The Emmy Awards will leave their long-running US broadcast-network rotation for Prime Video under a six-year agreement beginning with the 2027 ceremony. The Television Academy and Amazon announced that the streaming service will become the event’s exclusive global home.
The move ends the “Wheel Deal” that alternated the telecast among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. The 2026 ceremony completed that cycle, giving the Emmys a single distribution partner for the next phase of the awards show.
The ceremony will still take place live in September. Amazon says viewers will be able to watch worldwide without a Prime Video subscription, making the telecast free in more than 240 countries and territories.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The agreement adds another major live entertainment event to a streaming platform as the television industry continues to shift away from traditional broadcast distribution.