The 75th Primetime Emmys ceremony will no longer air on September 18.
According to Variety, vendors for the Emmys have been informed the ceremony will not air.
The news comes amid Hollywood’s shutdown with the writers and actors on strike. But until now, the TV Academy and Fox have kept the telecast’s originally scheduled Sept. 18 date as a placeholder.
However, with that date now less than two months away, vendors, producers and others involved with the event needed to start being informed now that their services will need to be pushed. (Same for the Creative Arts Emmys, originally slated to take place on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10.)
This marks the first time the Emmys have been postponed since 2001.
In 2001, the Emmys date was pushed back after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Initial military action in Afghanistan pushed the telecast again, into November.
A new date is yet to be announced.
