In reality, few shows are voted off by Emmy | Reuters

July 18th, 2008 | by cwalton |
In reality, few shows are voted off by Emmy | Entertainment | Television | Reuters By James Hibberd

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Apart from honoring reality hosts for the first time, Emmy’s major unscripted categories largely followed last year’s script.

The competition series nominees, unveiled Thursday, were CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” Fox’s “American Idol,” ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and Bravo’s “Project Runway” and “Top Chef.” All competed in 2007, with “Race” winning for a fifth year.

For the second consecutive year, CBS’ “Survivor” was notably absent from the competition series list. The snub was even more surprising this year as the veteran reality show’s most recent cycle garnered strong critical praise.

“I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I was a little disappointed that ‘Survivor’ wasn’t nominated,” said Jeff Probst, who picked up a nomination in the host category. “We’re coming off two of our very best seasons.”

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