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Jason Bateman Hosts Emmy's Greatest Moments on TV Land Sept. 15
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TV LAND SALUTES THE EMMY AWARDS. WITH TV LAND PRESENTS: EMMY'S GREATEST MOMENTS
Jason Bateman Hosts One-Hour Special Celebrating the Awards Show's Most Memorable Highlights on Wednesday, September 15
Santa Monica, CA, August 25, 2004 - TV Land continues to roll out its line-up of original specials this Fall and celebrates The Primetime Emmy Awards with an unprecedented look back at some of the shows most memorable televised highlights over the last 50 years as the network premieres TV Land Presents: Emmys Greatest Moments on Wednesday, September 15 at 10 p.m.
ET/PT.
Hosted by Jason Bateman, star of FOXs hit comedy Arrested Development, TV Land, in association with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, was granted rare access to the Television Academys vast archive collection to look back at past Emmy Awards where television history was made. Great moments, some of which have not been seen since they first aired, will be showcased in this one-hour special, including clips from 1955, the year of The Emmys first national broadcast hosted by Steve Allen, to 1977, when the year in television could be summed up in one word: Roots, to 2001, when the Emmy Awards were postponed twice and ultimately aired to prove once again that laughter is the best medicine. The show is executive produced by Dann Netter (AFIs 100 Years 100 Movies
specials) and Gary Smith (Executive Producer, 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards) in conjunction with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences executive producer Michael Rosen and Television Academy Governor (Production Executives Peer Group) Barbara Wellner.
Gary Smith also directs.
Television history unfolds every year at The Primetime Emmy Awards, explains Sal Maniaci, Vice President, Development and Production, TV Land and Nick at Nite. The event itself has become a global affair, and with the help of the Television Academy, TV Land has been able to compile a special which highlights some of the most unforgettable, funniest and moving moments from these awards shows.
For more than 50 years, the Emmys have been a landmark event in television, Television Academy Chairman Dick Askin commented. Every generation of television viewers has favorite memories from the telecast, and this is the best way to combine these exciting moments.
TV Land Productions was created in 2003 to create original programming that complements the networks successful acquired programming slate. TV Land Productions is headed by Sal Maniaci, Vice President of Development and Production, TV Land and Nick at Nite. In addition to this production, TV Land Productions has also produced The TV Land Awards Show:
A Celebration of Classic TV (March 2003 and 2004) and the Emmy-nominated The Dick Van Dyke Show, Revisited, the networks first original special for broadcast, which premiered on CBS in May. For more information about TV Lands original Wednesday night line-ups, visit
www.tvland.com .
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