Late-Night Lobbying Pays Off As TV Academy Changes Course & Reverses Emmy Category Changes

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The Television Academy has capitulated to the cries of the late-night lobby and has reversed course – keeping the variety sketch and talk categories separate for this year’s Emmys. The Academy had …

The Academy had announced in December that the categories would merge but has decided to keep them separate – a boon for the late-night crowd.

“While the Academy remains concerned about the number of series produced and the relatively small pool of entries in the variety sketch genre, it acknowledges that the differences between variety sketch and talk programs merit separate consideration,” the Academy said in a statement. “As the Academy continues to engage with industry leaders and constituents, it will always endeavor to uphold the integrity of the competition and be as fair as possible.

 

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