inside edition (alternately titled as inside edition with deborah norville in program introductions for its weekday broadcasts since 1998) is an american television newsmagazine that is distributed in first-run syndication by cbs television distribution. having premiered on january 9, 1989, it is the longest-running syndicated-newsmagazine program that is not strictly focused on entertainment news. the program features a mix of hard news stories, entertainment news and gossip, scandals, true-crime stories and lifestyle features.