Programming & Performance

Several Freshman Shows—and SNL—Stormed the Emmy Nominations

7 big takeaways from this year's nominees

emmy-noms-PAGE-2017 — Emmy voters smiled on Atlanta, The Handmaid's Tales, This Is Us and Saturday Night Live.Photo Illustration: Dianna McDougall; Sources: FX, Hulu/George Kraychyk, NBC

July 13, 2017

Thanks to Peak TV, there are more scripted series than ever—with around 450 expected to air this year—making it seemingly next-to-impossible for new shows to make a splash with overwhelmed audiences.

Jason Lynch

@jasonlynch
jason.lynch@adweek.com

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

Programming & Performance

Several Freshman Shows—and SNL—Stormed the Emmy Nominations

7 big takeaways from this year's nominees

Jason Lynch

About

Subscriptions

Events

Publications

INDEPENDENCE DAY SALE

Subscribe today!

Jason Lynch