“Hacks” is going out on top.
The critically acclaimed HBO Max comedy about a fading Las Vegas legend and the millennial writer who brought her career back to life garnered 24 Emmy nominations for its fifth and final season.
It’s surpassed the record set by Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek,” which collected 15 nominations for its send-off season in 2020 — the most ever for a comedy series’ final season, breaking the mark “30 Rock” set with 13 in 2013. “Schitt’s Creek” went on to sweep the comedy field that year, becoming the first series to take every major category — best comedy series, writing, directing and all four main acting races — in a single ceremony.
It also marks a personal best for “Hacks,” which had collected between 14 and 17 nominations in each of its earlier outings.
A previous winner for outstanding comedy series — in 2024, for its third season — “Hacks” this time faces off against “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear,” “Widow’s Bay,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Only Murders In The Building,” and “Shrinking.” Last year’s big winner, “The Studio” from Apple TV, which took a comedy-record 13 Emmys, was ineligible this cycle after its second season missed the eligibility window.
