Emmy Wrap: Final Cut

August 17, 2008 Arguably, the greatest stress in a TV producer's life comes after the season has wrapped, when he must select the best episode from the past 20-odd to send to the Emmy judges. In the case of comedy and drama series, just one episode has to stand in the nomination process (though once the series is nominated, the producer can submit six total episodes for final balloting). Nonfiction and reality producers only ever get one pearl to send forward, for both nomination and final balloting, so it has to be particularly special.

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