THE 68th Emmy Awards COUNTDOWN. Most gifting suites and parties
 have already happened.

 Red Carpet Rollout and Final Group of Emmy Presenters Announced Longest Red Carpet in Emmy History at 1,325 Feet Reflects Expanding TV Landscape The final countdown to Sunday's 68th Emmy Awards began today with the longest red carpet
 Host Jimmy Kimmel, Executive Producer Don Mischer and
 Television Academy Chairman/CEO Bruce Rosenblum unrolled the
 soon-to-be treasured trodden fabric outside the Microsoft 
Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Rosenblum said the "... 
additional carpet length symbolically represented the rapidly
 expanding television landscape and the talented storytellers
 and creators of the world's most vibrant medium." Produced by
 Don Mischer Productions, the 68th Emmy Awards will be hosted by
 Jimmy Kimmel and begins with Countdown to the Emmy Awards: 
Red Carpet Live at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT on Sunday, September 18
 The telecast will air live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater
 in Los Angeles. If you plan to tweet this story, please 
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