Television Academy voters have the chance to right longstanding wrongs at this year’s 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock on September 12. Sandra Oh, nominated once more for Killing Eve, has gotten 13 Emmy nominations over the years but has yet to take home Emmy gold. Issa Rae, in contention for her work on Insecure, has gotten 8 nominations but zero wins. And for the love of Goodman, will someone please give an Emmy to Better Call Saul?
Yes, Better Call Saul got seven more Emmy nominations this year, bringing its nomination tally to 46, and unless it wins a category this year or next, it may go down in television history as one of the most-nominated Emmy losers. Rare is the spinoff that lives up to its predecessor, but Better Call Saul took a fan-favorite scene-stealer from Breaking Bad, Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman, and turned him into a Walter White-level anti-hero.
But then again, we’re talking about the same Television Academy that never gave prizes to the shows below (unless that prize was a much-belated Governors Award). Scroll down to see our picks for TV shows that deserved many moments in the Emmy spotlight and got nary one.
2022 Emmy Awards, Monday, September 12, 8/7c, NBC and Peacock
