When the SAG Awards announced in May that it would not longer air on TNT and TBS, a spokesperson insisted that finding a new home for the ceremony “is not unusual and has occurred several times over the history of the SAG Awards.
This is no different.” Actually, it is. With ratings down and costs up, awards shows have lost their definitely lost their luster.
And the SAG Awards are no exception: Deadline has learned the guild has yet to find a TV home for the 29th annual ceremony, set for February 26.
Nominations will be announced January 11. “They’ve been pitching it around but we passed,” said one broadcast TV executive. “The state of the business is atrocious.
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