Sunday, September 16, 2018
Watch-guide: 2018's coverage of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on E!, M-Net, Twitter, Facebook and IMDb.
Giuliana Rancic and Jason Kennedy will co-host E! Entertainment's coverage of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, with M-Net that will broadcast the awards show, as well as special coverage on Twitter, Facebook and IMDb.
Coverage on E! Entertainment will start on Monday night at 22:30 South African time with Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2018 Emmy Awards with Kristin Cavallari from Very Cavallari, stylist Brad Goreski, the pop culture personality Nina Parker and E! correspondent Kristin Dos Santos.
They will count down 18 of the most anticipated stars and Emmy nominees gracing the red carpet.
Giuliana Rancic and Jason Kennedy will co-host E!'s Live from the red carpet: The 2018 Emmy Awards for 2 hours, starting at 00:00 on Tuesday morning, 18 September, alongside E! correspondents Zuri Hall and Morgan Stewart. This coverage will be repeated on Tuesday at 20:00.
The "E! Glambot" also returns to the Emmys with music video director and creative director, Cole Walliser, to capture unique red carpet moments.
E!'s red carpet coverage is produced by Wilshire Studios with Gary Snegaroff, Eddie Delbridge, Shaun Smith and Gerry Johnston as the executive producers.
On Wednesday 19 September on E! News at 19:05 Giuliana Rancic and Jason Kennedy as well as E!'s team of correspondents will do a special Emmys edition.
E! will also introduce its first-ever E! Stream the Red Carpet digital show on Twitter at @enews starting at 00:00 on Tuesday morning, 18 September, featuring Jeannie Mai, Brad Goreski, and Kristen Dos Santos.
This is an opportunity for fans to comment on the red carpet arrivals and fashion in real-time and interact with E!'s panel of Hollywood experts reporting from the red carpet.
M-Net
On Tuesday morning 18 September at 02:00 M-Net (DStv 101) will broadcast the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in South Africa and throughout Africa, as well as online on DStv Now until 5:00. On Tuesday at 21:00 M-Net will show the Emmys during primetime in South Africa.
On the Television Academy's Emmys.com and Facebook page at Facebook.com/TelevisionAcad people will be able to watch Backstage LIVE!, the Television Academy's companion programme.
This will include the Thank You Cam, a first look at award winners fresh off the stage as they thank additional friends, family, colleagues and fans, the Trophy Cam, where viewers can watch the winners pick up their official Emmy statuette before entering the press room, and the Interview Cam where Marc Istook will share fan comments and questions with the winners throughout the evening.
Online
For the third year in a row, the Television Academy has joined forces with IMDb, the movie, TV and celebrity content site, to produce the official 70th Emmy Awards online post-show, IMDb LIVE After the Emmys.
On Tuesday 18 September at 05:00 after the Emmys award show ends, IMDb will report live from the Winners Walk inside the press centre.
The one-hour live show, co-hosted by The IMDb Show 's Tim Kash and Amanda Salas, will feature interviews with winners and presenters, expert analysis, social media fan Q&As and red carpet arrival replays.
IMDb LIVE After the Emmys can be watched on IMDb, Emmys.com, Twitch, and Twitter.