{"id":750220,"date":"2026-07-08T09:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/750220\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:33:12","slug":"2026-tv-shows-not-eligible-for-emmys-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/750220\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 TV Shows Not Eligible for Emmys This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you don\u2019t see some of your favorite shows and stars among the 2026 Emmy nominees<\/a> tomorrow (July 8), for a certain selection of shows that came out this year, it\u2019s not a snub.<\/p>\n

The Emmys<\/a> eligibility window is not the calendar year like the Golden Globes<\/a>. Its unique eligibility dates mean that some shows aren\u2019t eligible for nominations until next year\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n

Here, we\u2019ve compiled a list of TV shows that definitely will not be getting Emmy nominations tomorrow, because they can\u2019t until 2027 \u2014 or, in one hit show\u2019s case, because it isn\u2019t eligible for Primetime Emmys at all.<\/p>\n

What is the 2026 Emmys eligibility window?<\/p>\n

In order to be considered for nominations for Primetime Emmys, TV shows need to have been made by an American studio and released at least six of the season\u2019s episodes \u2014 or all episodes for limited and anthology series \u2014 before the cutoff. The 2026 Emmys eligibility window is June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026. If fewer than the required number of episodes are released before the cutoff, then that season of TV becomes eligible the following Emmys year, as the majority of the season\u2019s episodes aired after June 1.<\/p>\n

Any show that premiered its full season after June 1, 2025, and before May 31, 2026, during primetime hours and to at least 50% of the United States is eligible this year.<\/p>\n

What TV shows aren\u2019t eligible for 2026 Emmys?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get the biggest show of the year out of the way first:\u00a0Heated Rivalry<\/a> is not eligible for Emmy nominations because it wasn\u2019t produced by an American studio. It\u2019s a Canadian production that was licensed to an American streaming service (HBO Max). So you will not see\u00a0Heated Rivalry among the nominees tomorrow, but Connor Storrie is eligible for a nomination for his hosting gig on\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/a>.\u00a0Heated Rivalry is eligible for International Emmy<\/a> consideration. Those nominees will be announced later this year.<\/p>\n

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BritBox\u2019s\u00a0The Other Bennet Sister<\/a> is not eligible for Primetime Emmys for the same reasons as\u00a0Heated Rivalry, and it\u2019s also eligible for International Emmy recognition.<\/p>\n

The Bear<\/a> Season 5, the final season, just came out in full on Hulu on June 25, 2026. If The Bear is nominated tomorrow, it will be for Season 4, which came out exactly one year before its final season on June 25, 2025.<\/p>\n

The Vampire Lestat<\/a>, aka\u00a0Interview With the Vampire Season 3<\/a>, is not eligible for Emmy nominations until 2027 because it didn\u2019t release most of its seven-episode season before the cutoff date. Season 3 started on June 7. The finale is on July 19. House of the Dragon<\/a> Season 3 also missed the cutoff date (it premiered on June 21) and will be eligible for nominations next year.<\/p>\n

Dutton Ranch<\/a> is not eligible for nominations until 2027 because it didn\u2019t air at least six episodes before the cutoff. It premiered on May 15 with two episodes and only aired four episodes by the time of the cutoff date. (Yellowstone<\/a> creator Taylor Sheridan<\/a> recently scoffed at the Emmys<\/a>, saying he doesn\u2019t care about his shows winning any.)<\/p>\n

Apple TV\u2019s\u00a0Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed<\/a> missed the cutoff by only having three episodes out by the end of May. Apple TV had a big hit come out right before it, however:\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Matthew Rhys<\/a>-led horror-comedy made it into the 2026 eligibility window by just a hair. Emmy forecasters predict that the heralded series could cause a major upset in the comedy categories race.\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay premiered with three of 10 total episodes on April 29 and released one episode weekly after that until May 27. Had it only premiered with one episode, it wouldn\u2019t have been eligible until next year. The final season of\u00a0Hacks<\/a> also made it in just before the cutoff, with its series finale that came out on May 28.<\/p>\n

Mariska Hargitay<\/a> will host the 2026 Emmy Awards this September. Here\u2019s a breakdown of what to expect<\/a> from this year\u2019s live ceremony.<\/p>\n

2026 Primetime Emmys, Monday, September 14, 8\/7c, NBC and streaming live on Peacock<\/p>\n

Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you don\u2019t see some of your favorite shows and stars among the 2026 Emmy nominees tomorrow (July…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[321742,88,74399],"class_list":["post-750220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-emmy-nominees","tag-entertainment","tag-primetime-emmys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}