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On his role during the actual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, which for the last several years has broadcast live from L.A. Live/Nokia (now Microsoft) Theater in downtown Los Angeles; on the logistical fires he is putting out day-of-show; on the origin of the actual gold-plated award statuette designed by Louis McManus and manufactured by R.S. Owens, which does not have any engraving on it when initially presented to the Emmy winners since the names of the winners are not known to anyone before they are announced live; on the heft of the physical statuette; on how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret 11:11
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the impact of allowing cable to compete in the Primetime Emmy Awards 05:08
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the ambiguity surrounding how programs are categorized for an Emmy Award 00:55
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the issue with guest actors and the eligibility rules around their eligibility for Emmy nominations 03:35
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on how Emmy Award eligibility decisions are appealed 03:50
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on which Television Academy rules he personally lobbied to change after so many years administering the Emmys 01:07
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the 2009 decision to expand the main Primetime Emmy award categories beyond five nominees 03:29
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the issues arising from the same individual winning an Emmy in the same category every year 01:46
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette 02:00
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on the origin of and design of the Emmy statuette, designed by Louis McManus 03:39
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
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
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Genre: Awards Shows
Dr. John Leverence on John Moffitt, an Emmy-award winning director, who made the appeal to the Academy Board of Governors to allow cable television shows, such as those on HBO, to be eligible for an Emmy Award 04:36
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: John Moffitt
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for an Emmy Award until the year after it aired and how the award year eligibility calendar always will result in some "orphan shows", and on how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards Department for an accommodation which was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year 02:33
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Person: Chris Albrecht
Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette: since no one knows the names of the winners in advance, all the nominees' names are actually engraved on plates in advance, the non-winning nameplates are disposed of and the winners can now watch their plate get bolted to the statuette the night of the Emmys 05:40
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
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 live on the telecast 03:15
Interview: Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for an Emmy Award until the year after it aired and how the award year eligibility calendar always will result in some "orphan shows", and on how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards Department for an accommodation which was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year 02:32
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Sopranos, The
Dr. John Leverence on the impact of allowing cable to compete in the Primetime Emmy Awards after an appeal by director John Moffitt led to a review of the definition of "national broadcasting", and on how at the time, national broadcasting was then-defined by having a presence in homes of over 50% of the United States -- the definition was modified to include audience numbers of "homes passed" (meaning the program was available to them) rather than "homes entered," making HBO and other cable networks qualified for Emmy eligibility for the first time 05:08
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
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 02:41
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
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 scheduled in September on the Sunday night before the Fall television season began, and why that is irrelevant now 03:11
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on Emmys category classifications and changes, such as with the program Shameless which had elements of both comedy and drama categories, and how the show's producers appealed to change the classification to a comedy 02:28
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Emmy Awards, The (Primetime and Daytime)
Dr. John Leverence on Emmys category classifications and changes, such as with the program Shameless which had elements of both comedy and drama categories, and how the show's producers appealed to change the classification to a comedy 02:28
Interview: Dr. John Leverence | Show: Shameless