Deadline’s Contenders Television kicks off the small-screen awards season in big fashion starting Saturday morning with a weekend-long in-person extravaganza that will see the stars and creatives of 48 hit shows take the stage at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles.

We’re confident that you, like us, have pretty much had enough with all things Zoom, so we’re thrilled to be able to host so many great shows live and in front of you. Still, just in case, we’re offering a virtual version of the festivities that will feature nearly 150 panelists discussing their craft as Emmy season approaches.

Click here to register and watch the livestream.

As always, in person or online, you can follow all weekend on Deadline’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels via #DeadlineContenders.

How lucky are we anyway? The pandemic may have had a profound impact on how television was made in 2021, but there was still no shortage of shows that entertained and enlightened us. Everywhere we looked — from NBC and National Geographic to HBO and Paramount+ — there were new shows that served as happy reminders that you don’t have to remake old greats to create new ones. But that doesn’t mean we’ve declared a fatwa on reboots: major props for Morgan Cooper, including the fake trailer that reinvented the ’90s sitcom The prince of Bel-Air leads to the creation of drama Bel-Air on Peacock. We are particularly pleased to welcome star Jabari Banks to our stage this weekend; it’s the extraordinary talent who took over the very big shoes of Will Smith in this essential remake.

Do you ship Rip and Beth on Yellowstone? We have what you need; Luke Grimes (Kayce Dutton) and Jefferson White (Jimmy Hurdstrom) will be on our stage on Saturday. And if you can’t get enough of Taylor Sheridan’s verses, the impressive cast of Yellowstone prequel 1883 – Tim McGraw (James Dutton), Faith Hill (Margaret Dutton), Isabel May (Elsa Dutton), LaMonica Garrett (Thomas) and Sam Elliott (Shea Brennan) – will also be present.

It’s been a promising year for comedies airing on television: ABC and CBS have shown that they can always bring laughs with new sitcoms Abbott Elementary School and Ghosts. Both shows join us, and we couldn’t be happier with their success. And in case you’d like your small-screen entertainment to be disturbing and unpredictable, we’ve got several panels that showcase the best of the weirdest of 2021: yellow jackets on Showtime, Dr. Death on Peacock, The hot zone: Anthrax on Nat Geo, Breakup on Apple TV and The White Lotus on HBO. (We know what you’re thinking: Wasn’t that a comedy? Let us remind you of the poo scene in the suitcase and wonder if you’re still chilled.)

Parting is always a sweet heartbreak, so we made sure to pay tribute to the greats who are leaving us this year. Pamela Adlon will share some parting words about her great FX past better thingsJason Bateman and Laura Linney will tackle the fourth and final season of ozarkand Bob Odenkirk and his team will share some final words on the end of You better call Saul.

More importantly, we’re here to stand up for disruptors — those shows that create stars and tell new stories that keep us glued to the screen. Are you planning that Emmy speech, Pachinko? We’ll ask executive producers Soo Hugh, Theresa Kang and Michael Ellenberg, plus actor Jin Ha, how it feels to be on the best new show of 2022. And speaking of award-winning talent, Viola Davis will be there. to talk about tackling her most important character yet – Michelle Obama – in Showtime’s anticipated limited series The first lady.

Nobody knows better than us how long it takes to browse all the big TV shows these days. Who has time to walk the dog or read a book? Pam and Tommy is on, for Pete’s sake! That’s why since our first Contenders panel, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to select the best of the lot for our Contenders series, so you still have time to take that walk with Butch. And really, no thanks is necessary. It is our privilege.

Deadline Contenders Television is sponsored by: AppleTV+, Eyepetizer, Final draft, Los Siete Misteriosand Michter’s. Partners include: Idle, Movie Al-Ula, Hotel Four Seasons Maui, Design Jason Mizrahi, ModMD, The American Pavilionand Tidelli.

Here’s the full schedule of shows and panelists for both days, with start times (all times PT):

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SATURDAY

8:00 a.m. – Start of the live broadcast

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

8:10 a.m. to 8:28 a.m. – Outdoor beach

Josh Brolin (EP/Actor)

Imogen Poots (Actor)

Tom Pelphrey (actor)

Tamara Podemsky (actress)

Lili Taylor (Actor)

8h29-8h49 – With love

Gloria Calderón Kellett (Creator/Writer/EP/Actor)

Emeraude Toubia (Actor)

Mark Indelicato (Actor)

Isis King (Actor)

Rome Flynn (Actor)

SONY TV

8h52-9h07 – Cobra Kai

Jon Hurwitz (EP)

Ralph Macchio (EP/Actor)

Hayden Schlossberg (EP)

APPLE TV+

9h10-9h25 – WeCrashed

Jared Leto (EP/Actor)

Lee Eisenberg (EP)

Drew Crevello (EP)

9:26 a.m. to 9:41 a.m. – Departure

Ben Stiller (director/EP)

Adam Scott (actor)

Patricia Arquette (Actor)

Britt Lower (Actor)

FOX TELEVISION

9:44-9:59 – Welcome to Flatch / The Maid

Sean William Scott (actor)

Holmes (actor)

Élodie Yung (Comedienne)

Miranda Kwok (EP/writer)

PARAMONT+

10:02 a.m. to 10:17 a.m. – The Offer

Nikki Toscano (Showrunner/EP/Writer)

Miles Teller (EP/Actor)

Giovanni Ribisi (Actor)

DISNEY TELEVISION STUDIOS

10h20-10h35 – The Wonderful Years

Saladin K. Patterson (EP/Showrunner)

EJ Williams (actor)

Dule Hill (Actor)

Saycon Sengbloh (Actor)

NETFLIX

10:38-10:53 a.m. – Ozark

Chris Mundy (Showrunner/Writer/EP)

Jason Bateman (EP/director/actor)

Laura Linney (Co-EP/Director/Actor)

10h54-11h09 – Russian doll

Natasha Lyonne (co-creator/showrunner/EP/director/writer/actress)

Amy Poehler (co-creator/EP)

11:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m. – Squid game

Hwang Dong-hyuk (creator/EP/director/screenwriter)

Park Hae-soo (Actor)

11.30am-12.30pm – LUNCH

CBS STUDIOS

12:41-12:56 – Ghosts

Joe Port (co-showrunner/writer/EP)

Rose McIver (Actor)

Utkarsh Ambudkar (Actor)

Brandon Scott Jones (actor)

HBO-MAX

1:15-1:30 p.m. – The Survivor

Barry Levinson (director/producer)

Ben Foster (Actor)

AMC NETWORKS

1:33-1:48 p.m. – Better call Saul

Peter Gould (showrunner/co-creator/EP)

Bob Odenkirk (producer/actor)

Giancarlo Esposito (Actor)

Rhea Seehorn (actress)

Jonathan Banks (actor)

SHOW TIME

1:51 p.m. to 2:06 p.m. – Yellow Vests

Ashley Lyle (co-creator/showrunner/writer)

Karyn Kusama (director/EP)

Melanie Lynskey (actress)

Tawney Cypress (Actor)

PEACOCK

2:09-2:24 p.m. – The Amber Ruffin show

Amber Ruffin (Host/Writer/EP)

Effects

2:30 p.m.-2:48 p.m. – Mayans MC

Elgin James (co-creator/EP/showrunner/director/writer)

JD Pardo (Producer/Actor)

Clayton Cardenas (actor)

Sarah Bolger (actress)

Carla Baratta (Actor)

2:49-3:05 p.m. – Snowfall

Damson Idris (Producer/Actor)

PARAMOUNTING NETWORK

3:07-3:22 p.m. – Yellowstone

Luke Grimes (actor)

Jefferson White (Actor)

HULU

3:25-3:40 p.m. – Dopesick

Danny Strong (EP/Writer/Director)

Michael Keaton (EP/Actor)

Kaitlyn Dever (Actor)

3:41-4:01 p.m. – Only murders in the building

Selena Gomez (EP/Actor)

Martin Short (EP/Actor)

John Hoffman (EP/writer)

Steve Martin (Writer/Actor)

4:11-5:11 p.m. – Cocktails

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SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. – Start of the live broadcast

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

8h10-8h30 – Harlem

Tracy Oliver (Creator/EP/Writer)

Meagan Good (Actor)

Jerrie Johnson (actor)

Shonique Shandai (Actor)

Grace Byers (Actor)

8:31-8:51 – As We See It

Jason Katims (Showrunner/Writer/EP)

Rick Glassman (actor)

Sue Ann Pien (Actor)

Albert Rutecki (Actor)

Sosie Bacon (Actor)

NBC

8h54-9h09 – Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers (host/writer)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

9:12 a.m. to 9:27 a.m. – The hot zone: anthrax

Tony Goldwyn (actor)

Daniel Dae Kim (actor)

Effects

9:30-9:45 – Better Things

Pamela Adlon (Creator/Writer/Director/EP/Actor)

9h46-10h01 – Dave

Dave Burd (co-creator/EP/writer/actor)

Jeff Schaffer (co-creator/EP)

GaTa (Consultant/Actor)

HBO-MAX

10:07 a.m. to 10:22 a.m. – The White Lotus

Murray Bartlett (actor)

Connie Britton (actress)

Alexandra Daddario (Actor)

Sydney Sweeney (actor)

10:23 a.m. to 10:38 a.m. – Winning Hour: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Max Borenstein (Showrunner/EP/Writer)

John C. Reilly (actor)

Quincy Isaiah (Actor)

10:39-10:54 – The sex life of female students

Mindy Kaling (creator/writer/EP)

Justin Noble (Creator/Showrunner/Writer/EP)

NETFLIX

10:57-11:12 – Stranger Things

Matt Duffer (Creator/EP/Director/Writer)

Ross Duffer (creator/EP/director/writer)

Winona Ryder (actress)

STARZ

11:15-11:30 a.m. – Brilliant Valley

Jeff Astrof (co-creator/showrunner)

Courteney Cox (producer/actor)

Greg Kinnear (actor)

Mira Sorvino (Actor)

11:31 a.m. to 11:46 a.m. – Blind spot

Rafael Casal (co-creator/showrunner/writer/director/actor)

Jasmine Cephas Jones (Actor)

Daveed Diggs (co-creator/EP/writer)

Helen Hunt (Actor)

WARNER BROS TV

11h49-12h04 – DMZ

Ernest Dickerson (director/EP)

Rosario Dawson (actor)

PARAMONT+

12:07-12:25 – 1883

Tim McGraw (actor)

Faith Hill (Actor)

Isabelle May (actress)

La Monica Garrett (Actor)

Sam Elliott (Actor)

12:30-1:30 p.m. – LUNCH

CBS STUDIOS

1:41 p.m.-1:56 p.m. – Star Trek: Picard

Patrick Stewart (EP/Actor)

APPLE TV+

1:59 p.m.-2:14 p.m. – Pachinko

Soo Hugh (EP)

Therese Kang (EP)

Michael Ellenberg (EP)

Jin Ha (actor)

2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – The truth must be told

Octavia Spencer (EP/Actor)

Ron Cephas Jones (Actor)

PEACOCK

2:33-2:48 p.m. – Bel Air

Morgan Cooper (director/co-writer/EP)

Rasheed Newson (co-showrunner/writer/EP)

Jabari Banks (Actor)

Cassandra Freeman (Actor)

SONY TV

2:51 p.m. to 3:06 p.m. – The Afterparty

Chris Miller (EP)

Phil Lord (EP)

Tiffany Haddish (Actor)

Sam Richardson (Actor)

UCP/PAON

3:12-3:27 p.m. – Dr. Death

Patrick Macmanus (Showrunner/EP)

Maggie Kiley (director/EP)

Joshua Jackson (actor)

Christian Slater (actor)

ABC

3:30-3:45 p.m. – Women of the Movement

Marissa Jo Cerar (Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer)

Adrienne Warren (Actor)

SHOW TIME

3:48-4:03 p.m. – The First Lady

Cathy Schulman (showrunner/EP)

Susanne Bier (director/EP)

Viola Davis (actress)

APPLE TV+

4:06 p.m.-4:21 p.m. – The last days of Ptolemy Gray

Walter Mosley (Creator/Writer)

Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)

DISNEY TELEVISION STUDIOS

4:24 p.m. to 4:39 p.m. – Abbott Elementary School

Quinta Brunson (Creator/Writer/EP/Actor)

Randall Einhorn (EP/director)

Justin Halpern (EP/writer)

Patrick Schumacker (EP/writer)

HULU

4:42-4:57 p.m. – Pam and Tommy

Seth Rogen (EP/Actor)

Lily James (Actor)

Sebastien Stan (actor)

4:58 p.m. to 5:13 p.m. – Dropping out

Liz Meriwether (Creator/EP)

Amanda Seyfried (producer/actress)

Naveen Andrews (Actor)

5:13 p.m.-6:25 p.m. – Cocktails