NBC, E! Air ‘People’s Choice Awards’ Dec. 7

The People's Choice Awards on NBC and E!
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NBC will air The People’s Choice Awards for the first time when the event happens Dec. 7. E! will air the two-hour telecast as well, as it has done for the past three years. 

The People’s Choice Awards, celebrating the best in movies, TV and music, take place at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California. 

The People’s Choice Awards has always been about the fans, and this show quickly became a must-watch for audiences around the world on E!,” said Frances Berwick, chairman, entertainment networks, NBCUniversal Television & Streaming. “With our new structure, we now have the opportunity to extend that experience to NBC, bringing together the power of our portfolio to celebrate everyone’s favorite shows, artists and stars with our biggest broadcast yet.” 

E! succeeded CBS in airing The People’s Choice Awards in 2017. 

There will be 44 categories available for voting, including top movie, show, album and social star of 2021. 

Den of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski will produce the telecast. 

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.