The SAG-AFTRA strike ended more than seven months ago in early November 2023. The Writers Guild strike ended more than eight months ago, in late September of last year. So why, with the strikes ended and Emmy nomination voting underway, do those labor stoppages feel so current and immediate?
Because they have shaped this season, that’s why. Their effect starts with the calendar: This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is taking place on September 15, 2024, exactly eight months (244 days) after last year’s Emmy Awards, which actually took place this year.
It’s the shortest time between shows in Emmy history because when the strikes hit, the show that should have happened in September 2023 was delayed to January 2024 in order to ensure that writers and actors could actually show up.
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