Emmys Reinstates Variety Series Writing Award to Main Telecast Following WGA Protest

The Television Academy, Fox, and the WGA announce the return of the award to the 75th Emmy Awards telecast, increasing the total number of awards to 26.

• The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has successfully protested against the Television Academy's decision to move the award for Writing in a Variety Series to the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony, resulting in the award being reinstated to the main Emmys telecast.
• The Television Academy, Fox, and the WGA have jointly announced that the Writing for a Variety Series category will be included in the 75th Emmy Awards telecast airing live on Fox on January 15, 2024.
• The decision to move the award category was initially made to cap the Primetime Emmy Awards at 25 categories, but following the protest, there will now be 26 awards on the Fox telecast.
• The WGA had rallied its members to lobby the Television Academy to reverse its decision, arguing that the move devalued their profession and undermined the recognition of writing as the foundation for excellence in television.
• The writing staffs nominated for the award this year are from 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah', 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver', 'Late Night with Seth Meyers', 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Saturday Night Live'.

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