The success of ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience continued this morning when the live special received two Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for James Burrows and Andy Fisher. The special featured revivals of classic episodes of All in t…

With a total of 12 Emmy nominations, Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora has emerged as a leader in the limited series race. The show based on a real-life 2015 prison break explores the dynamics between convicts Richard Matt (Benicio del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano) and prison worker Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell (Patricia…

Amy Adams (Sharp Objects), Game of Thrones‘ Alfie Allen, Gwendoline Christie, Sophie Turner and Carice van Houten, and This Is Us star Mandy Moore are among 43 actors celebrating their first Emmy nominations as a performer. The full list follows below. 1. Amy Adams: Limited Series/TV Movie Actress (Sharp Objects) 2. Al…

Given the Television Academy's tendency to reward the same critical favorites year after year at the Primetime Emmy Awards, it's often difficult for newer series to break into the race—particularly, in the category of Outstanding Competition Program. This year, however, has proven to be an exception, with Netflix…

VH1’s popular drag queen reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race cleaned up this morning when it came to Emmy nominations. It had repeat nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program as well as Outstanding Competition Program — but the entire Drag Race franchise made history, garnering 14…

Mandy Moore has officially entered the Emmy race. The matriarch of NBC’s hit series, This Is Us, landed her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series, joining fellow repeatedly nominated co-stars Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia. “It hasn't sunk in. Not sure if it ever will. I’ve never…

ABC’s two-hour The Bachelorette (1.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 6.41 million viewers) rose to season highs in both numbers Monday, giving ABC another overall win on the night in primetime. The reality competition added a tenth to its rating from last week, which seemed to help the network’s 10 PM drama Gra…

For Pop TV, the Eugene and Dan Levy comedy Schitt’s Creek has finally over-runneth at the Emmy nominations after five seasons on the air. Or as father and son exclaimed today, “Team Canada is heading to the Emmys!’ Reacted Pop TV President Brad Schwartz, who is also Canadian, on Twitter minutes after the nominations…

Netflix has greenlighted Astronomy Club, a sketch-comedy series starring the eponymous New York-based improv and sketch troupe. Kenya Barris is producing the series as part of the mega-deal he signed with the streamer last year. As Astronomy Club has done with its improv and sketch performances, the series will use…

At this morning’s Emmy nomination announcement, Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma and 2019 Emmy show producers Don Mischer and Ian Stewart told me no decision has been made about whether to have a host this year. In fact, Mischer tells Deadline they have not even made any offers. This year’s Oscar show…