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The 2019 Emmys Were a Ratings Disaster, Even For the Emmys

 But they didn’t have to be. Here’s a few modest proposals on how to fix things. By Josef Adalian
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Game of Thrones Wasn’t the Year’s Best Drama. It Still Deserved Its Emmys Win.

 It’s not a popularity contest. (Not exactly.) By Matt Zoller Seitz
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Full List of 2019 Emmy Winners: Fleabag Cleans Up

 Phoebe Waller-Bridge wins big. By Rebecca Alter
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The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of a Deeply Chaotic Emmy Awards

 Without a host, there were bumps and awkward moments aplenty, but the scattershot ceremony still hit a few bull’s-eyes. By Jackson McHenry and Kathryn VanArendonk

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    Singer Michelle Williams Asks You Not to Yell at Her Over Anyone’s Emmys Speech Some of you seem to be very confused, and in more way than one.
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    Megan Thee Stallion and Jimmy Fallon Usher in ‘Hot Girl Fall’ on Tonight Show Enjoy your hot girl shit and a crisp autumnal breeze.
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    Warner Bros. Wants to Take You Back to New Jack City It’s always business. Never personal.
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    Jonah Hill Reportedly In Talks to Terrorize Gotham in Robert Pattinson’s Batman Let him play the Joker too. Give us more, more! Infinite Jokers!
  7. reboots
    Jared Padalecki to Lead Walker, Texas Ranger Reboot Because He Loves Being on TV But he’s bringing Jensen Ackles, right?
  9. shopping
    Jennifer Lawrence Thinks You Need an Air Fryer The actress has posted a wedding registry on Amazon.
  10. explainers
    The True Stories Behind Unbelievable The Netflix true-crime series hews close to the reported facts of the case while lightly fictionalizing its main players.
  11. make my wish come true
    Mariah Carey Gifts Us Christmas in September With Reissue of ‘Merry Christmas’ All I want for Christmas is a new live version of “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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    Terrence Howard Pontificates About Gravity in Wild Emmys Interview “I was able to open up the flower of life properly.”
  13. this! is! jeopardy!
    A Math Teacher Has Stealthily Become One of Jeopardy!’s All-Time Best Players Jason Zuffranieri is going into game 16 with $418,000.
  14. deaths
    House of 1,000 Corpses Actor Sid Haig Dead at 80 “He has returned to the Universe, a shining star in her heavens.”
  15. awards season
    The Emmys Proved That Award Shows Actually Do Need Hosts Just not the traditional kind of host.
  16. food films
    Nicolas Cage Will Finally Play a Revenge-Seeking Truffle Hunter It’s John Wick meets the French Laundry.
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    The Emmys Mistook Leonard Slatkin (Alive) for André Previn (Dead) In Memoriam “Andre deserved better.”
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    A Little Late With Lilly Singh Is a Promising Beginning The first week suggests that Singh is charismatic and original enough to pull this off.
  19. succession in session
    Surprise, Surprise. Everyone on Succession Has Mommy Issues. Each week we take the Roy family to therapy. This week: what’s up with mom?
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    Michelle Williams Calls for Industry to Support Women of Color in Emmys Speech “One day she might stand in front of you and say ‘thank you’ for allowing her to succeed because of her workplace environment, not in spite of it.”
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    Have You Seen Lenny Kravitz’s Sunglasses? “Hoping to get them back, no questions asked.”
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