Pop, formerly TV Guide Network, is set to air the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Apr. 26 at 8 p.m. ET. The show will be executive produced by Michael Levitt.
Additionally, the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards gala will take place on Friday, Apr. 24 at the Universal Hilton in Los Angeles.
“Our new partnership with the Pop network is an ideal platform to present our signature gala,” said Bob Mauro, president, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). “With the Warner Bros Studios as our venue, where so many great films and television shows have been made, coupled together with Michael Levitt, our executive producer, who created the ‘TV Land Awards,’ and has produced numerous live event specials including ‘The Producers Guild Awards,’ ‘The Billboard Music Awards,’ and ‘E! Live from the Red Carpet’ shows for the Golden Globes and Oscars, this promises to be a very special telecast of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.”
“As a network that celebrates talent, we are thrilled to bring the Daytime Emmy Awards back to television for the fans,” added Brad Schwartz, president of Pop. “Daytime audiences are some of the most amazing and passionate in all of television, and we are proud to honor the greatest works and achievements of daytime. Adding premium live events to our schedule is just another exciting way we are building Pop. We’re going to have a lot of fun with this.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast during the 2014 calendar year. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards gala honors the crafts behind the many shows that grace the daytime genre.
The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of NATAS in cooperation with the Television Academy. The show will be produced by Levitt’s Michael Levitt Productions, with Gary Tellalian and Mike Rothman also serving as executive producers.