Schitt’s Creek, Watchmen & Succession dominate virtual Primetime Emmys

The Old Ways Are Dead For what seemed like ages, host Jimmy Kimmel and executive producer Reginald Hudlin leaned into a risky, uncomfortable gag in which Kimmel was made, through deft use of crowd reaction shots from a previous year, to appear to be delivering a monologue to a live audience. Twitter erupted.

Every four years at the Winter Olympics, everybody pretends that they're experts in figure skating, befouling Twitter with gripes that a skater who did a clean routine (usually an American, if we're being honest) lost to somebody who fell down twice — ignoring that said skater (usually a Russian) did like 17 quadruple jumps or something.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow staged a mini-Friends reunion at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night (September 20, 2020), pretending they were all still living together.Host Jimmy Kimmel checked in with his pal Jennifer to make sure she got home safely after showing up to help him hand out the night’s first award, and she revealed she was hanging out with her roommates.“We live together,” Cox said, prompting Aniston to add, “We’ve been roommates since 1994.”The trio will

Watchmen, Succession and Schitt's Creek were among the big winners at the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards.Zendaya and Mark Ruffalo were also among those receiving trophies at home in this year's ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from the Staples Center in Los Angeles with video links to winners' homes (or, in some cases, the set of their shows).Watchmen had scored the most nominations of any show this year with 26, taking home 11 across Sunday's show and the Creative Arts Emmys, including the Best

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorHBO dominated the drama and limited series categories during the televised Primetime Emmy Awards, running away from trophy-rival Netflix after the two were tied following this week’s five nights of Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies.

2020 ceremony was hosted by from a largely empty venue in Los Angeles, as the majority of winners accepted their prizes virtually due to the crisis - the source of more than a few gags as well as moments of reflection during the event.Against the backdrop of the pandemic, social unrest and the upcoming presidential election, the biggest night in TV was a politically charged event - with many stars urging viewers to vote - and took place without the usual glitz and glamour of the red carpet.HBO

creator Damon Lindelof dedicated the team's Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series to the victims and survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

Watchmen, Succession and Schitt’s Creek were the big winners during a politically charged Emmy Awards and a ceremony unlike any before.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticHaving a hot streak of a night at the 2020 Emmy Awards tonight, Watchmen capped it just now with an Outstanding Limited Series win and a call to meet the challenges of history and today.“History is mystery, it is broken into a million puzzle pieces and many are missing,” said series creator Damon Lindelof on Sunday in his acceptance speech for the HBO show.

Schitt's Creek is finally being acknowledged as one of the best shows on TV! The series dominated the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the first four awards of the show (and counting)!After an unconventional monologue, the awards opened with the category for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which went to the genius that is Catherine O'Hara.

In an unprecedented year for the television industry, due to the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we definitely are expecting a unique telecast for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards. This year’s show is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, returning for his third time, which may very well be the only recognizable part of the evening’s festivities as the event goes digital.

Eddie Murphy, 59, just won his first ever Primetime Emmy Award for his amazing return to Saturday Night Live on Sept. 19 and it looks like part of his celebration will include a stint on a comedy stage! The actor and comedian revealed that before his big win, he was already planning on “absolutely” returning to stand up but the COVID-19 pandemic has been causing a delay.