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Emmys’ Variety Talk Series Category Needs an Overhaul. Here’s One Way to Blow It Up (Column)

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhat are we going to do about the variety talk series category? The Television Academy implemented a plan this year to limit or expand a category’s nominations depending on how many contenders were submitted — with the exception of comedy and drama series, which will always get eight slots.

But the idea was to expand the competition in the age of peak TV, and that didn’t necessarily work across the board.As a result, some categories grew, but a few major ones contracted — including variety sketch series, which went from six nominees to just three this year (“A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “Drunk History” and incumbent winner “Saturday Night Live”).

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