TMC
05-17-2024, 07:33 PM
...against traditional late-night talk shows
https://variety.com/2024/tv/awards/hot-ones-youtube-emmys-outstanding-talk-series-category-1236005715/
The Sean Evans-hosted spicy chicken wing YouTube interview series, which has had massive viewership with guests like Jennifer Lawrence and (recently) Conan O'Brien, "has successfully petitioned to be included in the outstanding talk series category. It will compete against late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert," reports Variety's Clayton Davis. "Created by Chris Schonberger and produced by First We Feast and Complex Media, Hot Ones has garnered over three billion views since its debut in 2015. With three seasons airing per calendar year, seasons 21-23, totaling 36 episodes, all fall within the Emmy eligibility window from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024." Davis adds that Hot Ones' "engaging and viral format could disrupt the talk series category, which lacks a clear frontrunner. In 2022, Hot Ones was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding talk show entertainment, with Evans receiving a talk show host nomination the previous year." Hot Ones isn't the only YouTube show vying for Emmy attention. “Good Mythical Morning, created by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal (better known as Rhett & Link), is also back on the Emmy ballot after a thwarted attempt to enter the talk series race in 2018," says Davis, adding: "British creator Amelia Dimoldenberg, fresh off her stint as the Oscars’ social media ambassador, is entering the short form race for the first time with her series Chicken Shop Date." The Hot Ones news comes days after YouTube CEO wrote a Hollywood Reporter column urging the Emmys to allow more content creators into the Primetime Emmy space (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/youtube-ceo-emmys-creators-1235893700/).
https://variety.com/2024/tv/awards/hot-ones-youtube-emmys-outstanding-talk-series-category-1236005715/
The Sean Evans-hosted spicy chicken wing YouTube interview series, which has had massive viewership with guests like Jennifer Lawrence and (recently) Conan O'Brien, "has successfully petitioned to be included in the outstanding talk series category. It will compete against late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert," reports Variety's Clayton Davis. "Created by Chris Schonberger and produced by First We Feast and Complex Media, Hot Ones has garnered over three billion views since its debut in 2015. With three seasons airing per calendar year, seasons 21-23, totaling 36 episodes, all fall within the Emmy eligibility window from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024." Davis adds that Hot Ones' "engaging and viral format could disrupt the talk series category, which lacks a clear frontrunner. In 2022, Hot Ones was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding talk show entertainment, with Evans receiving a talk show host nomination the previous year." Hot Ones isn't the only YouTube show vying for Emmy attention. “Good Mythical Morning, created by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal (better known as Rhett & Link), is also back on the Emmy ballot after a thwarted attempt to enter the talk series race in 2018," says Davis, adding: "British creator Amelia Dimoldenberg, fresh off her stint as the Oscars’ social media ambassador, is entering the short form race for the first time with her series Chicken Shop Date." The Hot Ones news comes days after YouTube CEO wrote a Hollywood Reporter column urging the Emmys to allow more content creators into the Primetime Emmy space (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/youtube-ceo-emmys-creators-1235893700/).