Ryan Seacrest to host Emmy Awards in September

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” is hosting next month’s Emmy ceremony, but viewers still won’t be able to call in and pick the winners.\nSeacrest’s appeal is expected to be a “magnet” that pulls viewers, especially younger ones, to the awards show on Fox, Dick Askin, chairman and chief executive officer of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, said Monday.\nThe 59th Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sept. 16.\nLast year’s Emmys, hosted on NBC by Conan O’Brien, drew about 16.1 million viewers, making it the second least-watched Emmy telecast since 1991. It aired unusually early, in August, to make way for NBC’s National Football League telecast.\nThe awards ceremony rotates among the four major broadcast networks.\nThe Emmys were meant to have even more of an “Idol” touch, with two of the talent show’s executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick producing. But they withdrew from the job earlier this year, citing their demanding schedules, and veteran producer Ken Ehrlich took their place.