2023 Game Show Emmys and Host Predictions

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2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Game Show

PASSWORD – Episode 3: Meghan Trainor – Pictured: Host Keke Palmer – (Photo by: Jordin Althaus/NBC via Getty Images)
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Weekly Commentary (June 16, 2023): The Outstanding Game Show category has moved from Daytime to Primetime Ceremony. Twenty-five programs are under consideration, including syndicated pop culture staples like “Family Feud,” “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune.” As a result, five nominees will be named.

When part of the daytime ceremony, “Jeopardy” holds the record for most names and wins with 38 and 19, respectively. CBS’ “The Price is Right” and “Wheel” follow with 36 and 21 mentions over several decades.

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More comments from the game show hosts are below.

And the expected nominees are:

  1. “Danger” (Syndication)
  2. “Let’s make a deal(SCS)
  3. “Tap your luck” (ABC)
  4. “The price is right(SCS)
  5. “It’s my jam(NBC)

Next in line

  1. “weakest link(NBC)
  2. “Wheel(NBC)
  3. “Wheel of Fortune” (Syndication)
  4. “The $100,000 Pyramid” (ABC)
  5. “Password(NBC)

Other high-level possibilities

  1. “people puzzle” (Game Show Network)
  2. “Jargon(SCS)
  3. “You bet your life” (Syndication)
  4. “Barmageddon(NBC)
  5. “Capital One University Bowl(NBC)
  6. “25 words or less” (Syndication)
  7. “Celebrity game face(NBC)
  8. “Generation gap” (ABC)
  9. “Master Spirits” (Game Show Network)
  10. “Fraction of a second” (Game Show Network)

All eligible titles (in alphabetical order)**

  • “Barmageddon(NBC)
  • “Capital One University Bowl(NBC)
  • “Celebrity game face(NBC)
  • “family quarrel” (Syndication)
  • “funny you should ask” (Syndication)
  • “game changer” (Give up)
  • “Danger” (Syndication)
  • “Let’s make a deal(SCS)
  • “Jargon(SCS)
  • “Generation gap” (ABC)
  • “Master Spirits” (Game Show Network)
  • “The $100,000 Pyramid” (ABC)
  • “Password(NBC)
  • “people puzzle” (Game Show Network)
  • “Pictionary(SCS)
  • “Tap your luck” (ABC)
  • “The price is right(SCS)
  • “Fraction of a second” (Game Show Network)
  • “It’s my jam(NBC)
  • “25 words or less” (Syndication)
  • “The wall(NBC)
  • “weakest link(NBC)
  • “Wheel(NBC)
  • “Wheel of Fortune” (Syndication)
  • “You bet your life” (Syndication)

** This official list and/or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.

2022 Category Winner: “Jeopardy” (at the Daytime Emmy Awards)

2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Host for a Game Show

CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE – Vanna White
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Weekly Commentary (June 16, 2023): On Monday, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak announced that he will be leaving after the end of his 41st season. Throughout his run, he racked up the third-most nominations for Outstanding Game Show Host at the Daytime Emmys with 21, after Bob Barker of “The Price is Right” (23) and the late Alex Trebek of ” Jeopardy” (32). The “Wheel” host has won three times. However, he never shared a mention alongside his no less famous hostess Vanna White, who has been revealing the letters on the board since 1982.

It’s odd considering that the two hosts of “Jeopardy” – Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings – are both arguing, albeit estranged, for their competitive schedule. Per Emmy rules, the two never perform their hosting duties simultaneously and can therefore compete individually. This is similar to the hosts of “Saturday Night Live” when opting for guest comedy categories.

Sajak has been the host since the Reagan presidency in 1981. In 2019, White quickly took over hosting duties while Sajak recovered from surgery.

The National Museum of Women’s History has long covered the absence of female game show hosts. TV legend Betty White became the first woman to win an Emmy for hosting a game show in 1983 for NBC’s “Just Men.” The second would not be crowned until Meredith Vierira in 2005 for the syndicated ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. She won again in 2009.

It’s unclear if White is eligible to submit to her current duties, but it’s time for another woman to enter the roster of emcees.

The good news is that other women are vying for the names, including Elizabeth Banks (“Press Your Luck”), Keke Palmer (“Password”) and Leah Remini (“People Puzzler”). Palmer would be the first black woman nominated. Wayne Brady (“Let’s Make a Deal”) and Steve Harvey (“Family Feud”) are the only black hosts to win.

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The nomination vote is now open to the more than 20,000 members of the Television Academy. The first round of voting ends June 26 at 10 p.m. PT. The official nominees will be announced on Tuesday, July 12. The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, are (tentatively scheduled pending the outcome of the WGA Strike) on Monday, September 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. on Fox. The two-night Creative Arts Emmys are scheduled for Sept. 9-10.

And the expected nominees are:

  1. “family quarrel(Syndicated) – Steve Harvey
  2. “Let’s make a deal” (CBS) – Wayne Brady
  3. “Tap your luck(CBS) – Elizabeth Banks
  4. “Password(NBC) – Keke Palmer
  5. “It’s my jam(NBC)—Jimmy Fallon

Next in line

  1. “Wheel of Fortune” (ABC) – Pat Sajak
  2. “people puzzle(GSN) — Leah Remini
  3. “The price is right” (CBS) – Drew Carey
  4. “weakest link(NBC) – Jane Lynch
  5. “The $100,000 Pyramid(ABC) – Michael Strahan

Other high-level possibilities

  1. “Danger” (ABC) – Mayim Bialik
  2. “Danger(ABC)-Ken Jennings
  3. “Jargon(CBS) – RuPaul Charles
  4. “Barmageddon(USA Network) — Nikki Garcia
  5. “The wall(NBC) – Chris Hardwick
  6. “Generation gap(ABC)-Kelly Ripa
  7. “Capital One University Bowl” (NBC) – Peyton Manning
  8. “Wheel(NBC) – Michael McIntyre
  9. “25 words or less(Syndication) — Meredith Vieira
  10. “Pictionary(CBS) – Jerry O’Connell

Other eligible titles

“Master Minds” (Brooke Burns); “Split Second” (John Michael Higgins); “It’s Funny You Should Ask” (Jon Kelley); “You Bet Your Life” (Jay Leno); “Game Changer” (Sam Reich)

2022 Category Winner: Steve Harvey for “Family Feud” (at the Daytime Emmys)

Emmy Awards Prediction Categories

DRAMA SERIES | COMEDY SERIES | LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGICAL SERIES | TV FILM | LEAD ACTOR (DRAMA) | LEADING ACTOR (COMEDY) | LEADING ACTOR (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | LEAD ACTRESS (DRAMA) | LEAD ACTRESS (COMEDY) | LEAD ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (DRAMA) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (DRAMA) | SECONDARY ACTRESS (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | TALK SERIES | SCRIPTED VARIETY | GAME SHOW | DIRECTION (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | WRITING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED FILM/TV) | REALITY (CONTEST, STRUCTURED, UNSTRUCTURED, HOST)

Creative Arts and Other Emmy Categories

GUEST ACTOR (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTOR (COMEDY) | GUEST ACTRESS (COMEDY) | VOICE OVER | SHORT FORM | DOCUMENTARY | MUSIC | ANIMATED | OTHER CATEGORIES

About the Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards, better known as the Emmys, are presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS). Since 1949, the awards have recognized excellence in American prime-time television programming. They are divided into three classes – Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (recognizes achievement in craftsmanship), and Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards (recognizes significant contributions in engineering and technology). The typical eligibility period is between June 1 and May 31 of any given year. The Television Academy has over 25,000 members, representing 30 professional peer groups, including artists, directors, producers, art directors, artisans and executives.

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