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Emmy Producers Address Reunions, Those Empty Seats & That Odd Johnnie Walker Moment: “Nobody Went Off The Rails”


Emmy Producers Address Reunions, Those Empty Seats, & That Odd Johnnie Walker Moment: "Nobody Went Off The Rails"

The 76th Annual Emmys telecast clocked in at 3 hours and 8 minutes — not a bad finish for a tightly controlled show that emphasized nostalgia and inclusivity over politics and the culture wars. Here, Executive Producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay answer our burning questions about the telecast on ABC, including why half of the seats at the Peacock Theater were empty at one point and why Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Taylor Zachary Perez had that awkward moment at the backstage bar. DEADLINE About 45 minutes into the show, viewers started tweeting about the theater looking a little sparse with the center area looking half empty.

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