HBO's Summer Lineup, And The Emmy Nominations, With NPR's Eric Deggans

The Television Academy announced the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards yesterday.

HBO's "Game of Thrones" — which was nominated for best drama — will have a chance to win its second top Emmy, while "Veep," last year's top comedy winner, also will get another shot at holding office.

NPR’s Eric Deggans speaks with Here & Now's Peter O’Dowd about those nominations and the new TV shows we can expect from HBO this summer.

The Associated Press contributed reporting to this article.

Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic. He tweets @Deggans.