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title: "Emmys In Memoriam segment draws backlash for omitting notable stars"
description: "Most outlets reported that the In Memoriam segment at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards faced online backlash for excluding several notable television figures who died in the past year. Both excerpts led with the omission and named Walker, Texas Ranger star as one of the most prominent figures left out. The framing and language were nearly identical across the two outlets, with no significant differences in emphasis or detail."
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# Emmys In Memoriam segment draws backlash for omitting notable stars

entertainment · updated 16 Sep 2026, 9:33 AM PKT · 16 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the In Memoriam segment at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards faced online backlash for excluding several notable television figures who died in the past year. Both excerpts led with the omission and named Walker, Texas Ranger star as one of the most prominent figures left out. The framing and language were nearly identical across the two outlets, with no significant differences in emphasis or detail.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Aaj News (English)** — [Emmy In Memoriam segment faces backlash over missing stars](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330472537/emmy-in-memoriam-segment-faces-backlash-over-missing-stars) · 16 Sep 2026, 9:33 AM PKT
  > The In Memoriam segment at Sunday’s 78th Primetime Emmy Awards drew backlash online after several notable television figures who died over the past year were not included, most prominently Walker, Texas Ranger star Chuck Norris. Norris, who died in March at 86 following a hospitalisation in Hawaii, starred in all nine seasons of the CBS action series. He also appeared in shows including The Gol...
- **Geo News** — [Emmys faces backlash for snubbing major late Hollywood stars](https://www.geo.tv/latest/682258-emmys-faces-backlash-for-snubbing-major-late-hollywood-stars) · 16 Sep 2026, 8:41 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The In Memoriam segment at Sunday's 78th Primetime Emmy Awards drew significant backlash online after omitting several notable television figures who died over the past year, most prominently Walker, Texas Ranger star Chuck...

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