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Peak TV bonanza complicates Emmy goal of honoring the best

This image released by Paramount Network shows Kevin Costner in a scene from "Yellowstone." The program and other ratings successes failed to make a dent in nominations for Monday's Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. Instead, the haul went to shows that are critical darlings or possess a higher degree of cool, “Stranger Things" and “Squid Game” among them. (Paramount Network via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield, foreground, in a scene from "Stranger Things." (Netflix via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows Vecna in a scene from "Stranger Things." (Netflix via AP)

This image released by CBS shows Gary Cole as FBI Special Agent Alden Parker, left, and Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nicholas "Nick" Torres in a scene from "NCIS." The CBS procedural averaged 10 million viewers last season. (Robert Voets/CBS via AP)

This combination of photos shows Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in a scene from the NBC series "Chicago Fire," left, Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres in a scene from the CBS series "NCIS," center, and Iain Armitage as Sheldon in a scene from the CBS series "Young Sheldon." The shows are among the most-watched series on TV, but they are no-shows for the Emmy Awards that favor shiny new streaming and cable fare that doesn't always draw big audiences.(Adrian S. Burrows Sr./NBC via AP, left, Michael Yarish/CBS via AP, center, and Robert Voets/CBS via AP) )

This image released by Paramount Network shows Kelly Reilly in a scene from "Yellowstone." The program and other ratings successes failed to make a dent in nominations for Monday's Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. Instead, the haul went to shows that are critical darlings or possess a higher degree of cool, “Stranger Things" and “Squid Game” among them. (Paramount Network via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows Millie Bobby Brown in a scene from "Stranger Things." (Netflix via AP)

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2019 file photo shows a view of the stage at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are set for Monday, Sept. 12, at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. The roughly three-hour ceremony will begin at 8 p.m. EDT and air live on NBC and, for free, on the streaming service Peacock. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Peak TV bonanza complicates Emmy goal of honoring the best