Emmys 2019: Five things to watch for ahead of the nominations

Emmy nominations arrive Tuesday, roughly nine weeks ahead of the September show and a year out from Meryl Streep unfurling another acceptance speech - this time for her supporting turn on the second season of "Big Little Lies." (The chilling look of self-satisfaction that ends this Sunday's episode all but sealed the deal.)

The Emmys still doesn't have a host and, taking a cue from the Oscars, probably won't. If you remember the lackluster energy dribbling out of hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost last year - and I'm guessing you don't - then maybe this will be a case of addition by subtraction. Unless Billy Porter (FX's "Pose") and Taraji P. Henson ("Empire") could be persuaded to team up, it's not like Fox, the network broadcasting the ceremony this year, is