“Ted Lasso” triumphs yet again for season two.

Lasso, of course, is played by Jason Sudeikis who is also the co-creator and producer. He’s up for an Emmy and has already won a bunch of awards for playing this trenchant fish out of water.

Lasso is in the UK, far from home and coaching a fictional London soccer aka UK football team that is in the athletic dog house.

Once in a premier division, the group of misfit players and coaches are looking up at the sidewalk trying to figure out how to get back on top.  Lasso came over the pond knowing little about the sport, and that’s where the show has its major sweet spot.  Lasso is game to learn, he’s empathetic, honest, kind and genuine.

Topping it all off is his signature home spun style wisdom.   Rapid fire quips from Sudeikis and his ‘team’ of terrific actors just don’t stop.  They all are equal to Sudeikis’s massive charm and appeal.

The second season is even better than the first, as it navigates the up and downs of the first season. Apple TV rightfully doesn’t want spoilers, but suffice to say that Ted’s personal issues come more into play, the quirky characters veer into territory that’s deliciously unexpected,  a Lasso jolt that the audience is craving which the show lives up too many times over.

“Ted Lasso” is sublime, one of the best series on TV and not to be missed.  “Lasso” most certainly deserves all the accolades it’s receiving and more.

There will be an Emmy Awards. But it will be like last year’s show– no live audience, and no Governor’s Ball.

Same as last year.

With COVID on the rise again in Los Angeles, and the Delta variant wreaking havoc, thousands of people will not be congregating at parties or the actual show on September 19th.

Ditto for the Creative Arts Emmys on September 11th and 12th.

According to the TV Academy, they will host “a series of enhanced Emmy Nominee Celebrations in advance of the Emmys at its NoHo Arts District campus. These intimate-themed gatherings will honor nominees across the numerous peer groups.”

The big Emmys show on September 19th will be limited to nominees and their guests.

You have to feel bad for these people. They’re not getting the treatment of past Emmy players. But until everyone is vaccinated and the variants have abated, this is how things will work all over the country, not just in Los Angeles.

Get vaccinated!

Well, people are on vacation. Or something.

But Dr. Sanjay Gupta did not have the right prescription to cure “Jeopardy”‘s ratings woes during his second week of guest hosting.

“Jeopardy” fell 4% back to its all time low of 4.7 million for the week ending July 11th. This tied the all time low set by Savannah Guthrie.

Last week, George Stephanopolous took over. This week, his “GMA” co-host Robin Roberts is at the podium. Next week, we finally see if Levar Burton has the right stuff.

This week the categories seem very odd and niche, and certainly aimed at a younger demo. On Monday there was a whole category devoted to podcasts– the companies that make them, the hosts. Very arcane. I don’t mind saying, I lost that whole column. Maybe this is why ratings are down, I don’t know.

In other news of syndicated ratings, Ellen DeGeneres fell back to her all time low of 800,000 viewers. Drew Barrymore dropped 20% to 400,000 fans per day.