Key things to know about the 2025 Emmy Awards which are being hosted by Nate Bargatze

The Emmy Award statue at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences campus in Los Angeles during a “Sneak Peek” behind-the scenes reveal of television’s biggest night at the Television Academy in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.
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“The Studio” looks like a runaway hit, the innies and outies of “Severance” could solidify a spot among the prestige TV elite, and Noah Wyle could finally have his big awards moment as the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive.
Comic Nate Bargatze will be a first-time host when the ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles airs on CBS Sunday night.
Apple TV+ is poised to have a breakout Emmy year with the two most nominated shows, “Severance” and “The Studio,” which are the favorites to win the two biggest awards.
Apple — it’s nominated in all four dramatic acting categories, with stars Adam Scott and Britt Lower each looking for their first Emmys.
Its top competition for best drama could be “The Pitt,” HBO’s acclaimed drama about one shift in the life of an emergency room.
Its star Noah Wyle could be both the sentimental favorite and the actual favorite for best actor. He was nominated five times without a win for playing a young doctor on “ER” in the 1990s, and now could finally take his trophy for what is in many ways a reprise of the role.
HBO’s prestige resort soap “The White Lotus” could also be in the mix for best drama its Thailand-set third season and has three nominees apiece in each of the drama supporting acting categories.
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