Emmy Predictions: Talk Series/Scripted Variety — Could ‘The Daily Show’ Win Back to Back? Will John Oliver Triumph Again Over ‘SNL?’
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2024 Emmy Predictions:
Talk Series and Scripted Variety
Weekly Commentary (Updated: Aug. 19, 2024): More to come.
The Creative Arts and Governors Gala ceremonies will occur over two nights on Sept. 7-8. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 15.
Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.
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Talk Series
Image Credit: Lloyd Bishop/NBC And the Nominees Are
Rank Series 1 “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central) 2 “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC) 3 “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) 4 “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS) Variety: Outstanding Talk Series -
Scripted Variety
Image Credit: Screenshot courtesy YouTube/Last Week Tonight And the Nominees Are
Rank Series 1 “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Max) 2 “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) Variety: Outstanding Scripted Variety Series -
Eligible Titles (Talk Series, Scripted Variety)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix **The list below is incomplete and has been confirmed as officially submitted. All information is subject to change. Grouped by the network that airs each series.
Talk Series
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
- “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” (Bravo)
- “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
- “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
- “Real Time with Bill Maher” (Max)
- “A Tiny Audience” (Max)
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Pit Stop With Trixie” (MTV)
- “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC)
- “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC)
- “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” (Netflix)
- “Hart to Hart” (Peacock)
- “¡Siéntese Quien Pueda!” (UniMás)
- “Hot Ones” (YouTube)
Scripted Variety
- “After Midnight” (CBS)
- “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Max)
- “Painting with John” (Max)
- “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
- “The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman” (Netflix)
