ET Canada hosts are shown in a handout photo. Corus Entertainment says it has decided to end production on "ET Canada," the long-running Canadian arts and entertainment news magazine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Corus Entertainment **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Cheryl Hickey arrives at the Gemini Awards in Toronto on September 7, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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ET Canada hosts are shown in a handout photo. Corus Entertainment says it has decided to end production on "ET Canada," the long-running Canadian arts and entertainment news magazine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Corus Entertainment **MANDATORY CREDIT**
TORONTO - The studio lights are going dark at "ET Canada."
Corus Entertainment said Wednesday it is ceasing production on the long-running Canadian arts and entertainment news magazine Oct. 6 after 18 seasons.
The media company blamed the impending demise on the cost of producing a daily show in "a challenging advertising environment."
"The show will no longer be produced and all social media and websites related to the brand will be decommissioned," a Corus spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
"Entertainment Tonight Canada," the name used when the show launched on Global Television in 2005, put a distinctly Canadian lens on the world of film, television and music.
