Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Why Didn't the Emmys Have a Host in 2019? The Emmys Didn't Have a Host, but Twitter Has a Few Ideas on Who They Should've Called 23 September 2019 by Amanda Prahl Image Source: Getty / Frederic J. Brown Viewers of the Emmy Awards this year will notice one major change from years past: there's no host (although there is a "commentator"). So why did the Emmys decide to go without a host for the 2019 ceremony? There's a few reasons behind the decision, but it ultimately boiled down to a feeling that the show could actually work better without a host — something that was influenced by another major award show earlier in the year. CNN reported from the Television Critics' Association press tour about the semi-surprising decision. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier explained the choice as meant to keep focus on the nominees, rather than on the gimmicks a host often brings. "That's 15 to 20 minutes you can't use to salute those shows," he pointed out, citing the lengthy and often-mocked "bits" that drag the show out to let the host step into the spotlight. Instead, the producers chose to use those interstitial moments to take time and pay tribute to an unusually large number of highly-acclaimed shows (many of which are nominees) that are ending or have recently wrapped. Finally, the positive reviews for this year's host-less Oscars may have influenced Emmys producers to skip the host, too. The 2019 Oscars had an uptick in critical reviews and in viewership, likely in large part due to the shortened run time thanks to a host-free show. Will the Emmys get the same reaction? Read on to see what viewers are saying already — including a plea to let Catherine O'Hara host already! Let Catherine O’Hara host the Emmy’s as Moira Rose you cowards— Amy Adams’ Emmy (@prasejeebus) September 23, 2019 1 / 13 Everyone: The Emmys without a host is a great idea. There won’t be any tasteless jokes or boring, useless bits. Me watching The Emmys: pic.twitter.com/D3sKCgdIAy— Andrea Valette (@andreamvalette) September 23, 2019 2 / 13 #Emmys : "No host this year"Also #Emmys : *all past hosts appear on stage at some point*— ladyteruki (@ladyteruki) September 23, 2019 3 / 13 every Emmy’s: *complaining about the host*this year: *complaining about the lack of host*— Katie Vincent (@katievinny) September 23, 2019 4 / 13 “You know who else didn’t have a host? The #Titanic and look how that ended”.#Emmys #Emmys2019 pic.twitter.com/MuRe6Hzohb— 104.2 Nile FM (@NileFM) September 23, 2019 5 / 13 Nominating: Alexa as the host. #Emmys— Cow Lamp Films (@CowLampFilms) September 23, 2019 6 / 13 Every late night host watching the #Emmys rn pic.twitter.com/EIwkMa8bqX— etalk (@etalkCTV) September 23, 2019 7 / 13 Colbert: "How's the ol' old no-host thing going?" Kimmel: "What a dumb idea. What a joke. You know who has a host? APPLEBEE'S has a host..."Colbert: "You know who the real victims are here? It's us. Hosting is the only thing we know how to do."— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 23, 2019 8 / 13 Why doesn’t @StephenAtHome host #Emmys? pic.twitter.com/6TW1Su6yPt— Gary “Oscar Martinez” Louie (@hey_look_gary) September 23, 2019 9 / 13 Bob Newhart for host? Or at least for Anthony Anderson #Emmys— Tony Maglio (@TonyMaglio) September 23, 2019 10 / 13 PWB and Bill Hader should just host, what even are we doing? #Emmys— CRT (@StoryofEverest) September 23, 2019 11 / 13 This Jason Bateman slow burn reaction shot almost makes having no host worth it. Almost. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/xcVGlCXGro— Dixon Gaines (@DixonGaines) September 23, 2019 12 / 13 Anthony Anderson might as well host the whole damn show lol #Emmys pic.twitter.com/uMOeryDpLt— Tony Jones-Stark (@Realdealdude2) September 23, 2019 13 / 13 Award SeasonEmmy AwardsTV