Award Shows 2020: Why We'll Welcome Them Back When It's Safe

Here's why we need award shows now more than ever

Last week's cascade of announcements about award show postponements and cancellations was depressing, even though it was inevitable and inarguably the only prudent course of action.

A closer parallel to today's situation was the 2001 Emmys, which were delayed seven weeks from their originally planned airdate, Sept. 16, 2001. The show was rescheduled twice, first because it would have followed right on the heels of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, then because the first rescheduled date conflicted with the start of the War in Afghanistan.

All the postponements are creating havoc with an awards schedule which in recent years has been orderly, if crowded. If all of these postponed shows air as soon the crisis passes, they'll step on each other—as well as on other scheduled shows that are down the line.

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