After this year's Oscar ceremony, it should come as no surprise that the Emmys are having some trouble booking a host.
while presenting at the Oscars in February—has reportedly turned down the offer. Per Deadline, it seems unlikely that Johnson will accept the high-profile gig either. Both Rock and Johnson made sense as potential Emmys hosts for NBC, given their ties to the network: Rock’s television career began onand he has returned to host the sketch show on a few occasions.
Johnson is the executive producer of a comedy series inspired by his life,Last year’s Emmys ceremony aired on CBS and was hosted byon that network. Emmys producers Done+Dusted in association with Reginald Hudlin’s Hudlin Entertainment are reportedly seeking out top-tier talent, and are willing to look beyond the NBC bubble to find said talent, according to Deadline.