| The Governors Award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a special Emmy Award that recognises the TV show's direct major achievements. The prize will be officially awarded on 8 September during the Creative Emmy Award ceremony in Los Angeles.
Idol Gives Back was an Amercian Idol special broadcast in support of poor children and young people in the USA and Africa. Around $75 million was collected during the special shows aired on 24 and 25 April alone.
"We are so proud to have been able to leverage the power of Idol with the support of our dedicated viewers across America to raise so much money and awareness for such worthwhile charitable organizations,“ said Simon Fuller, Idol Gives Back creator who worked with FremantleMedia North America to produce the show.
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