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The levees ain’t broken.

For the first time ever, a father-and-son duo served as hosts of the Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast, and fans clearly liked what they saw. Eugene Levy and Dan Levy received an “A” grade from the vast majority of Emmys viewers who voted in Gold Derby’s overnight poll. In fact, a whopping 68% of respondents called them “brilliant from start to finish” — not too shabby! Here are the rest of the poll results:

26%: “B — I rather liked them”

3%: “C — They were just okay”

2%: “F — Awful, awful, awful!”

1%: “D — Somewhat forgettable”

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During their opening monologue (watch above), Eugene and Dan reflected back more than seven decades to the very first Emmys host, Walter O’Keefe. The duo stayed away from political humor and instead made jokes about the industry at large. “Welcome, everybody, to the 76th Emmy Awards,” Dan began,...

Emmys Hosts Eugene and Dan Levy made good on their pledge to bring a gentler comedic style to the 2024 Emmy Awards.

The father-son Schitt’s Creek duo offered a warm and traditional opening monologue, poking fun at themselves, the Emmys and a few of the shows, but didn’t single out any individuals in the room for mockery.

Here are some of the highlights:

“The Emmys, also know as broadcast TV’s biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services,” Dan Levy joked.

“The Creative Arts Emmys were held last weekend, the Shogun team took home 14 Emmys, making it the most-decorated show in a single season, and deservedly so,” Dan Levy said. “The attention to detail on that show. The creators of Shogun actually had their scripts translated into Japanese, rewritten and then translated back into English subtitles that you missed because you were also on your phone watching...

Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy continue to make Emmy history. Four years ago, their comedy series “Schitt’s Creek” won a staggering nine Emmys including best comedy series, actor, actress, supporting actors, writing and directing. Even before “Schitt’s Creek,” Eugene was no stranger to the Emmy universe, winning statutes in 1982 and 1983 as a writer on the beloved “Sctv.” In fact, Dan was just a month old when his dad received his second honor.

Eugene’s nominated this year for the 14th time for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special for Apple TV +’ “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy.” Now Eugene and Dan will be the first father and son to host the Emmys airing Sept. 15 on ABC. And here’s bit more history: the 77-year-old Eugene is the oldest Emmy host ever.

Having two hosts is nothing new for the Emmys. Back in 1952, the Emmys were hosted by the...

There are so many categories for the Emmy Awards that the Television Academy hands out the statuettes during three very long ceremonies. But that wasn’t the case with the first Emmy Awards on Jan. 25, 1949. In fact, there were less than a million TV sets in the U.S. at the time.

The Emmys took place at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Rudy Vallee was slated to host the event but had to leave town. So, radio star Walter O’Keefe emceed the proceedings. Tickets were $5. Six awards were handed out including a special award for Louis McManus who designed the Emmy. The ceremony was broadcast on the local L.A. station Ktsl, which is now Kcbs. -TV.

Back in 1998 I talked to three of the winners of the 1st Emmy Awards for the L.A. Times.

Then 22-year-old ventriloquist Shirley Dinsdale — who appeared on Ktla with her puppet Judy Splinters-she...