Dr. John Leverence on the history of the split between the National and Hollywood Chapters of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and how the Daytime awards were briefly administered by the Hollywood Chapter in the '80s and '90s and why that ended (it is now administered by the national chapter, or NATAS), and on the background of the "wheel" - the license agreement between the major networks who broadcast the Awards show and the Television Academy on an exclusive, rotating basis
07:37
Dr. John Leverence on the Primetime Emmy Awards nomination process
03:15
Dr. John Leverence on how proposals to the rules and procedures for the Emmys are considered and implemented
02:23
Dr. John Leverence on the impact of allowing cable to compete in the Primetime Emmy Awards
05:08
Dr. John Leverence on the similarities between the issues faced by both the Television Academy and the Motion Picture Academy in their approaches to categorizing eligibility for content that is niche programming, not mass-marketed to the general public and how this impacts viewership of the programs
03:05
Dr. John Leverence on the "gentlemen's agreement" that used to exist among the networks not to air competing content during the Emmys telecast, and on why the Emmys telecast is traditionally scheduled in September on the Sunday night before the Fall television season began
03:09
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible until the year after it aired
02:32
Dr. John Leverence on Emmy category classifications and changes, such as with the program Shameless which had elements of both comedy and drama categories
02:28
Dr. John Leverence on the classification of a program for the Emmy Awards based on its running time: if a program is 30 minutes it is considered a comedy and if it is 60 minutes it is considered a drama (unless the show appeals this decision)
01:01
Dr. John Leverence on the ambiguity surrounding how programs are categorized for an Emmy Award
00:55
Dr. John Leverence on the issue with guest actors and the eligibility rules around their eligibility for Emmy nominations
03:35
Dr. John Leverence on the issues surrounding the Emmy category of supporting player in longform and the issues surrounding the so-called "Ellen Burstyn Rule" (Ed note: Dr. Leverence would like to note he misspoke here and meant Ellen Burstyn, not Ellen Barkin)
02:59
Dr. John Leverence on the importance of the rules of the Emmy Awards being transparent, and on the difficulties in processing the nominations to check eligibility
04:39
Dr. John Leverence on how Emmy Award eligibility decisions are appealed
03:50
Dr. John Leverence on which Television Academy rules he personally lobbied to change after so many years administering the Emmys
01:07
Dr. John Leverence on the Television Academy Rule of 14 where if in two consecutive years a category has fewer than 14 Emmy nominations, the Television Academy Board votes on whether to discontinue the category or merge it with another
01:39
Dr. John Leverence on the 2009 decision to expand the main Primetime Emmy award categories beyond five nominees
03:29
Dr. John Leverence on the issues arising from the same individual winning an Emmy in the same category every year
01:46
Dr. John Leverence on the "wheel" which established the Emmy Awards show as a pan-industry event by showcasing it on a different network each year on a revolving basis, and the lingering question of how this might work with different platforms in the future
01:56
Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette
02:00
Dr. John Leverence on the origin of and design of the Emmy statuette, designed by Louis McManus
03:39
Dr. John Leverence on the ballot and voting process and how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret until they are announced on the telecast
03:15
Dr. John Leverence on the NCTA (National Cable Television Association) and their attempt to compete with the Emmys by coming up with the Cable ACE awards, and on the importance of the Emmy Award within the industry and how people react to winning the award
01:46
Dr. John Leverence on bearing witness through his long tenure as the Administrator of the Emmy Awards of the sheer stupor experienced by those who win an Emmy Award
04:51
Dr. John Leverence on the single-most valuable asset of the Awards department and his role as the Administrator of the awards: to maintain the integrity of the Emmy, and on how the administration of the award does deal with certain housekeeping measures, but the real challenge is to deal with substantive issues which, if not properly handled, may result in a diminishment of the integrity of the award
02:57
Dr. John Leverence on his advice to those who succeed him at the Emmy awards after his retirement: on protecting the integrity of the award as a sacred object
01:48
Dr. John Leverence on the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020)
16:04
Dr. John Leverence on how the proliferation of content impacts award shows
02:20
Dr. John Leverence on chairing the committee for the 2020 Engineering Awards
01:34
Dr. John Leverence on how well award ceremonies, particularly the Emmys, have handled the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic
01:01
Walter C. Miller on directing The Country Music Awards
08:18
Walter C. Miller on directing and producing The Grammys
18:32
Walter C. Miller on being unhappy with the results from a year he directed The Emmy Awards
01:16
Walter C. Miller on what makes a good awards show host
00:39
Walter C. Miller on directing The Grammys
09:06
Walter C. Miller on directing the Tony Awards
09:08
Walter C. Miller on directing the People's Choice Awards and the Latin Grammys
02:34
