As TV Contracts, the 2026 Emmy Race Offers a Case for Optimism

With fewer originals, more AI anxiety and a fractured audience, this season’s contenders still suggest there’s plenty of life — and intrigue — left in scripted television.

With fewer originals, more AI anxiety and a fractured audience, this season’s contenders still suggest there’s plenty of life — and intrigue — left in scripted television.

With fewer originals, more AI anxiety and a fractured audience, this season’s contenders still suggest there’s plenty of life — and intrigue — left in scripted television.