Why I’m Pushing ‘Community’ Pals Ken Jeong, Yvette Nicole Brown and Joel McHale as This Year’s Emmy Hosts
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large In a previous column I made a strong case for moving the ceremony to November, when at least the Emmys wouldn’t feel too stale or crash into Oscars season.
But since Fox is moving forward with January, the silver lining is that there’s a lot more time — five months, as a matter of fact — for producer Jesse Collins Entertainment, along with Fox and the TV Academy, to figure out how to make this major Emmy anniversary a show to remember.
Much of that will come down to who hosts the telecast. The last time Fox aired the Emmys, in 2019, the network opted to go without a host.
It had been looking to shake up the telecast and focus more on the categories and TV anniversaries. Fox and the TV Academy were also inspired by that year’s host-less Oscars, which actually saw a 12% boost in viewership despite not having an emcee.
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