LOS ANGELES — It’s no secret that the Emmys have historically been resistant to change, and in many respects, this year’s ceremony leaned heavily on past winners, returning series and familiar themes.
But Monday’s live telecast from L.A.'s Microsoft Theater was also an example of TV‘s biggest night trying to keep up with seismic changes in the medium it celebrates, often with mixed results.
Between all the nominations and victories for TV Academy favorites “Ted Lasso,” “Succession,” “Ozark” and “Saturday Night Live,” it was the triumph of new shows such as “Abbott Elementary,” “Squid Game” and “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” that gave the ceremony a pulse and showed the way forward.
