Ok, so the Emmys are coming up and even thought these things are a total crapshoot and I’m convinced there’s no real way to predict them accurately, I still do my predictions, because I’m a masochist I guess. And there’s always a chance that this is my year, right? So let’s jump in.
REALITY SERIES
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Project Runway
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
My least informed category. I don’t watch any of these shows, I admit to not being much of a reality fan, despite a huge consumer of TV in general. I do feel like it’s been these same exact nominees for quite a long time now. For the last eight years it’s been bouncing back and forth between The Amazing Race and The Voice, but I don’t know, I feel like it’s time for RuPaul to win this thing, don’t you? Not likely, I know. I guess it’s safe to just go with The Voice again.
Winner: The Voice
Alternate: The Amazing Race
Dark Horse: RuPaul’s Drag Race
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
- At Home With Amy Sedaris
- Drunk History
- I Love You, America
- Portlandia
- Saturday Night Live
- Tracey Ulman’s Show
This one’s easy. SNL won it last year and will do so again, due to its total dominance of political coverage of course. Even though it’s Portlandia’s last season and that show never won, I don’t think anything’s taking it from SNL for the foreseeable future.
Winner: SNL
Alternate: Portlandia
VARIETY TALK SERIES
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
I don’t think this one’s very suspenseful either. Nice to see The Daily Show get back in, but John Oliver owns this category currently and I don’t see an upset coming (although if it did, it would probably be Colbert).
Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Alternate: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dark Horse: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (her special did get nominated in a lot of individual categories this year, so they like her)
