That doesnt happen often.
CRIS ABREGO:Absolutely.
I think its given opportunity for a lot of first-time nominees this year, which is exciting.
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And again, look these shows.
I dont know if youve seen them Ive seen most of them.
Theyre just really, really great content.
Thats a testament to the community, to the industry.
It just makes me so proud to be a part of this industry.
A fact, right?
Was there any thinking of delaying it or did you just want to get back to the regular schedule?
MAURY McINTYRE: Yes, that is true.
But the competition was held to the same schedule and so its been a year since weve announced nominations.
It was just the show itself, and I dont think anyone wanted to have another delay.
We were just so excited to get the 75th finally up and running when we did it in January.
I dont think we could have had a better show for our 75th.
It was just a pretty amazing, amazing night of awards, and honoring, and nostalgia.
Quite honestly, we need to be able to celebrate the shows we just nominated.
Is that a thing you are addressing and trying to figure out why that is?
The ratings seem to keep hitting lows.
ABREGO:Of course, we are.
Its obviously something that were watching very closely.
Thats what the Emmy represents.
And were excited about it.
It proves there is really no dividing line between movies and TV anymore in terms of attracting talent.
And we were fortunate enough to get a lot of that on television.
After pandemics and strikes, are things getting better?
McINTYRE:I know, its been building.
Its interesting you talk about it from a monetary perspective.
They were not as lavish as theyve been in the past, with some of the food, etc.
For us, it needs to be about the content.
People still want it.
You get an Emmy nomination, and numbers shoot up across all of the platforms.
But are they watching in the same numbers as they used to on the live show itself?
Maybe not, but theyre certainly consuming the viral bits online.
They are paying attention to kind of that curated list oftheseare the shows that youshouldbe watching.
And that pays off, I think, for all of our partners.
DEADLINE:The show is on ABC this year.
They had the Oscars and numbers were up and it was well-received.
They know how to do it.
Can you share what your plans are?
ABREGO:Were excited.
DEADLINE:Do you have a host in mind?
And we loved having a host (Anthony Anderson) who really kind of got into that too.
So I think, you know, working with Jesse Collins, thats kind of been our thing.
So it ended up being submitted as a Drama Series and it obviously has worked out for them.
What was the Academys position on all this?
We have done it in the past.
For us, it was aboutShogunbeing created as a miniseries.
This time they made that decision early on.
Hey, it was a phenomenal series, so I can understand why they did it.
It is a shame to see so many worthy entries this year bypassed for a nomination there.
The quality is exceptional.
Why not expand the category?
McINTYRE:I think that it is something that has been deliberated.
As you said, Pete, I think its always something we will talk about a little bit more.
It just keeps getting more competitive.
It seems like that is where youre seeing a lot of stuff.
So I dothink we hear you.
And we will put it in front of the awards committee and the board and have them discuss it.
ABREGO:And debate it.
Yet many believe it is not a comedy and shouldnt be there.
McINTYRE:We tried that, didnt we?
And we found that it ultimately didnt work, because if you petitioned, almost invariably you got moved.
So look the Television Academy membership gave it 23 nominations for comedy.
They certainly seem to think it was appropriate in the categories that they nominated it in.
DEADLINE:Cris this is your first year as chair of the TV Academy.
And so we have a lot of ideas.
So Im excited about it.
Im looking forward to the future of the Academy.
