From Variety · Daniel D'Addario · · 1m 10s
Melissa Rivers takes the Emmys carpet again
The fashion commentator who grew up on awards-show carpets is back for one of TV's biggest nights.
In brief
The fashion commentator who grew up on awards-show carpets is back for one of TV's biggest nights. Melissa Rivers joins CNN and Variety's Emmys pre-show live at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 14, picking up the carpet beat she once worked beside her mother Joan. Originally reported by Variety.
Rivers is back on the carpet
Melissa Rivers returns to awards-show duty for the 2026 Emmys, the beat that made her name in the first place.
“Melissa Rivers is returning to the red carpet.”
The Joan Rivers inheritance
She rose to fame reporting outside awards shows alongside her mother, the comedian Joan Rivers. The carpet was the family workplace.
Who she stands beside
Rivers joins Variety co-president and co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister on the joint broadcast.
The show has a name
It's called "CNN & Variety Red Carpet Live: TV's Biggest Night," a co-branded pre-show built around the arrivals.
“CNN & Variety Red Carpet Live: TV's Biggest Night”
When and where to watch
It streams live starting 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 14, at CNN.com/Watch and on the CNN app for streaming subscribers.
Her job on the night
Rivers handles interviews and commentary as stars arrive, reading the looks and working the line in real time.
What matters most
Melissa Rivers joins CNN and Variety's Emmys pre-show live at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 14, picking up the carpet beat she once worked beside her mother Joan.
