TV Academy Returns the Variety Series Writing Emmy to Telecast
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large After Writers Guild of America waged a protest regarding the Television Academy‘s decision to move the outstanding writing for a variety series or special categories out of the upcoming Emmy telecast, the TV Academy has reversed course.
In a joint release sent out today, the Television Academy, Fox and the WGA said they were “happy to announce they have reached an agreement to include the Writing for a Variety Series category in the 75th Emmy Awards telecast airing live on Fox on January 15, 2024, at 8pm EST / 5pm PST.” Because this year’s Primetime Emmys has moved the variety special (live) category into the telecast (it was on the Creative Arts show last year), the TV Academy was likely looking to keep the telecast capped at 25 awards, so something had to fall out.
And in this case, it was the variety writing field that originally got pushed to the Creative Arts ceremony. With this new change, there will now be 26 awards on the Fox telecast.
In recent years, the Primetime Emmys has included either the writing for a variety special or writing for a variety series category, alternating one or the other.
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