HBO's Last Week Tonight With John Oliver bested NBC's Saturday Night Live by winning scripted variety series in a clash between two titans accustomed to dominating the Emmys from opposite sides of the variety fence.
The shows were dumped into the same category this awards under scripted variety series, described by the Television Academy as shows that are primarily scripted or feature loosely scripted improv and consist of discrete scenes, musical numbers, monologues, comedy stand-ups, sketches, etc.
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