Less than a week before the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards was set to air live on Sunday, May 7, a mass exodus of talent that included host Drew Barrymore and many of the celebrity guests and performers who were slated to appear prompted a big change to the show’s format. On Friday, MTV announced that the show would pivot away from its live format to a pre-taped clip show that would air across MTV, Paramount and Paramount Plus networks. .
“As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards show we envision that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables up to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peeks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect and countless moments that will surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year,” said MTV Movie & TV Awards executive producer Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events at Paramount Global, in a statement.
