Two takeaways: 1. If the show wins in any of those categories, Palin herself gets an Emmy, because she’s listed as an executive producer of the show.
{mosads}2. TLC submitted it into “best reality program.” Palin has repeatedly and passionately claimed it’s not a reality show, but instead a documentary — a distinction she rapped Karl Rove for failing to make when he questioned whether starring in a reality show would affect her gravitas.
When pressed, Rove threw Palin a bone on the categorization, but wouldn’t back off his original criticism.
It now seems Rove was probably right — TLC did view this as a reality show, not a documentary.