Primetime Emmy Awards live coverage: Award winners so far, plus all the best moments

It’s television’s biggest night, and we’ve certainly waited long enough for it. 

The 75th Emmy Awards are on tonight (January 15) on Fox, four months after the planned airdate: Sept. 18, 2023. Due to the actors and writers strikes last year, the show could not go on as planned, and was pushed to the new year in the hope that the strikes would be resolved by then. Now the strikes are over, the heels are on, the tuxes are pressed and it’s time to celebrate TV's biggest night.

Stick around as we dissect the show all night long. We’ll be here all night long to celebrate the highs, mourn the lows and to pray that it's a better show than last week's Golden Globes train wreck.

'Cheers,' 'Martin' casts reunite, and it's all a little awkward

It's the 75th Emmy Awards so you can't blame the producers for being nostalgic. You can blame them for scripting some very awkward, stilted reunions, including the casts of "Martin" and "Cheers" in recreations of their famous sets. Maybe shorter, actually funny segments would have worked, but when the "Martin" cast went on about how they didn't have any Emmys themselves, I started looking for an escape route.

Niecy Nash-Betts wins for Netflix's 'Dahmer' series, and her speech is better than the series

Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer true-crime drama was abhorrent in almost every way ― except for Nash-Betts, who gave a searing performance that Emmy voters recognized with the best supporting actress in a limited series trophy. But truly the actress's emotional, moving, political and life-affirming speech was a far better piece of art than "Dahmer." And much easier to watch.

Christina Applegate makes rare, emotional appearance

Christina Applegate was met with a standing ovation as she presented the award for best supporting actress in a comedy series. The 52-year-old actress, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021 while filming the third and final season of Netflix's "Dead to Me," made a rare appearance Monday at the awards show. She was a nominee as lead actress in a comedy series for the show. As the crowd stood up and cheered, Applegate joked that they were "totally shaming" her by standing up because she uses a cane for support amid her diagnosis. -Naledi Ushe

Yes, chef! Ayo Edebiri wins for ‘The Bear’; Quinta Brunson wins for “Abbott Elementary”

The first win of the night was emphatically deserved. Edebiri, the young breakout star of FX’s “The Bear” (who took the Emmy for its first season), gave an electric performance in the series -- even presenter Applegate was overjoyed to present the award. Edebiri was overwhelmed and hyperventilating yet gave a graceful speech. “Probably not a dream to emigrate to this country and have your child say, ‘I want to do improv!” she quipped to her parents. Hey, sometimes those improv classes pay off. 

Next up: Quinta Brunson won best actress in a comedy for ABC's “Abbott Elementary.” (Fun fact, the two actresses play sisters on “Abbott”.) The legendary Carol Burnett presented Brunson her award, leaving the actress (and writer, who previously won for that work on “Abbott”) in tears. It’s always lovely to see genuine heartfelt moments at an awards show. “I love Abbott Elementary,” Brunson sobbed. Us, too. Us, too.

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Anthony Anderson doesn't embarrass himself in his monologue

Anthony Anderson could have walked across the stage and made a fart noise and it still probably would have been better than Jo Koy’s opening at the Golden Globes last week. But the comedian, who is known more for his scripted work than stand-up monologues, managed a very respectable opener honoring great TV shows from the medium's past (it is the 75th anniversary of the Emmys, after all). With the help from a "local and ethnically diverse choir," Anderson revisited the likes of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," "Good Times," "The Facts of Life" and "Miami Vice." It was quaint and cute, almost a relief after the Globes disaster last week. You can just ignore the part where he shoehorned his mother into the show.

Emmys red carpet looks

What’s a good awards show without a good red carpet? A red carpet live stream will begin Monday at 6 EST/3 PST on E!, hosted by Laverne Cox. For fashionistas who need to prep TV’s biggest night, check out our picks for the best gowns of all time. See the best dressed stars so far. And here's our full red-carpet gallery:

Why were the Emmys postponed?

The Emmys are usually a September event, launching the traditional broadcast TV season. But producers were forced to delay the 2023 ceremony due to the dual writers and actors strikes last summer. This marks the lengthiest delay of the Emmys since 2001, when the show was put on hold for seven weeks following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the related U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. (The Emmys carried on during the early days of COVID in 2020 with a partially virtual show.) But it also means the show falls in the crush of a busy awards season, just eight days after the Goiden Globes and one night after the Critics Choice Awards.

What TV shows are eligible for the 75th Emmy Awards this year?

You have to dig deep back into your memory (like, really deep) to remember all the great TV that premiered from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023, the eligibility period for this year's awards. That's right, we're talking the final season HBO's "Succession," Season 3 of Apple's "Ted Lasso"; Season 1 of FX's "The Bear"; Netflix's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" and a host of other series from as long as 19 months ago.

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Where are the Emmy Awards held this year?

The ceremony will take place at the Peacock Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, with a glitzy red carpet just outside (well it's gray this year but the stars are still glitzy).

Emmy noms 2024: Who has the most?

What shows are vying for the awards on TV's biggest night? Here are the most nominated series this year, including nods for last weekend's Creative Arts ceremonies (let's just say it's good to be on HBO):

• "Succession" (HBO): 27
• "The Last Of Us" (HBO): 24
• "The White Lotus" (HBO): 23
• "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+): 21
• "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon): 14
• "The Bear" (FX): 13
• "Beef" (Netflix): 13

Henry Winkler and Kieran Culkin share sweet moment

Over on the — er — silver carpet, celebrities arrived seemingly grouped by show. First “The Bear,” then “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Ted Lasso, “Succession,” and so on.As Henry Winkler made his way over to speak with USA TODAY, he spotted Kieran Culkin doing an interview and swooped in to kiss the side of his face.“I love him! How can you not kiss him?” he told reporter Ralphie Aversa. ―KiMi Robinson

2024 Emmy predictions: Get ready to hear the ‘Succession’ theme all night long

HBO's "Succession" is a TV series that will inevitably land on many lists of the greatest shows of all time. It has plenty of fans, inside and outside the TV Academy, and its fourth and final season, which aired last spring, has a veritable lock on the Emmys' top prize, as well as directing, writing and acting awards. For best actor it’s a question of which “Succession” star will win: Jeremy Strong, Culkin or Brian Cox.

Will ‘Ted Lasso’ or ‘The Bear’ prevail as best comedy?

What might be the final season of "Ted Lasso" pleased fans, even if it disappointed many critics. But there's no denying Jason Sudeikis' heartwarming soccer comedy is an Emmy favorite. Yet FX's striking and heart-racing restaurant dramedy "The Bear" has proved a darling at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild awards. A quirk of the Emmys’ eligibility window means it's “The Bear” Season 1 (which aired in 2022) is competing against “Lasso” Season 3 (which streamed in 2023) for the top comedy prize. Will the newcomer win? Well, chef, I certainly hope so, but I’d put money on “Lasso” based on the sometimes stodgy voting patterns of the TV Academy.