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Jharrel Jerome’s Emmy win tonight is one (or two actually two) for the record books. The When They See Us star, made history as the youngest person to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie as well as the first Afro-Latino to win for acting. “It's a blessing and I hope this is a step…

NBC is throwing another curveball in the scheduling the Primetime Emmy Awards. The network and the TV Academy just announced that the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will air Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 from 8-11 PM live coast-to-coast from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. NBC, which hosts the…

Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment will executive produce the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Stephen Colbert in September, CBS and The Television Academy announced today. The live broadcast on September 17 marks the team’s first time producing the Emmy Awards, but Weiss’ sixth time as…

That’s what the SNL vet and Late Night host replied this morning when Al Roker asked him to name his biggest goal for tonight’s NBC-broadcast 66th Primetime Emmycast. The filmed interview was shown during the third half-hour segment of NBC’s Today show. First came repeated viewings of Nicki Minaj’s “wardrobe…

Programs With Multiple Awards Saturday Night Live,  5 Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey,  4 Game of Thrones,  4 Sherlock: His Last Vow,  4 True Detective,  4 Deadliest Catch,  3 Disney Mickey Mouse,  3 Orange is the New Black,  3 The Simpsons,  3 The Square,  3 67th Annual Tony Awards,  2 American Horror Story: Coven,  2 Ame…

The TV Academy probably should take another look at the categories for its Primetime Emmy Awards, academy chairman/CEO Bruce Rosenblum told TV critics this morning at the TCAs summer press tour after TV critics began to flog him and the academy for not doing a better job “policing” which categories series and actors…

UPDATED: Today could not have gone much better for Seth Meyers. After being named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the morning, the Late Night host has been set as host of this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC. The network submitted the late-night host to the TV Academy’s Board of Governors…

Diane Haithman is a contributor to Deadline's TV coverage. It was an emotional moment at the Emmys when the late Henry Bromell won a posthumous writing Emmy for Homeland's intense and grueling "Q&A" episode. Unfortunately his wife, Sarah Bromell, was only allowed a brief onstage moment. "I accept this award on behalf…

Cory Monteith will be among the deceased to whom special tribute is paid at Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards in an effort to appeal to a younger generation, the Emmy show's exec producer Ken Ehrlich told reporters on a conference call this morning. On Monday, CBS and the TV Academy announced that, in addition to what…

Broadcasting the Primetime Emmy Awards may seem a thankless task for the broadcast networks that take turns airing the ceremony. The license fee is pretty stiff, considering it’s a three-hour infomercial for the basic and premium cable networks (and now, Netflix) that have siphoned off a good chunk of their audience…

For two years running, Ryan Murphy's miniseries American Horror Story has earned more Emmy nominations than any other show. This year American Horror Story: Asylum has 17 noms including the marquee movie/miniseries category. But the real question is whether those noms will turn into more wins this time around. To…

LOS ANGELES – (July 2, 2013) – Entertainment fans will get front row access to television's biggest night, as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced Yahoo! will be the official digital partner for red carpet and behind-the-scenes content surrounding the 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards. Yahoo! is the…