Can The Amazing Race make a return to the Emmy race?
2020 marked the end of one major era at the Emmys. Because it did not air in the 2019-20 cycle, The Amazing Race was ineligible for the first time since the Best Competition Program category was created in 2003. Its streak of 17 consecutive nominations was over, but now it can make a grand return for No. 18. The Amazing Race is contending for its 32nd season, which itself was delayed for almost two years after it filmed. The category will have five nominees just like last year, but one fewer than when the 10-time champ last competed in 2019. Last year, the nominees were RuPauls Drag Race, which won for the third straight year, Nailed It, 2010 champ Top Chef, four-time champ The Voice and first-time nominee The Masked Singer.  This five can easily repeat this year since voters are creatures of habit with this category, but youd be a fool to count out a show that never missed a nomination for 17 years and won for the first seven years. The former note is key. The Amazing Race has never been outright snubbed by voters; it was just ineligible last year. When voters are done with you in this category, they are done with you for good, but thats by their own volition. Former nominees like Project Runway and Dancing with the Stars were snubbed when eligible and have yet to make it back in since their last bids in 2018 and 2016, respectively. No show that has been dropped when eligible  versus a forced absence from ineligibility  has been able to return yet. It could be a familiar name-check, but the sheer scope of the show will always make it a worthy and dangerous contender. And after a year during which we were locked up in our homes, watching people race around the world is a piece of wistful comfort. Phil Keoghan recently told Gold Derby that Team TAR was bummed to have sat out last years Emmys, but its only made them hungrier to try to return. The show is still setting a standard for excellence as far as reality television goes, the host said. Of course, we wanted to be in the mix because, again, you want to be relevant. My biggest concern through all of this is to just keep us in the zeitgeist. Its managed to do it for so many years. You want to be part of it. You want to keep striving to be better and every year improving and  trying new and different things. Yeah, frustrating not to be there, but also I think its inspired all of us who make the show to be like, Right! Were coming back! Well be there again. Lets see if we can get back again.  In the early odds, The Amazing Race is in fifth place, behind RuPauls Drag Race, The Masked Singer, The Voice and Nailed It. Even if it does return this year, it will likely miss again in 2022 because production has yet to resume on Season 33, which shut down last year in the early days of the pandemic. PREDICTthe 2021 Emmy nominations through July 13  Emmy odds for Best Competition Program 'RuPaul's Drag Race' is ahead  Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Dont miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz.