Series cast summary: | |||
Renee Bargh | ... | Self - Correspondent / ... 2,036 episodes, 2011-2021 | |
Mario Lopez | ... | Self - Co-Host / ... 1,704 episodes, 2007-2019 | |
Charissa Thompson | ... | Self - Co-Hostess / ... 1,258 episodes, 2014-2021 | |
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A.J. Calloway | ... | Self - Co-Host / ... 904 episodes, 2008-2019 |
Tanika Ray | ... | Self - Co-Host / ... 789 episodes, 2004-2019 | |
Tracey E. Edmonds | ... | Self - Co-Hostess / ... 820 episodes, 2014-2017 | |
Veteran entertainment journalist Billy Bush joins "Extra" as host and managing editor, bringing his top industry relationships, his signature interview style and his unique point of view to storytelling. Billy is backed up in Los Angeles by longtime correspondent Renee Bargh and new correspondent Jennifer Lahmers; fronting coverage from Times Square, the series welcomes former NFL star and sports commentator Nate Burleson; country singer Jana Kramer taps into her Nashville relationships to report from Music Row, and former "Extra" co-host Charissa Thompson covers all the doings in Las Vegas.
It's very good. Has great talent, reports the good entertainment news and all. And Consumer Reports. But now the "new" Extra is going a little bit too far. I liked the old theme. And making the venture in to the sex category is a bit too much. Extra used to be a family show. Now they appeal to the growing teens of the early 1980s era to the baby boomers of today. I think they should favor more toward family. Extra also now has special themed Weekend editions. It's great, but it should focus more on what it was made to be, an entertainment news show.