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UPDATE: May 12, 2023
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Talk Series
Host Seth Meyers does his opening monologue on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”
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Weekly Commentary: The lingering issues between the debate series and the scripted variety continue to show. With “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” dropped out of that category and “The Problem with Jon Stewart” added to it, much to the chagrin of both HBO and Apple.
This TV Academy position has now presented a potential landscape for outstanding talk shows where, according to our tracking, only 14 shows are vying for attention. Two women are part of the white male landscape (and Trevor Noah who left “The Daily Show”). This is the price we pay when you cancel Samantha Bee and have no kickass women on the late night landscape (networks please address).
Although “The Amber Ruffin Show” has the DNA of a talk show, in recent years it has been among the scripted variety submissions. However, Peacock successfully applied for a move into the debate series category where she hopes to make history as the first black woman to be nominated for her brief six-episode season.
The other could be the little-known “The Sisaundra Show” which was submitted last year and meets the eligibility criteria.
Fourteen submissions will yield four nominees based on the Emmy rules.
The answer? Combine them again until you have a landscape that justifies a large enough field.
Voting for Emmy nominations takes place June 15-26. Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced on July 12. Check back every Thursday for the latest updates. All information is preliminary and subject to change.
And the expected nominees are:
- “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
Other high-level possibilities
All eligible titles (literate by network)**
** This official list and/or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.
2022 Category Winner: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO) — John Oliver, Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban, co-executive producer; Catherine Owens and Christopher Werner, supervising producers; Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Marian Wang and Charles Wilson, producers
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) |
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 |
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.