Awards Circuit Column: The revived variety series category can't change the fact that as 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' ends, the traditional talk format is disappearing.
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First off, kudos to the Television Academy for finally doing something about the paltry talk and scripted variety categories.
The return of a combined outstanding variety series category was necessary, given the decline in submissions as networks and streamers scale back on their talk and sketch show ambitions. Last year, the talk category only fronted three nominees, while scripted variety had just two. That wasn’t sustainable.
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