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Emmy Awards May Soon Make History With Major Change That’s Never Been Done in 75+ Years

The Television Academy is weighing a streaming shift after the last broadcast deal paid about $8 million a year, sources said.

  • The Television Academy is in advanced negotiations with Amazon Prime Video to become the new home of the Primetime Emmy Awards, potentially ending the 31-year tradition of rotating the ceremony across major broadcast networks.
  • Monday's 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC marked the final broadcast under the long-standing "wheel deal," an eight-year agreement that rotated hosting duties annually between ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC.
  • Ratings for the annual ceremony have dwindled to around 8 million viewers in recent years, prompting the Academy to seek a dedicated partner motivated to promote the show beyond a single year's rotation.
  • This potential shift follows a wider industry trend, as other major ceremonies like the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Oscars, and the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards have increasingly migrated to streaming platforms.
  • TV Academy chair Cris Abrego noted last week that "conversations are continuing" regarding the future home of the televised awards ceremony, though no official deal has been announced by the organization.
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Télérama.fr broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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