MUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox has announced that its music-based reality show The X Factor‘s Steve Jones will co-host ‘Countdown To The Emmys‘, the official live pre-show of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, airing on 18 September.

Jones joins previously announced co-hosts Nancy O‘Dell, Mark Thompson and Amanda Byram.

 
The live one-hour special will capture the arrivals of Primetime Emmy(R) nominees, presenters and special guests. O‘Dell, Thompson, Jones and Byram will set the stage for the night‘s festivities as they interview the stars on the red carpet and get the inside scoop on the fashion, the nerves and the excitement.

Hosted by Jane Lynch and executive-produced by Mark Burnett, the Emmys will celebrate the year‘s best television programming.