ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

Season 45, Year: 2025-2026

BIOGRAPHY

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CASSIE DILAURA

Correspondent

Cassie DiLaura is a correspondent at ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, the #1 entertainment newsmagazine in the world. Since joining ET in 2018, she has become a standout voice in entertainment journalism, known for her on-the-ground reporting, exclusive interviews, and dynamic presence across both broadcast and digital platforms.

DiLaura has conducted hundreds of headline-making interviews with A-list stars including Kevin Costner, George Clooney, and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Her assignments have taken her across the globe, from set visits in Budapest to courtroom coverage of Alec Baldwin’s trial in Santa Fe, bringing viewers directly to the heart of the story.

Previously a digital correspondent and producer for ET, DiLaura played an integral part in the brand’s success in the digital and live-streaming space as well with her coverage of daily entertainment news stories, which have amassed millions of views. She has also secured exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names in country music, including Blake Shelton and Morgan Wallen.

A trusted voice in the music world, DiLaura has worked with the Recording Academy for the past six years as host of its official GRAMMYs livestream, conducting backstage interviews with the night’s biggest winners. She also serves as emcee for Spotify Hot Country’s annual Spotify House event in Nashville, hosting three consecutive years from 2023 to 2025.

In December 2021, DiLaura hosted and helped produce the two-part special, “ET Presents: Yellowstone Aftershow,” on Paramount+, giving viewers an inside look at some of the biggest moments from cable’s #1 series, “Yellowstone.” The special featured interviews with cast members, and co-creator and Academy-Award nominee Taylor Sheridan.She also hosted “Tulsa King: Inside the Series” for Paramount+ ahead of the modern mafia Western's premiere in November 2022.

DiLaura’s reporting has also been featured on CBS Mornings, CNN, and WGN Radio. Her work has earned her four Emmy Awards, including the historic Daytime Emmy for Personality–Daily in 2024, shared with her fellow ET hosts.

A Detroit native, DiLaura began her career behind the scenes, holding roles as a social media producer for FOX, a host and producer for CelebTV, and a production associate for NBC Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She was also a production intern for Ann Curry at NBC News and E! News.

She earned her degree in broadcast and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is the #1 entertainment news show on TV with nine Emmy wins. ET ranks #1 for entertainment news video on Facebook and YouTube. ET’s social platforms generate 1.9 billion monthly impressions and more than 630 million videos views per month across all platforms. ETonline.com is the go-to destination for celebrity interviews and entertainment news video. ET’s streaming channel is available on Pluto, Paramount+, Samsung TV, The Roku Channel, FreeVee, and more.

Produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is co-hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner with Cassie DiLaura and Denny Directo as correspondents. Erin Johnson serves as executive producer with Whitney Wallace and Leslie Kawaguchi as co-executive producers.

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PRESS CONTACTS:

Katie Stark – Senior Manager, Communications

Katie.Stark@cbs.com

Hayley Strichman – Director, Communications

Hayley.Strichman@paramount.com