2024 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

We are going to replace this text all through the season, together with all our predictions, so be certain that to maintain checking IndieWire for the newest information from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination spherical of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations introduced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, last voting commences on August 15 and ends the evening of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to happen on Sunday, September 15, and air reside on ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT.

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Honest to say that the scenario with Excellent Scripted Selection Collection could be very bleak, and it doesn’t seem to be there may be any repair for it aside from to have these present fold again in with their fellow late evening collection in a revived Excellent Selection Collection class, which was a state of affairs that the Tv Academy appeared to have been avoiding for years.

Anyhow, lengthy story quick is that there have been so few submissions for the class this yr, that the nominees wanted to be decided by a jury of business friends (the Emmys are voted on by working TV professionals.) At first, the scenario appeared reassuring, with there being no cap how how lots of the submissions may very well be nominating, opening the door to the brand new CBS present “After Midnight,” and possibly even HBO’s “Portray With John” becoming a member of dominant Emmy contenders “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “Saturday Night time Reside.” However proper earlier than nominations voting began, the Emmy guidelines modified once more to make it so there might solely be two nominees.

When that occurred, it turned a on condition that “Final Week Tonight” and “SNL,” who each have Emmy counts properly into the double digits, would take these two nomination slots. Given how these late evening classes are inclined to go to the identical present yearly, and “Final Week Tonight” bested “SNL” of their first time nominated in opposition to one another on this new class that obtained established final season, the sting goes to the weekly HBO collection hosted by “The Every day Present” alum.

And in the end, it doesn’t seem like networks are eager on making any kind of scripted selection collection anymore. Off high, “After Midnight” remains to be working, and HBO has the critically beloved “Fantasmas” from “SNL” alum Julio Torres, however that’s about it so far as subsequent season’s prospects go. Perhaps with platforms like YouTube making an effort to interrupt into the Emmys race, sketch collection, and different exhibits that match into the class, will take the submission complete previous the place a jury doesn’t should step in and decide the nominees, however even then it could simply be including another present that must be nominated in opposition to “Final Week Tonight” and “SNL.”

Nominees are listed so as of their chance to win.

Energy Rankings:

1. “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)
2. “Saturday Night time Reside” (NBC)

Will Win: “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver”
May Win: “Saturday Night time Reside”
Ought to Win: “Saturday Night time Reside”

Extra Class Predictions:
Excellent Animated Program
Excellent Speak Collection
Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Collection
Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Particular

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Final Yr’s Winner: “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Nonetheless Eligible: Sure.
Sizzling Streak: Beforehand within the Selection Speak class, “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver” has gone eight straight years profitable an Emmy for the collection as a complete. When it comes to Selection collection as a complete, its scorching streak is just second to the ten consecutive Emmys obtained by “The Every day Present with Jon Stewart.”
Notable Ineligible Collection: “A Black Woman Sketch Present” (ended)