Writers Guild Petitions to Reinstate Emmy Writing Categories

Over 1,400 members, including prominent comedians, sign petition against Television Academy's decision to reduce writing categories in main telecast.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has petitioned the Television Academy to reinstate the 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series/Special' categories in the primetime Emmy Awards telecast.
Over 1,400 WGA members, including prominent comedians and hosts such as Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and John Oliver, have signed the petition.
The Television Academy had previously decided to reduce the number of writing categories in the main telecast from four to three, a move the WGA called 'misguided'.
The WGA argues that the decision devalues the work of writers and dismisses writing as the foundation for excellence in television.
WGA Presidents Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and Meredith Stiehm have offered to meet with TV Academy chairman Cris Abrego to discuss the reinstatement of the category.