Jason Bateman Hosts Emmy's Greatest Moments on TV Land Sept. 15

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TV LAND SALUTES THE EMMY AWARDS® WITH TV LAND
PRESENTS: EMMY’S GREATEST MOMENTS

Jason Bateman Hosts One-Hour Special Celebrating the
Awards Show’s Most Memorable Highlights on Wednesday,
September 15

Santa Monica, CA, August 25, 2004 – TV Land continues
to roll out its line-up of original specials this Fall
and celebrates The Primetime Emmy Awards with an
unprecedented look back at some of the show’s most
memorable televised highlights over the last 50 years
as the network premieres TV Land Presents: Emmy’s
Greatest Moments on Wednesday, September 15 at 10 p.m.
ET/PT.

Hosted by Jason Bateman, star of FOX’s hit comedy
Arrested Development, TV Land, in association with the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, was granted
rare access to the Television Academy’s vast archive
collection to look back at past Emmy Awards where
television history was made. Great moments, some of
which have not been seen since they first aired, will
be showcased in this one-hour special, including clips
from 1955, the year of The Emmys’ first national
broadcast hosted by Steve Allen, to 1977, when the
year in television could be summed up in one word:
Roots, to 2001, when the Emmy Awards were postponed
twice and ultimately aired to prove once again that
laughter is the best medicine. The show is executive
produced by Dann Netter (AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies
specials) and Gary Smith (Executive Producer, 54th
Annual Primetime Emmy Awards) in conjunction with the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ executive
producer Michael Rosen and Television Academy Governor
(Production Executives Peer Group) Barbara Wellner.
Gary Smith also directs.

“Television history unfolds every year at The
Primetime Emmy Awards,” explains Sal Maniaci, Vice
President, Development and Production, TV Land and
Nick at Nite. “The event itself has become a global
affair, and with the help of the Television Academy,
TV Land has been able to compile a special which
highlights some of the most unforgettable, funniest
and moving moments from these awards shows.”

“For more than 50 years, the Emmys have been a
landmark event in television,” Television Academy
Chairman Dick Askin commented. “Every generation of
television viewers has favorite memories from the
telecast, and this is the best way to combine these
exciting moments.”

TV Land Productions was created in 2003 to create
original programming that complements the network’s
successful acquired programming slate. TV Land
Productions is headed by Sal Maniaci, Vice President
of Development and Production, TV Land and Nick at
Nite. In addition to this production, TV Land
Productions has also produced The TV Land Awards Show:
A Celebration of Classic TV (March 2003 and 2004) and
the Emmy-nominated The Dick Van Dyke Show, Revisited,
the network’s first original special for broadcast,
which premiered on CBS in May. For more information
about TV Land’s original Wednesday night line-ups,
visit www.tvland.com .