Experts slugfest: Can ‘Ted Lasso’ hold off ‘The Bear’ at the Emmys? Plus: ‘Only Murders in the Building’ returns

The Emmys ceremony has moved to 2024 as dual strikes have shut down Hollywood, but there was one set of TV awards this week and an Emmy nominee returned with a new season. Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss the Television Critics Association Awards winner, “Only Murders in the Building” Season 3 and how — if at all — either will impact the Emmys.

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SEE Experts slugfest: Snap judgments on the 2023 Emmy episode submissions

Tuesday saw the return of “Only Murders in the Building” with the first two episodes of the third season. Season 2 earned 11 nominations, six fewer than Season 1, headlined by the glaring snub of Steve Martin. Can the new season, with the additional star power of Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd, boost Season 2’s chances anywhere? Martin Short has a tall order in Best Comedy Actor with frontrunner Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) in the way. Plus: How might Season 3 do awards-wise?

Elsewhere, we debate the competitive comedy supporting actor race, where we somehow have the same person winning.

Email your questions to slugfests@goldderby.com.

Timestamps:
Intro and TCA winners (0:00)
“Only Murders in the Building” Season 3 (11:23)
Can ‘The Bear’ beat ‘Ted Lasso’? (25:20)
Comedy supporting actor (32:02)
Comedy actress (42:03)
Other comedy categories (50:55)
Listener questions (55:00)

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