Television Academy Leaders Talk Emmy Nominations, Show Plans, Ratings Decline And A Historic First – The Deadline Interview
deadline.comI had a wide-ranging conversation via Zoom on Wednesday with Television Academy chair Cris Abrego and president and CEO Maury McIntyre to talk all things Emmys shortly after Abrego presided over this morning’s 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations announcement.
Among the topics covered were the breadth and freshness of many of the nominations, and what that signals for the show. We also discussed where things are in terms of coming out of the pandemic and the strikes, as well as plans for the 76th Emmy show itself, who may host, their concerns on the ratings for last year’s ceremony, and who is watching.
Plus we get into the intrigue behind category placement of the two biggest Emmy voter-getters: Shōgun and The Bear. We also talk about a possible expansion of the Limited Series/Anthology category, and where Abrego, just six months into his term as chair, hopes to take the Academy in the future. DEADLINE: It was a bit of a surprise and nice to see a lot of fresh faces in the key Emmy categories of Drama, Comedy, and Limited or Anthology Series.
That doesn’t happen often. In fact, in Drama Series, out of eight nominees only The Crown returned from last year, a first in half a century. In Comedy, five of the eight weren’t there last year. CRIS ABREGO: Absolutely.
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