The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will air live on NBC and the Peacock streaming service for the first time on Monday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The three-hour ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Kenan Thompson, an SNL veteran, will host the show live in downtown Los Angeles.
HBO’s Succession has the most nominations overall (25), followed by Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and White Lotus with 20 each, HBO Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 17, and HBO’s Euphoria with 16 nominations, including one for Zendaya to defend her 2020 award.
Also tonight, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media will be honored by the Television Academy’s Board of Governors with the Governor’s Award.
Along with Thompson as emcee, Anthony Anderson, Will Arnett, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Bayer, Gael Garcia Bernal, RuPaul Charles, Kelly Clarkson, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Rosario Dawson, Ariana DeBose, Taye Diggs, Ayo Edebiri, Taron Egerton, Hannah Einbinder, Selena Gomez, Regina Hall, Mariska Hargitay,
Following last weekend’s two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which saw HBO/HBO Max and Netflix take the lead in the overall wins race among networks and streamers, and multiple shows already taking Emmys, including Netflix’s Squid Game and HBO/HBO Max’s Euphoria and The White Lotus, which will all be looking to add to their totals tonight
In addition, for the show’s In Memoriam section, John Legend will sing “Pieces” from his new album Legend.
The 74th Emmy Awards will be directed by Hamish Hamilton and produced by Done+Dusted in collaboration with Hudlin Entertainment.
