2021 Primetime Emmy® Awards Ballot Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series A.P. Bio Gary Meets Dave Jack loses Helen’s money that she needs for the school mascot Pam the Ram’s surgery so he tells her it was stolen. The students help Jack try get the cash back. Meanwhile, Stef, Mary and Michelle run into trouble with their mall-walking group. Richie Keen, Directed by A.P. Bio Katie Holmes Day Jack vows to ruin the local holiday, Katie Holmes Day, because he’s jealous that a fellow Toledoan achieved their dreams. Meanwhile, Durbin is determined not to flub his line in the pageant this year. Mary and Stef run the holiday rummage sale. Anu Valia, Directed by B Positive Pilot Drew, a recently divorced father, discovers he needs a kidney and finds his donor in the last person he ever would've imagined. James Burrows, Directed by black-ish Our Wedding Dre Dre's (Anthony Anderson) intimate wedding plans for Pops (Laurence Fishburne) and Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) go awry when Pops' brother, Uncle Norman, (Danny Glover) shows up unexpectedly for the festivities. Meanwhile Ruby refuses Bow's (Tracee Ellis Ross) offer to help with preparations. Eric Dean Seaton, Directed by black-ish Please, Baby, Please Dre tries to soothe baby DeVante back to sleep by reading him a bedtime story that becomes a story expressing his own concerns about the state of our country. Kenya Barris, Directed by Breeders No Fear Luke’s anxiety is becoming a problem at home and school. Would a medical diagnosis make his life easier or harder? Ally faces further tension after her mother Leah is robbed. Ben Palmer, Directed by Breeders No Power (Part I) As Jim and Jackie’s golden wedding anniversary party is plunged into darkness by a power outage, the growing tensions between Paul and Luke reach an explosive and terrifying climax. Ollie Parsons, Directed by Bridge And Tunnel The Swan Song As Jimmy counts down the days before he leaves for Alaska, Jill proposes a romantic week away. After receiving news about law school, Pags tries to salvage his relationship with Julianna while also pursuing a new business opportunity. Edward Burns, Directed by Call Me Kat Cat-A-Versary When one of the oldest cats in the café dies unexpectedly, Kat decides to turn the one-year anniversary of the Cat Café into his funeral; Kat, Randi and Oscar all try to make amends for mistakes they made. Anthony Rich, Directed by Call Me Kat First Date Kat is nervous about her first date with Oscar. Randi tries to understand what a gift for a six month anniversary means. Kelly Park, Directed by Call Your Mother Sunday Dinner Jean brings the family together for Sunday dinner and invites Jackie's older boyfriend; Celia tries to prove to Freddie that Jean isn't her biggest fan. Pamela Fryman, Directed by Chad Pilot Eager to make his mark on his first day of high school, Chad spins a lie about his summer that quickly spirals out of control. Rhys Thomas, Directed by Cobra Kai December 19 Old wounds begin to heal at a country club holiday party, but a brutal assault by Kreese's students leads to new betrayals and alliances. Josh Heald, Directed by The Conners Cheating, Revelations And A Box Of Doll Heads Mark is stressed and exhausted from studying for an important entrance exam so Darlene steps in to help, but her plan backfires. Meanwhile, Becky has an emotional breakthrough at rehab. Lynda Tarryk, Directed by The Conners A Fast Car, A Sudden Loss And A Slow Decline When a childhood friend of Darlene dies, It brings up feelings of her own life passing her by. Darlene does something impulsive but takes it too far. Meanwhile Becky drowning in bills becomes overwhelmed and falls off the wagon. Her family helps her decide to go to rehab. Jean Sagal, Directed by The Conners Jeopardé, Sobrieté And Infidelité Darlene makes a decision about her trip to Hawaii, leading to a heated encounter with Barb (Candice Bergen). Becky, now home from rehab, drives everyone crazy with her newfound sobriety and enlightenment. Jackie finally becomes a contestant on Jeopardy with Aaron Rodgers as host and it's a disaster. Jody Margolin Hahn, Directed by The Crew I Guess That Cake Did Need To Be Refrigerated When racing team owner Bobby retires, his numbers-driven daughter Catherine takes charge — and crew chief Kevin worries she’s going to fire everybody. Andy Fickman, Directed by Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! #RichDadWokeDad Inspired by Floyd Mayweather's book, Brian switches up his parenting style. But when Sasha acts strangely, Brian looks to a drug test for answers. Bentley Kyle Evans, Directed by Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! #ThrillaOnTheGrilla At the family’s annual Juneteenth cookout, Pops faces off against his siblings for a BBQ showdown. Sasha sneaks off to a block party with Brian's truck. Ken Whittingham, Directed by Dickinson I'm Nobody! Who Are You? When her poem is finally published in Sam’s newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world. Stacie Passon, Directed by Dickinson Split The Lark Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera. Silas Howard, Directed by Emily In Paris Family Affair Emily’s weekend trip to a friend’s château fizzles like day-old champagne. Back in Paris, Mindy’s reluctant meet-up with old friends ends on a high note. Andrew Fleming, Directed by Everything's Gonna Be Okay Cave Cockroaches Genevieve decides to put herself out there and she gets an unexpected result; Drea works on her heart chakra; Nicholas discovers the meaning of unconditional love. Josh Thomas, Directed by The Flight Attendant In Case Of Emergency Flight attendant Cassie Bowden has an extravagant, romantic, and very drunk night in Bangkok. When she wakes up in a horrific mess, Cassie must keep her wits to make it back to the U.S. - where more trouble is waiting. Susanna Fogel, Directed by Genera+ion Pilot While Chester catches the attention of the school's new guidance counselor, Greta learns she can't sneak anything past her aunt. After secrets drive Nathan and his twin Naomi apart, he hopes Chester can turn his awful evening around. Daniel Barnz, Directed by Girls5eva Alf Musik In search of new material, Girls5eva tracks down their old songwriter, the Swedish songwriting phenom Alf Musik; Dawn questions if she still wants a second baby. Brennan Shroff, Directed by Girls5eva Pilot The members of Girls5eva reconnect after their only hit, “Famous 5eva,” is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper, Lil Stinker. Kat Coiro, Directed by The Goldbergs It's All About Comptrol Beverly decides to run for public office. Erica’s desire to live off-campus interferes with Geoff’s enjoyment of his freshman initiation. Lew Schneider, Directed by grown-ish Know Yourself When Vivek engages in "the wrong kind of threesome," it prompts a heated conversation about sexuality and hyper-masculinity amongst the friend group. Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Directed by Hacks There Is No Line (Pilot) Legendary Vegas comedian Deborah Vance is in danger of losing her residency. Meanwhile in LA, Ava, a young writer is desperate for a job. Their mutual manager Jimmy sets them up on a meeting, much to their chagrin. Lucia Aniello, Directed by Home Economics Bounce House Rental, $250 Connor organizes an epic cousin sleepover to take Gretchen’s mind off the divorce. Sarah uses her counseling skills, while Tom tries to prove he’s the “fun uncle.” Gail Mancuso, Directed by Home Economics Pilot When the Hayworth siblings get together — one in the one percent, one middle class and one barely scraping by — secrets are revealed that threaten their family bond. Dean Holland, Directed by Kenan Flipp'd When Kenan's former boy bandmate turned huge popstar comes to town, Kenan finds himself doubting Gary's effectiveness as a manager and contemplates a change. Mika gives Aubrey and Birdie a lesson in feminism and the art of persuasion. Katie Locke O'Brien, Directed by Kenan Flirting With Gary's encouragement, Kenan agrees to get back into the dating world slowly through flirting. Rick takes Aubrey and Birdie for a spa day and can't help but join in. Molly McGlynn, Directed by The Kominsky Method Chapter 17. In All The Old Familiar Places After Norman passes away, his loved ones share some uncomfortable memories at his funeral, and Sandy reminisces about their long friendship. Chuck Lorre, Directed by The Kominsky Method Chapter 20. The Round Toes, Of The High Shoes A famous actor comes to Sandy's class and creates a stir. Sandy and Roz find themselves getting along. An unexpected offer materializes for Sandy. Beth McCarthy-Miller, Directed by The Kominsky Method Chapter 21. Near, Far, Wherever You Are Phoebe and Robbie continue to try to persuade Sandy to release more of their inheritance money. Sandy begins working on a new acting role. Andy Tennant, Directed by Last Man Standing Yoga And Boo-Boo After Mike’s doctor recommends that he start stretching, Mike uses Chuck’s injury as an excuse to get out of yoga with Vanessa. Meanwhile, Kristin and Ryan and Mandy and Kyle each believe the other is jealous of their relationship. Leslie Kolins Small, Directed by Love, Victor Welcome To Creekwood Victor arrives at Creekwood a year after the events of “Love, Simon” excited to start his new life. Amy York Rubin, Directed by Made For Love User One After learning she will be the involuntary subject of her husband’s latest piece of technology, Hazel Green flees her ten-year marriage and winds up in the most unexpected place, her estranged father Herbert’s house.