Editing Entertainment Weekly (section)

==History==
Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation|url=http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|work=PSA Research Center|access-date=February 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115225953/http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=David E.|last1=Sumner|first2=Shirrel|last2=Rhoades|title=Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SHCWDSjWju4C&pg=PA143|access-date=April 10, 2016|date=2006|publisher=[[Peter Lang (publisher)|Peter Lang]]|isbn=978-0-8204-7617-9|page=142|archive-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225055208/https://books.google.com/books?id=SHCWDSjWju4C&pg=PA143|url-status=live}}</ref>

Created by [[Jeff Jarvis]] and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996,<ref>{{cite news |title=Mag Bag |url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/69857/mag-bag-conde-nast-joins-abc-rapid-report.html?print |work=Media Daily News |date=October 26, 2007 |access-date=December 12, 2011 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121733/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/69857/mag-bag-conde-nast-joins-abc-rapid-report.html?print |url-status=live}}</ref> the magazine's original television advertising soliciting pre-publication subscribers portrayed it as a consumer guide to popular culture, including movies, music, and book reviews, sometimes with video game and stage reviews, too.

In 1996, the magazine won the coveted [[National Magazine Awards|National Magazine Award]] for General Excellence from the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]]. ''EW'' won the same award again in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/national-magazine-awards/winners-finalists/finalists?field_award_category_tid=All&field_award_w_or_f_value=All&field_award_year_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_award_year_value%5Bmax%5D=&title=&field_award_editor_value=&field_article_author_value=&page=151&order=title&sort=desc|title=Winners and Finalists Database {{!}} ASME|website=www.magazine.org|access-date=May 23, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In September 2016, in collaboration with ''People'', ''Entertainment Weekly'' launched the People/Entertainment Weekly Network. The network is "a free, ad-supported, online-video network [that] carries short- and long-form programming covering celebrities, pop culture, lifestyle, and human-interest stories". It was rebranded as PeopleTV in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/peopletv-time-inc-celeb-entertainment-ott-network-1202558733/|title='PeopleTV' Is New Name of Time Inc.'s Celeb and Entertainment Online Network|last=Spangler|first=Todd|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 14, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413125211/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/peopletv-time-inc-celeb-entertainment-ott-network-1202558733/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Beginning with the August 2019 issue, ''Entertainment Weekly'' transitioned to a monthly issue model.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/entertainment-weekly-going-monthly-names-new-editor-1216303|title=''Entertainment Weekly'' Going Monthly|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609070026/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/entertainment-weekly-going-monthly-names-new-editor-1216303|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bruce Gersh, president of the Meredith entertainment division, which includes both ''EW'' and ''People'', said that the cutback in print would be accompanied by deeper 24/7 digital coverage. ''Entertainment Weekly'' would still produce weekly digital "covers" and push into podcasts, and planned events and experiential offerings with stars and festivals.<ref name="Kelly">{{cite web |last=Kelly |first=Keith |title=Entertainment Weekly will become a monthly publication |url=https://nypost.com/2019/06/06/entertainment-weekly-will-become-a-monthly-publication/ |website=New York Post |date=June 7, 2019 |access-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106020928/https://nypost.com/2019/06/06/entertainment-weekly-will-become-a-monthly-publication/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

JD Heyman, deputy editor of ''People'', replaced Henry Goldblatt as editor. As a result of the change, about 15 people were cut. Previous owner Time Inc. spent $150 million developing ''EW'' after its February 1990 launch, and was rewarded for its patience when the magazine made a six-figure profit at the end of 1996, and in its peak years was cranking out $55 million in annual profit.<ref name="Kelly" />

Though still profitable before the switch to being monthly, ''EW'' was squeezed in recent years as celebrity coverage exploded across all platforms, and print advertising shrank. While still called a "weekly" before the switch, it was publishing only 34 issues a year. Meredith, after completing its $2.8 billion acquisition of Time Inc., considered selling the title, along with several others, but was convinced to keep ''EW'' in part because it was so intertwined with top money-maker ''People''.<ref name="Kelly" />

On August 2, 2021, the site of the Greek edition of the magazine was launched, Greece being the first country outside the U.S. in which the magazine would be available.

On February 9, 2022, ''Entertainment Weekly'' ceased print publication and moved to digital-only.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |title=Entertainment Weekly, InStyle Cease Print Publications |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/entertainment-weekly-print-digital-instyle-1235175928/ |website=Variety |access-date=February 9, 2022 |date=February 9, 2022 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209165640/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/entertainment-weekly-print-digital-instyle-1235175928/}}</ref> The final print issue was that of April 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Dalton |title=Hello there: Get your first look at Ewan McGregor in Obi-Wan Kenobi on EW's April cover |url=https://ew.com/tv/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-entertainment-weekly-april-2022-cover/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, executive editor Patrick Gomez stepped into the editor-in-chief/general manager role.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2022-04-20 |title=Mary Margaret Exits as Entertainment Weekly EIC, Patrick Gomez Named General Manager of Digital Publication (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/mary-margaret-exits-entertainment-weekly-editor-in-chief-1235236317/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>