The Emmy® Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The Emmy Awards have evolved over the years to keep pace with the growth of the television industry. During the 1976–1977 season, the television academy split into two entities: the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which administers the prime-time awards, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which presents the daytime awards. The awards are now featured in two ceremonies, prime-time in the fall and daytime in the spring.