The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards show will go on as scheduled Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC with Jimmy Kimmel as the host. It is still unclear whether the ceremony will take place in person or will end up being virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic
Kimmel said in a statement,
“I don’t know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it.” The
Jimmy Kimmel Live! host will also serve as an executive producer. It will also mark Kimmel’s third time hosting the Emmys. He previously led the 64th and 68th Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, respectively.