Taylor Sheridan’s Shows Land Zero Emmy Nods Despite Massive Ratings
on Jul 09, 2026
Taylor Sheridan shows have once again been locked out of the Emmys race despite pulling in massive viewership for Paramount+ and CBS.
The 2026 Emmy Nominations Came Out On Wednesday (July 8)
When the Emmy Award nominations were announced this week, fans were eagerly awaiting to see if their favorite shows would be up for the prestigious award.
However, if you are a fan of any Taylor Sheridan show like Marshals, The Madison, or Landman, you ended the day quite disappointed.
The Emmys have a total of 117 categories with 610 total nominations. If we broke it down by studio, HBO Max led nominations with 122, followed by Netflix with 111. Apple TV came in third with 87 noms, while Paramount wasn’t too far behind with 65.
But with all those chances to be nominated, fans are wondering why ratings darlings like Landman, The Madison, and Marshals were all shut out of the race.
While some believed Dutton Ranch also deserved nods, the show chose to submit their work for the 2027 ceremony, since the season came out in two different voting periods.
PEOPLE explained that a show must air on TV or be available to stream from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026 to qualify for the 2026 Emmy nominations. Dutton Ranch‘s first four episodes were within this window, but the last five were not.
Taylor Sheridan Shows Were Shut Out
If we’re just looking at numbers, Landman is considered one of the most-streamed shows in the United States, pulling in over 14.8 million views for the Season 2 finale, which aired on January 18, 2026.
Despite being a star-studded cast of Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Ali Larter, and Andy Garcia who delivered masterful performances week after week, Landman was snubbed with a total of zero nominations in this year’s Emmy race.
Season One did get their flowers at the Actor Awards (previously the Screen Actors Guild Awards) with a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. The Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globe Awards also recognized Billy Bob Thornton with Best Actor nominations, although he did not win.
Paramount+’s The Madison shared the complex story of a grief-stricken widow who tries to get to know her husband more after his death. The six episode season smashed records as Taylor Sheridan’s biggest premiere…at the time.
The series “debuted to 8 million viewers globally during its first 10 days.”
Despite its success on the streamer, the show was also shut out of the Emmys even though Michelle Pfeiffer’s role was lauded as one of her best ever.
Marshals, the Yellowstone spin-off that focuses on Kayce Dutton, pulled massive numbers on CBS and Paramount+, averaging 26 million multiplatform viewers. Despite its high viewership, the procedural drama has mixed critical reception, which could be why it was shut out of the Emmy conversation.
Sheridan Has Broken Through At Other Award Shows
Like we said earlier, Landman has broken through at the Critics Choice Awards, Actor Awards, and other places, and this goes for other Sheridan productions as well.
For instance, Kevin Costner took home a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama, and the show received nominations from the Producer’s Guils, the Screen Actor’s Guild, and so many other places, but never the Emmys.
For some reason, the Emmy Awards is the one ceremony that Sheridan shows cannot break through in.
Actually, one Sheridan series received an Emmy nod this year. Tulsa King was the lone Paramount+ nomination for Outstanding Stunt Coordination in a comedy or Drama Series.
This is considered a “below-the-line” nomination, which are for the technical and craft categories that bring a show to life. No Sheridan show has received an “above-the-line” nomination at the Emmys.
But why?
Unfortunately, popularity does not guarantee an Emmy nomination. And despite their campaigns, the shows might have a negative feeling from voters because of Sheridan’s stance on awards.
During an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Sheridan said, “You’re not going to win no Emmys with me, but I’m not trying to win Emmys. That’s not my goal. My goal is to sit somebody on their couch and move them, make them think, make them laugh, scare the shit out of them, excite them. That’s what I want to do, because that’s what I want from a show.”
Multiple outlets have called the Sheridan lockout as his shows being “overlooked” and being “snubbed,” and honestly, we have to agree!
But, if the show’s creator isn’t gunning for nominations, we’re sure his actors aren’t feeling disappointed with how everything is going. The shows are still incredible and we can’t wait for the next installments of each.
