To say these past five years have been a rollercoaster for the television industry would be an understatement. Through a global pandemic and a full work stoppage as the WGA and SAG struck for fair wages, we have seen the amount of TV shows vastly expand and contract, making each annual set of Emmy nominations feel fresh (even if some shows still win every year.) Barely giving us a chance to breathe after the postponed 2023 Emmys happened just this January, the 2024 Primetime Emmy nominations tell a whole new, post-strike story where some of the shows that have been on the nominations bubble for years finally popped.
Meanwhile new series, which usually have a premium on awards nominations, did not fare as well as expected. Given how the Emmys are an award given by industry peers, the nominations can tell us a lot about what shows and performers other creatives are following, and how the industry feels about this transitional time where more shows are going back into production, but which of them becomes a hit feels even more unpredictable. Below we dive into five key takeaways from the 2024 Emmy nominations, including nomination curveballs and canceled shows that could now be revived.
1. Voters Finally Did Their Homework As previously stated, Emmy voters have not been keen on catching up on shows in the past. It is much easier to show consideration to one eight-episode season than it is to catch up with viewers on Season 3 of an hour-long drama, even if it seems like everyone .
