EXCLUSIVE: The late-night community is over the moon after it emerged that there will be five Emmy nominations this year.
After Emmy voting opened, Deadline understands that there are 19 submissions in the Outstanding Talk Series category, far more than expected, which given the math, means that there will be five nominations this year.
One late-night source told Deadline this was “unexpected” but a “positive” move, meaning that that the sector no longer has to lament the loss of another Emmy slot.
Given that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has been moved to the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category this year, it is a boon for The Daily Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
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