Should there be a category for multi-cam sitcoms? Since there were only 13 eligible multi-cam comedies submitted for consideration this year, the category couldn’t exist. Per the Academy’s “rule of 14,” there needs to be 14+ entries in order to qualify
The question of whether multi-camera sitcoms are a dying breed isn’t a new one. The few remaining purveyors of the format, including “But even as Lorre ventures into the single-camera world with such shows as the Golden Globe-winning “The Kominsky Method” and has gotten a taste of success in that arena, he’s not turning his back on multicam.
Yet the multicam renaissance just hasn’t materialized. Among the 108 series submitted to the TV Academy to be considered in the comedy series category, just 13 were multicam: “,” “The Conners,” “The Cool Kids,” “Fam,” “Last Man Standing,” “Man With a Plan,” “Mom,” “Murphy Brown,” “The Neighborhood,” “One Day at a Time,” “The Ranch,” “Rel” and “Will & Grace.” And just eight of those shows will be back for consideration next year.
Even though the finale of “The Big Bang Theory” was much heralded in the spring, the show’s swan song only landed three nominations, most notably in comedy directing .
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