Variety

Swan Song Stats

FINAL SEASONS OF SOME BELOVED COMEDIES STILL CAUGHT NOTABLE ACADEMY ATTENTION

- By Will Thorne SIX SEASONS AND SOME EMMYS? “Schitt’s Creek” has 15 chances to bring home Emmy gold for Pop and Sony Pictures Television.

A WHOLE HOST OF SHOW s signed off with tearful goodbyes this year, but only a couple have been handed big shots at Emmys gold to reward their curtain calls.

The final season winner is undoubtedl­y Pop’s “Schitt’s Creek,” which scored a staggering 15 nomination­s, placing it in a tie for fifth place in the overall program rankings.

Once a relatively little-known comedy that began on Canadian television, “Schitt’s Creek” rode a wave of critical and word-ofmouth support, as well as a streaming bump, to become one of the most-talkedabou­t series of the year. Those 15 nomination­s, including comedy series and a quartet of acting noms for its leads Eugene Levy and Catherine O’hara and supporting players Dan Levy and Annie Murphy, are worthy recognitio­n for six seasons of consistent hilarity from the Rose family, as well as an emotional, satisfying ending.

Following in those footsteps is NBC’S “The Good Place,” which has six noms, including comedy series and a trio of acting nods (lead comedy actor for Ted Danson, supporting comedy actor for William Jackson Harper and supporting comedy actress for D’arcy Carden), to show for its fourth and final season.

Danson’s nom marked his third consecutiv­e for the role of Michael, a demon who got his chance to be human in the moral philosophy series’ final moments. Harper and Carden both scored their first-ever Emmy nomination­s this year, while Maya Rudolph rounded out the acting noms with her third consecutiv­e nod in the guest comedy actress category for playing the Judge.

Fellow NBC comedy “Will & Grace” was right behind with five nomination­s for the final season of its revival, all in below-theline categories.

On the drama side, USA’S “Mr. Robot” only scored one nomination (in an interactiv­e category) for its fourth and final outing. And similarly, the eighth and final season of the Showtime terrorism series “Homeland” only picked up a nom for directing (for Lesli Linka Glatter).

Also on the list of final seasons that received one nomination are Netflix’s “Bojack Horseman” and “Orange Is the New Black,” HBO’S “Ballers” and “Silicon Valley” and ABC’S “How to Get Away With Murder” and “Modern Family.”

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