The negotiation to have Neil Patrick Harris hosting the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards is 'done deal'.
- July 3, 2009
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After being "in talks" to be the host of Primetime Emmy Awards this year, Neil Patrick Harris is now officially on duty to lead the event on Sunday, September 20. Sources are telling EW that the "How I Met Your Mother" star has signed the contract.
No statement is made yet from Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, but a formal announcement is expected to be made "early next week". The annual event, which enters its 61st year, will be held at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater and broadcast live by CBS. The nominations, meanwhile, will be revealed on Thursday, July 16.
With Harris as the host, the award show is expected to have an increase in rating after hitting an all-time viewership low last year. Emmy producers were under pressure to boost the rating since other award shows like the Oscar, MTV Awards, Grammys and Tonys have excelled in their recent ratings.
Neil Patrick Harris is fresh off hosting the 63rd Annual Tony Awards on June 7.
