Primetime Emmy Awards

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/primetime-emmy-awards

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the inaugural year?1949
2. What is the governing body?Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS)
3. When did the first Emmy Award take place?The very first Emmy was given in 1949, long before TV shows were as varied as they are today.
4. Why does the Emmy ceremony sometimes move to Monday night when NBC airs it?NBC shifts the show to Monday to avoid competing with its popular Sunday football games, making sure everyone can watch the Emmy ceremony.

Artistic Merit: Excellence in creative and imaginative aspects of television production, such as acting and writing.
Technical Achievement: Recognition for advancements and skilled execution in the engineering and technological domains of television.
Industry Standard: A benchmark of quality and excellence that other productions strive to meet or exceed.