Three NPR television critics published their preferred Emmy winners days before Monday's ceremony, and their picks lean heavily toward Apple TV and away from the shows that actually dominated this year's nominations. The 2026 Emmy race has been defined by a handful of heavyweights. The Pitt, Hacks, Widow's Bay, and Pluribus lead the nominations pack. […] The post NPR critics bypass frontrunners, pick streaming underdogs for Emmy night appeared first on American Almanac .
Three NPR television critics published their preferred Emmy winners days before Monday's ceremony, and their picks lean heavily toward Apple TV and away from the shows that actually dominated this year's nominations. The 2026 Emmy race has been defined by a handful of heavyweights. The Pitt, Hacks, Widow's Bay, and Pluribus lead the nominations pack. But in a preview published Saturday , NPR critics Glen Weldon, Aisha Harris, and Eric Deggans staked out positions that favor smaller, quirkier fare, the kind of shows public-radio audiences already watch. That pattern tells you something about where the cultural gatekeepers sit, and how far their taste runs from the broad middle of the television audience. Apple TV dominates NPR's wish…Open
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Actor and co-creator of “Hacks” Paul W. Downs says the show was intentionally given strong female leads because of the inequalities he was seeing in Hollywood. Join CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister as she interviews Emmy-nominated celebrities on anything from their career-defining moments to news-making reflections. Stream episodes of Coming Up on the CNN app now: www.cnn.com/comingup
With one week left before final Primetime Emmy voting begins, a handful of races look all but decided, while a surprising number of marquee categories remain genuinely unpredictable. Awards forecaster Scott Feinberg laid out his category-by-category projections in The Hollywood Reporter, and the picture that emerges is an Emmy season dominated by three shows: HBO's […] The post Emmy predictions 2026: 'The Pitt,' 'Widow's Bay,' and 'Hacks' dominate as final voting nears appeared first on American Almanac .
With one week left before final Primetime Emmy voting begins, a handful of races look all but decided, while a surprising number of marquee categories remain genuinely unpredictable. Awards forecaster Scott Feinberg laid out his category-by-category projections in The Hollywood Reporter , and the picture that emerges is an Emmy season dominated by three shows: HBO's hospital drama *The Pitt*, Apple TV+'s dark comedy *Widow's Bay*, and HBO's returning favorite *Hacks*. Between them, those three series account for front-runner or top-contender positions in more than a dozen categories, a concentration of strength that leaves much of the rest of the field fighting for scraps. Feinberg draws a clear line between prediction and advocacy. His…Open
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