• New York Post, Tuesday, November 9, 2010 11:21 PM

Nancy O'Dell was named late last night as Mary Hart's replacement on "Entertainment Tonight," though previous reports said Lara Spencer, the host of "ET" sister show "The Insider," had been the front-runner. Hart is leaving "ET" at the end of this season after 30 years with TV's top-rated celebrity newsmag, which she co-hosts with Mark Steines.

O'Dell co-hosted "ET" competitor "Access Hollywood" for 13 years before leaving the show last December, reportedly because she didn't like its tabloid approach to its coverage of celebrities and show-business. Lately, O'Dell has appeared as a correspondent for NBC's "Today" show and "Dateline" and will host Fox's "New Year's Eve Live" telecast Dec. 31.

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