1988–89 season. When Inside Edition premiered in January 1989, it took a highbrow approach, focusing on general news and investigative journalism. The first anchor was David Frost, who was demoted to a correspondent after about three weeks due to poor ratings.
In February, Frost was replaced as main anchor by ABC News reporter Bill O'Reilly. By then, the program had shifted toward a mix of tabloid crime stories, investigations, and celebrity gossip. In fact, Inside Edition was one of the original "Big Three" tabloid journalism-style newsmagazines of the early 1990s on U.S. television—alongside Fox's A Current Affair and Paramount's Hard Copy—which fiercely competed with each other in syndication during that period. In addition to being one of the first American broadcasters to cover the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, O'Reilly obtained the first exclusive interview with murderer Joel Steinberg and was the first television host from a national current affairs program on the scene of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
An Australian version was produced by Network Ten and was presented by veteran journalist Peter Luck and ran for two years.
In September 1992, the program launched a spin-off newsmagazine, Inside Edition Extra, which was co-produced by King World and then CBS affiliate WHDH, which broadcast its parent series in the Boston market. Tom Ellis, who had previously served as an anchor at WHDH, hosted the program. Unlike its parent show, Inside Edition Extra did not attain high ratings and was canceled at the end of the 1992–93 season, replaced by American Journal, which had a five-year run.

Deborah Norville era (1995–2025)

In July 1994, O'Reilly began expressing a desire to leave Inside Edition. In March 1995, a little over six years after the show premiered, he left. Deborah Norville, at the time a weekend anchor for CBS News known for her brief stint as co-anchor of Today on NBC, was chosen to take over. Norville hosted her first show on March 6, 1995.
By the late 1990s, as its similarly formatted syndicated competitors had already begun waning in the ratings, the program tweaked its format in an effort to retain viewers. While its focus continued to revolve partly around entertainment and crime stories, it also began phasing in additional hard news content as well as lifestyle and human-interest story features. On February 14, 2001, Inside Edition marked its 4,000th episode.
In the late 2000s, as video sharing websites such as YouTube came into prominence, Inside Edition began incorporating viral videos in most broadcasts, relating to a news story covered in that day's edition or, more commonly, humorous or amazing videos ; videos of the latter type are typically included in the "D" block that closes each broadcast.
In April 2025, Norville announced she would depart from her role as anchor after 30 years at the end of the season. Her final day as anchor of Inside Edition was May 21, 2025.

Eva Pilgrim era (since 2025)

On July 7, 2025, it was announced that ABC News correspondent and GMA3: What You Need to Know co-host Eva Pilgrim would succeed Norville as host of Inside Edition, beginning with the 38th season. In a statement, Pilgrim described anchoring the program as a dream job, and herself as an "avid viewer and fan". She hosted her first show on August 18, 2025.

Criticism

In the 1990s, Inside Edition was classified by the Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism as "tabloid press" and a "pseudo news program."

On-air staff

Current on-air staff

Anchor

Correspondents

  • Paul Boyd – correspondent/weekend fill-in anchor
  • Mary Calvi – weekend/weekday fill-in anchor
  • Jenna DeAngelis – correspondent
  • Steven Fabian – New York–based correspondent/weekend/weekday fill-in anchor
  • Alison Hall – New York–based correspondent
  • Astrid Martinez – correspondent
  • Ann Mercogliano – New York–based correspondent
  • Jim Moret – Los Angeles–based chief correspondent
  • Victoria Recaño – Los Angeles–based correspondent
  • Les Trent – New York–based correspondent
  • Sibila Vargas – correspondent
  • Chris Welch - correspondent

Former on-air staff

  • Megan Alexander – New York–based correspondent
  • Trish Bergin – weekend anchor/correspondent
  • Logan Byrnes – correspondent
  • Tony Cox – correspondent
  • Don Criqui – weekend anchor/correspondent
  • Rita Cosby – New York–based correspondent
  • Kim Dean – correspondent
  • David Frost – inaugural anchor correspondent
  • Rudy Giuliani – chief legal analyst
  • Nancy Glass – weekend anchor/senior correspondent
  • Stacey Gualandi – Los Angeles–based correspondent
  • Kristina Guerrero – Los Angeles–based correspondent
  • Lisa Guerrero – chief investigative correspondent
  • Star Jones – chief legal analyst
  • Rick Kirkham – correspondent
  • Diane McInerney – weekend/weekday fill-in anchor/New York–based correspondent
  • Matt Meagher – senior investigative correspondent
  • Deborah Norville – anchor
  • Bill O'Reilly – anchor/correspondent
  • Jon Scott – reporter
  • Janet Tamaro – correspondent
  • Rolonda Watts – senior correspondent, weekend anchor, and producer
  • Steve Wilson – reporter
  • April Woodard – New York-based senior correspondent

Awards