53rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , November 4 , 2001 , seven weeks later than originally scheduled . The ceremony was rescheduled twice from its original date of September 16 at the Shrine Auditorium because of the September 11 , 2001 attacks that occurred five days prior to the event . It was also removed from its rescheduled date of October 7 again at the same venue as a result of the start of the War in Afghanistan . The event was then relocated to the smaller Shubert Theater . The Shubert had previously hosted the 1973 and 1976 ceremonies , and would be demolished in 2002 . The ceremony was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and was broadcast on CBS
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
53rd Primetime Emmy Awards