2024 Emmy Reality Competition: ‘The Traitors’ Wins

The Traitors received for finest actuality competitors collection on the 2024 Emmys. This win for its second season comes after its host, Alan Cumming, broke RuPaul Charles’ 8-year streak as finest actuality or competitors program host on the Artistic Arts Emmy Awards final weekend.

“Thanks a lot all people. Thanks a lot to the Academy. We’re so grateful as a result of we’re a brand new present and also you guys, if you like one thing a lot you have a tendency to stay to it—which is an effective high quality, so we recognize it all of the extra,” mentioned Cumming whereas accepting the award.

He was then joined onstage by the crew behind the studio that makes the hit collection. “These are the [staff behind] Studio Lambert, the studio that produced this present. And I would really like so that you can applaud them, as a result of they care a lot concerning the high quality of their work,” he shared.

Cumming additionally thanked Peacock “for his or her kindness and assist. It’s so nice to be a part of a brand new streaming service. We love them.” He prolonged his gratitude in the direction of “everybody in our fortress, the solid and crew, that works so exhausting and get so moist by the Scottish climate.” The actor moreover thanked his native nation of Scotland, noting, “I owe it all the pieces; it’s such a good looking co-star.”

It wasn’t the one nation he thanked throughout his speech: “I additionally wish to thank Holland, as a result of I don’t suppose we thank Holland sufficient as a result of so many of those reveals like The Traitors have been first made up in Holland they usually clearly have one thing within the water so let’s discover it and let’s drink it and all of America’s issues will likely be solved,” Cumming mentioned.

The collection’ win comes after receiving 4 Critics Alternative Actual TV Awards in June, together with finest competitors collection and finest ensemble solid in an unscripted collection. The Traitors is an American model of the hit Dutch collection De Verraders, taking inspiration from social gathering video games like Mafia and Werewolf. It follows a bunch of actuality TV veterans and newcomers as they attempt to unmask who the “traitors” within the group are earlier than being “murdered” by these pretending to be “faithfuls” — with a hefty money prize at stake.

The sport ends when all traitors are banished. To safe their win, the traitors have to make use of deception to persuade the guy contestants that they’re harmless.

Talking with The Hollywood Reporter in August, the host shared how a lot exhausting work goes into internet hosting the present. “I really feel prefer it’s an enormous performing job,” mentioned Cumming. “I give it some thought as a personality. Clearly it’s me — his identify’s Alan Cumming — however clearly it’s not likely me. I don’t actually sound like that. I don’t gown like that. I don’t have a fortress. Alas, that’s too unhealthy.”

The Peacock present was lately renewed for a 3rd season. It would function main names resembling Vanderpump Guidelines‘ Tom Sandoval, Actual Housewives of New York alum Dorinda Medley, Promoting Sundown star Chrishell Stause and Britney Spears’ ex-husband Sam Asghari.