Animal ER Live will follow teams of emergency veterinarians and specialists LIVE as they work tirelessly through the night to save the lives of our pets from coast to coast, giving viewers insight into the extraordinary and unpredictable world of urgent animal care. Based out of a studio in New York City, Steines will be joined by veterinary experts as they guide viewers through the night, giving commentary on what audiences are seeing in real time as cameras bounce to and from the featured animal hospitals and mobile vet emergency units in Boston, Massachusetts; Portland, Oregon; Charleston, South Carolina; Plainfield, Illinois; Kanab, Utah; Fort Bragg, California; and Waller, Texas.
Emmy award-winning Mark Steines is known as one of the entertainment industry’s most dynamic and well-respected television journalists. Steines, along with Leeza Gibbons, are the annual hosts of KTLA’s Rose Parade broadcast. During his 17-year tenure at “Entertainment Tonight,” he helped set the gold standard in entertainment news. For more than six years Steines co-hosted Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family.” Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, he resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, acclaimed author Julie Steines; his two teenage sons; and their baby girl, a golden retriever and therapy dog named Norbert.