The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (Season 2)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (Season 15)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Season 4)
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (Season 3)
“Saturday Night Live” (Season 43)
Who Will Win: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Who Should Win: “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
Who Might Upset: “Saturday Night Live”
Lowdown: “SNL” could win thanks to Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy’s cultural contributions as Trump and Sean Spicer, but John Oliver took this last year and we think he’s going to take it again this year too.
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
“The Amazing Race” (Season 29)
“American Ninja Warrior” (Season 9)
“Lip Sync Battle” (Season 3)
“Top Chef” (Season 14)
“The Voice” (Season 12, Season 13)
Who Will Win: “The Voice”
Who Should Win: “Lip Sync Battle”
Who Might Upset: “The Amazing Race”
Lowdown: We’re annoyed “Drag Race” isn’t here, but it wouldn’t matter anyway. “The Voice” has won this for the past four years and it’s likely winning for a fifth straight time.
The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program:
“Better Call Saul’s Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training” (Season 1)
“Carpool Karaoke” (Season 1)
“Humans of New York: The Series” (Season 1)
“National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts” (Season 3)
“Viceland at the Women’s March” (Season 1)
Who Will Win: “Carpool Karaoke”
Who Should Win: “Viceland at the Women’s March”
Who Might Upset: “Humans of New York: The Series”
Lowdown: We’re guessing most of the voters saw “Carpool Karaoke” over the other nominees and will vote for it. Not exactly deep research into the thinking of PGA members, but we’re satisfied with it.
The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
“All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams” (Season 2)
“Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers” (Season 12)
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (Season 23)
“SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt” (Season 3)
“VICE World of Sports” (Season 2)
Who Will Win: “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”
Who Should Win: “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”
Who Might Upset: “VICE World of Sports”
Lowdown: “Real Sports” and “World of Sports” tied in this category last year so the VICE series could easily win on its own this time around, but the safer bet is the HBO sports institution.
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
“Doc McStuffins” (Season 4)
“Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2017”
“School of Rock” (Season 3)
“Sesame Street” (Season 47)
“SpongeBob SquarePants” (Season 10, Season 11)
Who Will Win: “Sesame Street”
Who Should Win: I should ask my three nieces.
Who Might Upset: “SpongeBob Squarepants”
Lowdown: I dunno, “Sesame Street” won last year and every year since 2012. I mean, chances are it will win again, right?
