The Insider
Weekdays at 7 p.m.
Chris Jacobs, Lara Spencer, Samantha Harris and Niecy Nash
THE INSIDER, CBS Television Distribution's nightly, half-hour entertainment newsmagazine, enters its sixth season on
September 14, 2009.
This season, THE INSIDER introduces an innovative panel format with host Lara Spencer moderating a discussion over
the day's most talked about headlines with correspondents Samantha Harris and Chris Jacobs and celebrity panelist Niecy
Nash in a segment entitled, "What Side Are You On?" A fifth panelist slot rotates through well-known comedians and
newsmakers.
In September of 2008, THE INSIDER, along with companion show ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, became the first syndicated
newsmagazine shows to be produced in high-definition (HD). Coinciding with the technical change, THE INSIDER also
moved its production to a brand new state-of-the-art stage at CBS Studio Center, and Lara Spencer relocated from New
York to Los Angeles to become the sole host of the show.
THE INSIDER premiered in 2004 as the highest-rated debut of any newsmagazine in syndication since 1996. Based on the
popular "Entertainment Tonight" segment of the same name, THE INSIDER reports on the world of celebrity from a unique
"insider" perspective, using first-person interviews, special "inside" access, "behind-closed-door" reports and "inside
information" from knowledgeable sources and contacts.
THE INSIDER is produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution in Studio City, Calif. Linda Bell Blue is Executive
Producer. D.J. Petroro is Co-Executive Producer. Lara Spencer is Host and Moderator; Samantha Harris and Chris Jacobs
are Correspondents; Niecy Nash is Celebrity Panelist.
