Kimmel Wins Game Show Host Emmy Again; Jeopardy Wins — SkimNews
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- Jimmy Kimmel won Outstanding Host for a Game Show for ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, his second consecutive win in the category, beating Steve Harvey, Ken Jennings, Colin Jost, and Martin Short.
- Jeopardy! took Outstanding Game Show for the fourth consecutive year since the category moved out of the daytime Emmys in 2023, beating Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Celebrity Family Feud, The Price Is Right, and Wheel of Fortune.
- Pop Culture Jeopardy! was the only non-ABC show in the host category after moving from Amazon to Netflix for its second season.
- Kimmel is also a frontrunner for Outstanding Variety Series at the Primetime Emmys on September 14, where Jimmy Kimmel Live! faces The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and Saturday Night Live.
- Jeopardy! is executive produced by Michael Davies, with Sarah Whitcomb Foss and Bari Jean Dorman as co-executive producers.
Why it matters: Jeopardy!'s four-peat in the game show category, paired with Kimmel's repeat hosting win, shows entrenched dominance by legacy franchises in these Emmy categories; Kimmel is also positioned for Outstanding Variety Series at the Primetime Emmys on September 14.
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