NBCUniversal and the Television Academy are ahead of schedule, announcing an 2026 Emmy date much earlier than usual. The TV Academy hasn’t yet unveiled next year’s Emmy calendar, but it already has a date for the ceremony: Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The move to Monday is no surprise, given that NBC and Peacock hold the rights to the 78th event. In recent years, when it’s NBC’s turn to air the Emmys (under the soon-to-expire network “wheel deal”), the network moves the show to Mondays in order to avoid its broadcast of Sunday Night Football.

The last time NBC had the Emmys, in 2022, the show was held on Monday, Sept. 12, and hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star Kenan Thompson. In 2017, NBC held the event — hosted by “SNL Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Micha

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