In an effort to streamline eligibility, the TV Academy in 2015 implemented categorization based on length, with hourlong shows automatically submitted as dramas, half-hour as comedies.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
Everyone always says comedies are the hardest to get made, that comedies are the hardest to get a season two.
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