‘Hacks’ Shatters ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Emmy Record for Most Nominations for a Comedy’s Final Season

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Chief Awards Editor

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“Hacks” is going out on top.

The critically acclaimed HBO Max comedy about a fading Las Vegas legend and the millennial writer who brought her career back to life garnered 24 Emmy nominations for its fifth and final season.

It’s surpassed the record set by Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek,” which collected 15 nominations for its send-off season in 2020 — the most ever for a comedy series’ final season, breaking the mark “30 Rock” set with 13 in 2013. “Schitt’s Creek” went on to sweep the comedy field that year, becoming the first series to take every major category — best comedy series, writing, directing and all four main acting races — in a single ceremony.

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