Overview

• The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert secured the sole slots in the 2025 Outstanding Talk Series category
• A drop to 13 submissions left the field one short of the four-nominee threshold set by Academy rules
• Under the Television Academy’s formula for eight to nineteen entries, the number of nominees is determined by dividing submissions by four and rounding
• The Daily Show leads all programs this year with a record 12 total Emmy nominations across categories
• Long-running hosts such as Seth Meyers and emerging streaming talk series failed to break into the contracted lineup