MUMBAI: This year’s Daytime Emmys in the US are filled with firsts. For the first time in its history, the show will be broadcast from Hollywood, and for the first time ever, the telecast will interact with its enthusiastic fans during the live broadcast.

The show takes place on 28 April.

The Luminous Colour Glaze Fan Zone is a new feature to the 33rd edition of the show and will be hosted by actor Cameron Mathison who plays Ryan Lavery in All My Children. The Zone will serve as an interactive element incorporated into the live ceremony

Fans will have the opportunity to watch, interact with and meet the night’s Emmy Award winners immediately following their acceptance speeches from bleachers that will line Babylon Court in the Hollywood and Highland Complex.

n addition, the telecast will open from this exciting new amphitheater-like setting with a rock-the-house performance by General Hospital actor and musician Rick Springfield (Jesse’s Girl), as he sings a mix of his best songs. During the show, fans won’t miss a moment as they watch live feeds of the ceremony taking place in the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.

ABC president daytime programming Brian Frons says, “Daytime fans are the most dedicated viewers in all of television. ‘The Luminous Color Glaze Fan Zone’ will allow them to share Emmy night with the stars they love in a way that has never been done before. In the past you have only heard the fans’ enthusiastic screams from the balcony. This is a chance for the viewers to connect with their energy and passion.”