According to Broadcasting & Cable, NBC is planning to broadcast the Emmy Awards live nationwide without tape delay this year, following up on the success of the Golden Globe Awards, whose previous live show garnered the network a ratings jump of 14% in total viewers.

The Golden Globes marked the best ratings NBC had in that time slot (excluding sports) in six years. We’ll have to see how the Emmys fare on August 29.

Historically, most award shows have been broadcast to the West Coast and Mountain Time zones on a time delay. While this has slowly ...

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