Fox chief says Emmy Awards show won’t have a host this year in order to fit in tributes to shows

Fox chief says Emmy Awards show won’t have a host this year in order to fit in tributes to departing shows

  • It’s the first time the Emmy Awards has been host-less since 2003, when the show also aired on Fox 
  • Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that not having a host allows more time to highlight departing shows, including Game of Thrones
  • Several other major shows also came to a close in the last year, including The Big Bang Theory, Veep and Empire
  • Instead of traditional jokes and dance numbers centered around a host, the show will dedicate extra time to honor these shows

The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honoring TV’s best next month.

Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that going hostless allows more time to salute departing shows, including ‘Game of Thrones.’

The HBO fantasy saga, which ended its run this past season, is the top nominee with a record-setting 32 nominations.

Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC, but Fox will go hostless this year

Collier said producers would have considered possible hosts and checked on their availability for the September 22 ceremony. 

The Fox executive didn’t directly address whether anyone had declined.

The Emmy show rotates among the top broadcast networks.

The Oscars ran into trouble when last year’s planned host, Kevin Hart, stepped down following a backlash over his past homophobic tweets.

The search for a replacement proved fruitless.

Instead of traditional jokes and dance numbers centered around a host, the Emmy's award show will dedicate extra time to honor these shows

Instead of traditional jokes and dance numbers centered around a host, the Emmy’s award show will dedicate extra time to honor these shows

It’s the first time the Emmy Awards has been host-less since 2003, when the show also aired on Fox. 

Without a host there will be more room to showcase all of the awards and industry players being honored. 

With approximately 27 categories handed out during the ceremony, it can usually a tight fit at the Emmys.

‘Our job is to assess how to elevate the program in the year we’re lucky enough to broadcast it,’ Collier said. 

‘What’s interesting to me this year is how many shows we’re saying goodbye to. You have to look at the trade-off. If you have a host and an opening number, that’s 15-20 minutes that you don’t have to salute the shows.

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