High Stakes For Emmy Nominees
BALDWIN: We are just days away from the Emmys as your favorite TV show in the running? Here is Nischelle Turner with a preview.</s>NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The primetime Emmy awards. It may not be the "Game of Thrones," but the stakes are high for nominees hoping to turn an Emmy win into ratings gold.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Emmys have always been a big help to newcomers, but in terms of what they're worth to the industry now, it seems like they've become a much, much bigger deal.</s>TURNER: Ratings aren't a concern for HBO's show about death and dragons. It earned the most nominations of any show this year with 19, but it's facing tough competition in the best drama category. Many experts are saying "Breaking Bad's" final season makes it the favorite. Leading man, Bryan Cranston, is nominated for best actor in a drama, but he could lose out to the man who just won a best actor Oscar.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think this is the year of Matthew McConaughey. It's natural if he has a big Emmy contender we'll say he'll probably win that too like he won the Oscar.</s>TURNER: As the star of HBO's "True Detective," McConaughey would have to beat out not just Cranston, but a star-studded list including his co-star Woody Harrelson and "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm, who has been nominated seven times and never won. "Modern Family" goes into Emmy night on a four-year winning streak in the best comedy category. The biggest obstacle to a record breaking fifth, a newcomer on Netflix.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It looks like "Orange is the New Black" maybe coming up for Netflix and could upset "Modern Family."</s>TURNER: If there was a theme this year, it might it be how the television academy has recognized so few shows from the networks that used to be in control.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Remember the good old days of CBS, ABC, NBC, even Fox? Where are they in these Emmys? Really they've been just overwhelmed.</s>TURNER: Best chances for a network win in the drama and comedy categories might be in the lead actress in a drama category where the "Good Wives" Juliana Margolies is seen as a favorite. And all of the drama and comedy will play out Monday on television's biggest night. Nischelle Turner, CNN, Hollywood.</s>BALDWIN: There you have it, the Emmys Monday night. Hope you have a wonderful weekend, but stay right here. My colleague, Jake Tapper is live once again from Ferguson, Missouri. "THE LEAD" starts right now.