Emmys Cuts Number Of Televised Categories For 2026 Primetime Ceremony

Viewers who tune in to watch the Primetime Emmy Awards in September on NBC will see significantly fewer awards handed out. The Television Academy has voted to move five categories from the primetime telecast, which takes place September 14, to the Creative Arts Emmys, which take place September 5-6 The categories making the move are:

The Emmys have been awarded since 1949, and the term 'Emmy' is derived from a nickname for the image orthicon tube used in early television cameras.