From June 16-27, 2022, voting took place for The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. As such, it's fun to look at which actors and shows have the best chances of actually being nominated this year. So, these are my predictions for which programs will be nominated for Comedy Series.
Programs most likely to be nominated:
- AppleTV+'s Ted Lasso
- HBO Max's Hacks
- HBO's Barry
- Hulu's Only Murders in the Building
- Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- FX's Atlanta
- FX's What We Do In the Shadows
- ABC's Abbott Elementary
Serious threats that could break through:
- Hulu's The Great
- HBO Max's The Flight Attendant
- Netflix's Cobra Kai
- ABC's Black-ish
- FX's Reservation Dogs
- AppleTV+'s The Afterparty
- Netflix's Emily in Paris
- CBS' Ghosts
- Netflix's Russian Doll
- HBO's Insecure
- Hulu's PEN15
- AppleTV+'s Schmigadoon!
- HBO Max's Peacemaker
- HBO Max's The Other Two
Some considerable long-shots:
- HBO Max's Our Flag Means Death
- HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm
- FX's Better Things
- HBO's Somebody Somewhere
- Disney+'s Hawkeye
- Netflix's The Chair
- HBO Max's Julia
- Hulu's Life & Beth
- HBO Max's Minx
- AppleTV+'s Physical
- HBO's The Righteous Gemstones
- NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- ABC's The Conners
- HBO Max's And Just Like That
Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:
- HBO Max's Starstruck
- FXX's Dave
- Netflix's Grace and Frankie
- Peacock's Girls5Eva
- Showtime's I Love That for You
- AppleTV+'s Acapulco
- Starz's Blindspotting
- ABC's Home Economics
- NBC's American Auto
- NBC's Grand Crew
- AppleTV+'s Dickinson
- Peacock's We Are Lady Parts
- Netflix's Murderville
The nominations for The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 12.