Culture 1 min read By Mason Emerson
CBS Keeps the Tony Awards Through 2032 Under New Five-Year Deal
The Tony Awards will stay on CBS under a new five-year agreement that runs through 2032, the network and the awards' producers announced.
The Tony Awards will remain on CBS through 2032 under a new five-year agreement, the network and the producers of the awards announced on a Wednesday. The deal keeps the annual broadcast of Broadway's highest honors on the network that has carried the ceremony for decades.
The Tonys have aired on CBS since 1978. The new agreement is between the network and the two organizations that produce the awards, the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. It covers the annual kudocast, the televised ceremony itself, which has long been the main public showcase for the New York theater industry.
The announcement did not go into detail about terms beyond the broadcast, and the financial terms of the agreement were not reported. The partners did not say how the broadcast would change under the new contract, leaving those questions unanswered in the initial announcement.
For the theater community, the renewal provides stability for one of the few televised events dedicated to Broadway. Continuity on a major network gives producers, nominees and performers a predictable platform for the work they present on stage, and it signals that the Tonys will keep a regular place on national television through the early 2030s.
Source: variety.com
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