Awards crisis averted.The late-night community has breathed a sigh of relief after the Television Academy capitulated and decided against merging the late-night talk category with sketch for this year’s Emmys.Deadline has spoken to a few late-night sources this morning and there’s a general sense of jubilation, meaning that there will likely be five late-night nominees and these shows won’t have to compete with the likes of SNL and A Black Lady Sketch Show for a spot.The networks were uncharacteristically united on the issue and there was a plan to send a letter to the Academy to petition for changes.
It’s not clear whether a letter was actually sent – it seems that the Academy made the changes following press coverage, including Deadline
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