LOS ANGELES -- Cedric the Entertainer will host the Emmy Awards in September as the ceremony returns to a live telecast after last year's pandemic-forced virtual event.
There will be a limited audience of nominees and guests at the Microsoft Theatre for the Sept. 19 show, CBS and the TV academy said Monday.
Contenders for the 73rd prime-time Emmys will be announced virtually at 8:30 a.m. PDT Tuesday, streaming live on Emmys.com.
鈥淪ince I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year's Emmy Awards,鈥� Cedric the Entertainer said in a statement.
鈥淭hroughout the roller-coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a society like never before,鈥� said the actor and comedian, who stars in and produces CBS' sitcom 鈥淭he Neighborhood.鈥�
Among the binge-worthy shows that kept viewers company during the COVID-19 pandemic and are considered front-runners for nominations: 鈥淭he Crown,鈥� 鈥淭ed Lasso,鈥� 鈥淭he Mandalorian鈥� and 鈥淏ridgerton.鈥�
