Emmy Predictions 2026 - Which Programs Will Likely Be Nominated for Comedy Series?

From June 11 to 22, 2026, voting is taking place for The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. As such, it's fun to look at which actors and shows have the best chances of actually being nominated this year. So, these are my predictions for which programs will be nominated for Comedy Series.

Programs most likely to be nominated:

1. HBO Max's Hacks
2. Apple TV's Shrinking
3. ABC's Abbott Elementary
4. FX's The Bear
5. Apple TV's Margo's Got Money Troubles
6. Hulu's Only Murders in the Building
7. Apple TV's Widow's Bay
8. HBO's The Comeback

Serious threats that could break through:

1. Netflix's Nobody Wants This
2. HBO's Rooster
3. Netflix's The Four Seasons
4. FX's The Lowdown
5. Prime Video's Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
6. HBO's I Love LA
7. HBO's The Chair Company
8. NBC's The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
9. Netflix's Big Mistakes
10. Netflix's Wednesday
11. MGM+'s Spider-Noir

Some considerable long-shots:

1. Peacock's The 'Burbs
2. Netflix's Running Point
3. Peacock's The Paper
4. Netflix's The Hunting Wives
5. Apple TV's Palm Royale
6. Netflix's A Man on the Inside
7. Peacock's The Miniature Wife
8. Disney+'s Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
9. MGM+'s American Classic
10. Apple TV's Stick
11. Hulu's Chad Powers

Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:

1. ABC's Scrubs
2. Disney+'s Wonder Man
3. Apple TV's Loot
4. Peacock's Poker Face
5. FOX's Best Medicine
6. NBC's St. Denis Medical
7. CBS' Elsbeth
8. Apple TV's Platonic
9. Netflix's Leanne
10. Apple TV's Murderbot
11. Peacock's PONIES
12. Prime Video's Young Sherlock

The nominations for The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 8. The winners will be awarded in a ceremony broadcast on NBC on Monday, September 14.