Benjamonster's TV

Finishing up my Emmy Preview, I am taking a look at the Outstanding Series races in Comedy, Drama and Limited Series. I will also list my most likely nominees in each category as of this moment. Stay tuned in July for my final Emmy nomination predictions. This is the final post for the "season" for my blog but come back each day in July for my fourth annual Benjamonster Awards! COMEDY The competition in comedy is fierce with six of the eight nominees from last year returning. They are led by two time defending champion Ted Lasso , which is looking to win its third straight. The returns on Lasso seem to be diminishing with critics but there was some thought of that last year and then it dominated again. This year feels a little bit different in terms of public response though so while I think a nomination is assured, I don't think it is necessarily the frontrunner unless it pulls a Modern Family and keeps getting Emmys long after the public is ready to move on from the acc...

Continuing my Emmy Preview, I am taking a look at the Outstanding Lead Actor races in Comedy, Drama and Limited Series. As with all other Emmy posts, I will also list my most likely nominees in each category as of now with the caveat that my final prediction list will come closer to the actual nominations announcement in July. COMEDY Lead Actor in a Comedy Series is interesting because it's one of only two major categories where all of last year's nominees are eligible again (the other is Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series).  Jason Sudeikis is a two time defending champion for Ted Lasso . If this indeed proves to be Lasso 's final season or at least the final season for Sudeikis, he'll be a threat to threepeat, but the backlash to Lasso seems even stronger this year so who knows. Last year, this was seen by many as a two man race between Sudeikis and Bill Hader for Barry . The two of them are locks and it really seems like the Only Murders in the Building duo  Steve Ma...

Continuing my Emmy Preview, I am taking a look at the Outstanding Lead Actress races in Comedy, Drama and Limited Series. As I did with the Supporting categories last week, I will also list my most likely nominees in each category as of now with the caveat that my final prediction list will come closer to the actual nominations announcement in July. COMEDY This is a competitive category even with two-time defending champion Jean Smart not in the mix this year. With Smart ineligible, the leading contender could be Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary . Brunson already won a Writing award last year and is probably the frontrunner. She's a lock for a nomination but there are many contenders for a win. There is one returning winner, Rachel Brosnahan won in this category in 2018 and will be looking for her fifth and final nomination for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . It seems like Brosnahan's time to win might have passed, but she has received a lot of acclaim for the show's final ...

Here's a look at the Top 5 TV news stories this week! #1 - WRITER'S STRIKE HAS BEGUN The biggest potential news in the industry for months is now official. The WGA and AMPTP were unable to come to an agreement and the Writer's Strike began at midnight on Tuesday. Immediately impacted were the late night talk shows, which have all shut down for now as well as Saturday Night Live , which has cancelled the final three episodes of its season that were scheduled to be hosted by Pete Davidson, Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge. Next to be impacted will likely be the Upfronts with networks hesitant to announce fall schedules (not that it's as big a deal as it used to be, but still). Streamers likely have a lot in the pipeline but they'll be impacted too if it goes on too long. Of course the streamers are a big reason this strike is happening as the TV models have changed and so has compensation for writers in a world where 22 episode seasons and big syndication deals are...

Continuing my Emmy Preview, I am taking a look at the Outstanding Supporting Actor races in Comedy, Drama and Limited Series. As with yesterday, I will also list my most likely nominees in each category as of now with the caveat that my final prediction list will come closer to the actual nominations announcement in July. COMEDY There's a chance this category could be full of Ted Lasso and Barry actors again with all of last year's nominees eligible again. Leading the pack is the defending two time winner Brett Goldstein , who could easily threepeat as one of Ted Lasso 's most popular characters. He's not the only previous winner likely to get a nomination though with former winners Henry Winkler for Barry and Tony Shalhoub for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel likely to get nominations for their farewell runs. This category had three nominees for Ted Lasso last year and four in 2021 so you have to see past nominees  Nick Mohammed, Toheeb Jimoh, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift al...

This week and next week, I will take a look at each of the main Emmy acting races as well as the Series races. I will also list my most likely nominees in each category. I will caveat that this is still early and these are my projections as of now. A lot can change between now and mid-July when the Emmy nominations are announced. I will post my final predictions the week of the Emmy nominations but here's how I see things right now. Today, I am looking at Outstanding Supporting Actress categories in Comedy, Drama and Limited Series. COMEDY Supporting Actress is a crowded field with a lot of potential returning nominees. The field is led by the previous two winners, 2022's Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbott Elementary and 2021's Hannah Waddingham for Ted Lasso . Both ladies are locked for nominations and could each be a threat to return to the winner's circle with Ralph a more likely repeat. Another former winner is in the mix too. Alex Borstein won for The Marvelous Mrs. Maise...

On Tuesdays, I take a look at schedules from yesteryear. Here's a look at Sundays in the 1998-99 season! ABC 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 Sep The Wonderful World of Disney 20/20 The Practice Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May ABC had successfully relaunched The Wonderful World of Disney in the 1997-98 season and it returned for the 1998-99 season with a mixture of new and classic Disney films. They didn't have anything as high profile as Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella among their originals so it didn't make as much of a splash in the ratings. ABC decided they didn't need two movies on Sunday night so they got rid of their Sunday night movie, the first of the big three networks to do so permanently (though it had been tried occasionally over the years). Yet another edition of 20/...