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Emmys — 73rd Emmys

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Try as they might, the 73rd Emmys simply couldn't find their footing in a flat, strangely directed ceremony that let everyone involved down.

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Alison Herman The Ringer 09/20/2021
They did try, as best as they could, to give us some of what makeshift pandemic shows could not. Even as they take a big step toward the future, the Emmys are trying to return to the recent past. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 09/20/2021
The in-personness of the night felt like a gift... It nonetheless felt like a true gathering, and in some ways the intimacy was preferable to a full theater. So there was that. Go to Full Review Shirley Li The Atlantic 09/20/2021
For all of the Emmys' efforts to attract eyeballs, the show still kept the audience at a remove. Go to Full Review Ani Bundel NBC News THINK 09/21/2021
The show may have announced that, after last year's Zoom session, the Emmys are "back, baby." But the ratings will probably demonstrate that the audience didn't rejoin them, for good reason. Go to Full Review Megan Reynolds Jezebel 09/21/2021
Frankly, it is exhausting to continue to think about the lack of diversity in the winners of awards season, because it's exhausting to be disappointed year after year. Go to Full Review Jeva Lange The Week 09/21/2021
No comedy would have been better than comedy this bad. Amy Poehler was all of us when she quipped toward the end of the three-hour slog, "What time is it, and how do we get out of here?" Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Reginald Hudlin

Executive Producer

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 2021 73rd Emmys Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Reginald Hudlin
Network
CBS
Genre
Entertainment
Release Date
Sep 19, 2021