Access Hollywood to air live on East Coast, adds companion show All Access

The Hollywood Reporter

The Access brand is shaking things up, changing the name of daytime show Access Live to Access Daily while going live on the East Coast. Access Hollywood -- with new host Mario Lopez joining Kit Hoover and Scott Evans -- will air live on the East Coast at 7 p.m. ET when its 24th season debuts on Sept. 9. In some markets, Access Hollywood will be followed by All Access with the same hosts. NBC says the new show will "dig deeper into the national headlines to uncover the extraordinary real-life drama occurring in everyday places and exploring compelling true crime and uplifting human interest stories." Lopez, Hoover and Evans will also host Access Daily. "With the rapidly evolving entertainment news cycle, we strive to bring our viewers the most up-to-date headlines, and going live will achieve that," Maureen FitzPatrick, senior executive producer of all three shows, said in a statement. "We will be able to advance the stories in real time as news breaks."