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HBO's Casey Bloys was in "no doubt" that Game of Thrones would pick up the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy win last night, but he did admit that there was some disappointment for Veep and Deadwood. This comes as the WarnerMedia-owned premium network topped the awards last night with nine on the evening, taking it to a…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and HBO’s Veep came into the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards looking like a front-running candidate to make history but in the end the Academy voters elected to go in a different direction by making Fleabag the victor. Veep and Louis-Dreyfus were shockingly shut-out in favor of a scruffy newcomer with…

In a category that largely reflects some fresh blood in this key race, the real attention seems to be on the two past winners going head-to-head for the first time. That is because past three–time winner here, Veep, was not on the air in the last Emmy season and thus ineligible to compete, opening the door for The Marv…

Coming onto Veep as showrunner in Season 5, David Mandel has been caught since then between a rock and a hard place. "It's funny. When I started this thing, the question was always, 'What are you doing about the pressure of taking over for Armando [Iannucci]?' Then, I guess I got a year off, and it's now turned into…

UPDATED with full list of nominees: The 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were revealed Tuesday, with returning drama series champ Game of Thrones back in the mix in a record way. The HBO epic, which wrapped its final season this year, set a new benchmark with 32 total nominations, the most for any program…

In the latest edition of Deadline’s TV Talk podcast, we take on a biggie: Who will win the Emmy for Best Comedy Series this year? It’s a thorny question especially when you consider there are two defending champs. Last year’s winner, a big victor in only its first season, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, would be considered…

(Updated with HBO digital viewing data & Veep finale numbers) Game of Thrones burned down all competition and its own ratings records with the series’ penultimate episode Sunday. Flying fast toward its May 19 series finale, the blockbuster hit an all-time viewership high for itself and HBO with the battle-thick "The…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight's Veep series finale. Plus this article contains language inappropriate for almost anyone, but that’s Veep, isn’t it?  Game of Thrones doesn't end until next week, but tonight's series finale of Veep showed a very different way to snare another type of Iron…

UPDATED with video: Stephen Colbert traveled from our reality to the alternate one of political satire series Veep, to beg them to stop doing horrible things that inspire President Donald Trump. Just one night earlier, CNN’s John Berman had noticed Trump’s “joke” at his Wednesday rally in Panama City Beach, Florida…

The Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy race is shaping up to be a particularly interesting one this year with essentially two defending champs going for the gold, and the outcome not at all predictable. In most years, one could probably take to the bank a repeat victory for the previous year’s winner, which in this…

As Veep is coming to an end, the Emmy-winning series’ executive producer/showrunner David Mandel is staying in business with HBO. Mandel has signed a three-year exclusive TV overall deal with the premium cable network to develop and produce series projects. Seinfeld alum Mandel accomplished a rare feat on Veep. He was…

Media mavens long ago marked next week’s New York City premiere of Game of Thrones as a major date on the 2019 calendar. That night will see the beginning of the end of HBO’s biggest series ever at a moment of significant upheaval for the network and its parent, the AT&T-owned WarnerMedia. Tuesday night’s sendoff for V…