‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘South Park’ Among This Year’s Television Academy Honors Recipients

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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“Heated Rivalry” isn’t eligible for an Emmy, but the Television Academy has still found a way to award the breakthrough Crave series — seen here in the U.S. on HBO Max. “Heated Rivalry” has been named one of six TV series set to be recognized at the 19th annual Television Academy Honors, which single out “exceptional television programs and their producers who have harnessed the extraordinary power of television to advance social change.

Other shows named this year include Netflix’s “Adolescence,” which earned eight Emmys in 2025 (including outstanding limited or anthology series), Comedy Central’s “South Park” (which has won five Emmys over its long run) and FX’s “Dying for Sex” (which earned nine Emmy noms last year, but was shut out of wins).

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