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Just six months after Fox aired the strike-delayed, wildly anticlimactic, 75th Emmy awards, ABC is prepping for the 76th.
Earlier today, the TV Academy revealed the 2024 Emmy nominees, who will convene on Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The telecast, which will air live on both coasts, will celebrate programming and performances that aired between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024. We’ll have plenty of time to debate who should win, who will win (and who definitely will not) as the new crop of nominees returns to the campaign trail.
ABC has already revealed that Jesse Collins Entertainment will be returning as the Emmy night producer for the second consecutive year, but it has yet to name a host. The last three times ABC has carried the award show – the TV honors rotate between the networks, and the host network selects the emcee – its late-night pick, Jimmy Kimmel, doubled as its Emmy evening host. Kimmel is and always has been a great sport. I mean, he’s hosted the Oscars for ABC four times, he regularly wins upfront week with his gust-busting roast and, of course, he keeps re-upping his late night contract despite his hemming and hawing.
God knows, a big, televised Hollywood event is likely to get Trump’s attention, which we know Kimmel enjoys… but he already declined. So, some others to consider: Jo Koy… I’M KIDDING. How about the Governors Awards hugely popular emcee John Mulaney? (*Yeah, I get it, that likely would have been an easier to pull off before he was snubbed.) Or what about ABC creator/star/all-around funny-woman Quinta Brunson (with or without her Abbott cast)? Or, you know, somebody less exciting.
we know, The Bear isn’t really a comedy. Certainly not one that anybody’s laughing about. But for Emmy purposes, it’s a comedy, and it just racked up a record-setting 23 nominations (the previous record holder was 30 Rock with 22). Now here’s where it gets confusing: the recently released, heavily debated third season of the FX series won’t be in contention until next year’s Emmys. Right now, TV Academy voters may be watching season three, but they’ll be voting on season two, which aired early last summer. You still with us? For what it’s worth, critics universally loved season two, which is the same season that won best comedy at the Golden Globes back in January.
