Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein (in previous years, Doug Dougherty and later Christopher A. Berry directed the program). Access Hollywood primarily focuses on news in the music, television, and film industries.

It began broadcasting on September 9, 1996 and is nationally syndicated in the United States. In 2003 a British version of the show began production and in an Irish version began in 2006 airing on the now defunct Channel 6, now known as 3e. In Canada, CTV airs this program since September 1, 2008.

Hosts and correspondents

In the United States, the current hosts are Billy Bush (who also serves as the show's announcer and an uncredited senior executive producer) and Nancy O'Dell, with Tony Potts, Shaun Robinson and Maria Menounos as correspondents. Previous correspondents include Amy Powell, Rawley Valverde, Tim Vincent and Jeff Probst.