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Column: Welcome to the most underwhelming Emmy race in years

With many past winners and popular contenders out of the running this year, the 2026 Emmys are likely to be heavy on TV that's just ... fine, our columnist writes.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Column: Welcome to the most underwhelming Emmy race in years, With many past winners and popular contenders out of the running this year, the 2026 Emmys are likely to be heavy on TV that’s just … fine, our columnist writes.

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