Instead, on May 10, less than three months after a Feb.
“We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,” the network said in its latest statement, on May 10.
What are the Globes without a TV platform? This is not the HFPA’s first time having to confront that question.
Off the air from 1969 to 1972, it was then syndicated from 1973 to 1977, back on NBC in 1978, off the air in 1979, syndicated again in 1980 and then it aired on CBS in 1981 — just in time for the infamous Pia Zadora “New Star of the Year” scandal in 1982, after which the Globes were dropped by CBS and began working with DCP to rebuild.
It also offered a measured response to NBC’s decision, accompanied by a detailed timeline for action: “Regardless of the next airdate of the Golden Globes, implementing transformational changes as quickly — and as thoughtfully — as possible remains the top priority for our organization.
One reason the Globes have survived numerous prior scandals — with some of the constituencies that are openly critical today silently playing along — and could survive this tumultuous period, too, is that they have traditionally offered Oscar-contending studios and talent the largest promotional platform that they will have en route to the Academy Awards.
Another reason the HFPA may have cause to be hopeful? NBCUniversal signed an eightyear extension with the HFPA and DCP in 2018, calling for the network to pay $60 million a year for rights to broadcast the Globes.