
Emmys 2026: Submission Season Ends and the Storylines Are Set
The eligibility window closed May 31 and entry materials were due in May — now the 78th Emmys campaign runs on strategy, category arithmetic and a Globes verdict already in hand.
Licensing deals, subscriber counts, carriage disputes, production spend and studio results, reported as the ledger deciding which shows continue.

The eligibility window closed May 31 and entry materials were due in May — now the 78th Emmys campaign runs on strategy, category arithmetic and a Globes verdict already in hand.

Hall H dark since 2025's summer cycle, San Diego's convention returns July 22-26 with badges long gone — and television still runs the room.

Mid-May belongs to the genre titles — Devil May Cry, The Punisher, Off Campus — as streamers fill the broadcast dead zone with fan-first franchises.

CBS announced its 2026-27 fall lineup on April 15, weeks before upfronts week — a quiet coup for advertisers and another sign the May ritual is loosening.

The 2026 scorecard is dominated not by brutal cancellations but by announced goodbyes — The Boys, Yellowjackets, Outlander — as streamers and networks plan their endings in advance.

With Sinners setting a nominations record and the March 15 ceremony airing on ABC and Hulu, the Oscars have become television's most expensive rental.