The same five series have gone unchallenged in the Reality Competition category since 2007: The Amazing Race, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Project Runway, and Top Chef. Considering the limp seasons of American Idol and Project Runway this year, perhaps we can bank on their unceremonious dismissal. Survivor just enjoyed its greatest season in years, and an incredible, life-affirming romp called RuPaul's Drag Race exhumed the spontaneity we dug in Project Runway's early seasons.
Seriously, if Drag Race doesn't win a nomination this year, someone in Emmy HQ isn't paying attention to the renewed ebullience the Logo series packs (or tucks). The "Snatch Game" episode alone deserved a Daytime Emmy in the game show category, and if RuPaul doesn't garner a nod for reality host, the Emmys should prepare for a rough evisceration from Movieline. Jeff Probst may sound sincere when he accepts his third consecutive trophy, but to us, he'll be lip syncing desperately for his life.
In the reality series category, consistent nominees Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List and Intervention can count on recognition again, but withering holdovers like Dog Whisperer and Antiques Roadshow might fall to buzzy upstarts like Hoarders and Be Good Johnny Weir. Sure, Hoarders has more of a chance at the gold than Johnny, but both contenders give us access to untapped arenas of pathology and glitter-tinged passion (respectively). They deserve it.
Honestly, any change would be good. I think even Phil Keoghan can agree with Donald Trump: This race deserves to be amazing, for once.