Could the Emmy Awards be reunited after nearly 50 years of being split apart?
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Monday said that they are holding “exploratory talks” about reunifying the two organizations ever since they split apart in 1977 in an acrimonious separation.
The Los Angeles-based TV Academy oversees the Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors TV entertainment programming, while the New York-based NATAS oversees the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Sports Emmys, the Childrens & Family Emmys, the News & Documentary Emmys, regional Emmys, and International Emmys
The merger, if it happens, would unify the Emmys under one roof, raising the distinct possibility of a single media rights deal for the awards. The Primetime Emmys do not yet have a TV home for next year, having worked in a rotation with the broadcast networks going back years.
This year’s Primetime Emmys will air on NBC and stream on Peacock, with Mariska Hargitay hosting.
