to fill a half-hour every night. "entertainment tonight" has surveyed tv critics in the united states and canada to find out which television shows had the most impact on viewers over the years. now, up until this time, nobody had done television like this. nobody. burt reynolds, the hottest actor in hollywood. i'm surprised to see you here. well, i'm glad to see you. well, thank you. we can meet here every night if you'd like. thank you. i'd love it. [ women "ohh" ] leach: a lot of what makes successful television programming is being in the right place at the right time. and it was the right time. mitchell: entertainment journalism evolved as the audience got more curious and had more access. until that point, the entertainment business had been something that we didn't know all that much about. hart: we could go behind the scenes in our effort to really give an insider's look. the crafty old j.r. of "dallas" fame was with his mother, actress mary martin as he was presented with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. it was very honorific of the industry.