Would another "Amazing Race" Emmy win matter if nobody can see it?
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is looking at ways to streamline the live Emmy Awards telecast, including bumping the reality TV and other selected category presentations reports Variety.
With Nielsen ratings for the Emmys disappointing in recent years, the academy is working with this year's host broadcaster CBS to improve the broadcast. If the plan to bump reality categories comes to pass, perennial winner "The Amazing Race" could lose its most valuable exposure to mainstream viewers.
While I can understand the need to streamline the Emmy telecast after last year's five-host fiasco, it doesn't seem wise for CBS of all networks to bump near guaranteed chances to promote its own programming. CBS won Emmys for both best reality show ("The Amazing Race") and best reality show host (Survivor's Jeff Probst) last year.
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