The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American
prime time
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television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the Television in the United States, television industry in the United S ...
.
The awards ceremony was held live on September 12, 2022, and was preceded by the
74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in United States, American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts ...
on September 3 and 4, at the
Microsoft Theater
The Peacock Theater, formerly Nokia Theatre and Microsoft Theater, is a music and theater venue at L.A. Live in the Downtown Los Angeles, downtown core of Los Angeles, California, United States. The theater auditorium seats 7,100 and holds one ...
in
Downtown Los Angeles
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,
California
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. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States on
NBC
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and
Peacock
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. During the ceremony,
Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
were handed out in 25 categories. The event was produced through
Done and Dusted
Done and Dusted (stylised as DONE+DUSTED) is a British television production and event staging company.
Produced
Done and Dusted has staged and filmed events all over the world including the Academy Awards, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, iHeartR ...
and
Hudlin Entertainment and was directed by
Hamish Hamilton
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.
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since Saturday Night Live season 29, 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the ...
was the ceremony's host.
At the main ceremony, ''
The White Lotus
''The White Lotus'' is an American Black comedy, black comedy drama Anthology series, anthology television series created by Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White for HBO that premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the gues ...
'' received the most awards with five, including
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. ''
Ted Lasso
''Ted Lasso'' ( ) is an American sports film, sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence (TV producer), Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. It is based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series ...
'' won four awards, including its second consecutive award for
Outstanding Comedy Series, while ''
Abbott Elementary
''Abbott Elementary'' is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional p ...
'' won two awards and ''
Hacks
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Hacks'' (1997 film), a 1997 American comedy film
* ''Hacks'' (2002 film), a 2002 independent American film
* ''Hacks'' (2012 film), a 2012 British telemovie starring Michael Kitchen
* '' ...
'' won one. ''
Succession
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Governance and politics
*Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...
'' led all dramas with three wins, including its second
Outstanding Drama Series win; ''
Squid Game
''Squid Game'' () is a South Korean Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian Survival film, survival Thriller (genre)#Television, thriller horror television series created, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. The series revol ...
'' received two awards, and ''
Euphoria
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'' and ''
Ozark
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'' received one each. Other winning programs include ''
Dopesick'', ''
The Dropout
''The Dropout'' is an American biographical drama television miniseries about the rise and fall of the disgraced biotechnology company Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, played by Amanda Seyfried. Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, it ...
'', ''Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel'', ''
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' (often abridged as ''Last Week Tonight'') is an American news satire late-night talk show hosted by comedian John Oliver. The half-hour-long show premiered in the end of April 2014 on HBO and currently has ...
'', ''
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls'', and ''
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The ...
''. Including Creative Arts Emmys, ''The White Lotus'' led all programs with 10 wins;
HBO
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and
HBO Max
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led all networks and platforms with 38 total wins.
Winners and nominees

The nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 12, 2022, by
J. B. Smoove and
Melissa Fumero
Melissa Fumero ( Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress and television director. She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer in the television soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Following several ...
alongside Television Academy CEO Frank Scherma. Including nominations at the
74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in United States, American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts ...
, ''
Succession
Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence.
Governance and politics
*Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...
'' led all programs with 25 nominations, followed by ''
Ted Lasso
''Ted Lasso'' ( ) is an American sports film, sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence (TV producer), Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. It is based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series ...
'' and ''
The White Lotus
''The White Lotus'' is an American Black comedy, black comedy drama Anthology series, anthology television series created by Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White for HBO that premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the gues ...
'' with 20 nominations each.
HBO
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and
HBO Max
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combined for 140 nominations, more than any other network or platform; HBO's 108 nominations surpassed
Netflix
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's second-place tally of 105. ''Succession'' earned 14 nominations for acting, surpassing the previous drama series record of 12 set by ''
The West Wing
''The West Wing'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where t ...
'' and the overall record of 13 set by ''
Roots
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Root or roots may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusin ...
'' and ''
Rich Man, Poor Man''. ''
Squid Game
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'' became the first non-English-language program to be nominated for
Outstanding Drama Series.
Quinta Brunson
Quinta Brunson (; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, and co-writing the ABC comedy series '' Abbott Elementary'' (2021–present), in which she s ...
became the first black woman to earn three comedy nominations in a single year for ''
Abbott Elementary
''Abbott Elementary'' is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional p ...
''.
BET
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group. Originally launched ...
, through
its streaming service, earned its first major scripted series nomination with ''
The Ms. Pat Show''.
The winners were announced on September 12, following the Creative Arts Emmys on September 3 and 4. HBO and HBO Max led all networks and platforms with 38 total wins, reclaiming the top spot after falling behind Netflix the previous year; the latter only won 26 after winning 44 at the previous ceremony.
''The White Lotus'' led all programs with five major wins, while ''Succession'' and ''Ted Lasso'' each won their second overall series awards. The former also led all programs when including Creative Arts Emmys with 10. For their work on ''Squid Game'',
Lee Jung-jae
Lee Jung-jae (; born December 15, 1972) is a South Korean actor, filmmaker, and businessman. Considered one of South Korea's most successful actors, he has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild A ...
and
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hwang Dong-hyuk (; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the Netflix survival drama series ''Squid Game'' (2021–present) and the crime drama film ''Silenced'' (2011).
D ...
became the first Asians to win for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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, respectively. At age 26, for her performance in ''
Euphoria
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'',
Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. List of awards and nominations received by Zendaya, Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award. I ...
became the youngest two-time winner for acting and the first black woman to win
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sheryl Lee Ralph (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls'' (1981), for which she was nomi ...
became the second black actress to win
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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for her performance in ''Abbott Elementary'', following
Jackée Harry
Jacqueline Yvonne "Jackée" Harry (born August 14, 1956) is an American actress, comedian, and television personality. She starred as Sandra Clark, the nemesis of Mary Jenkins (played by Marla Gibbs), on the NBC sitcom '' 227'' (1985–1990), and ...
's win
35 years earlier. ''Abbott Elementary'' creator Brunson also became the second black woman to win
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, following
Lena Waithe
Lena Waithe (; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series '' The Chi'' (2018–present) and the BET comedy series ''Boomerang'' (2019–20) and '' Twenties'' (2020–2 ...
's win for ''
Master of None
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'' in
2017
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.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Directing
Writing
Governors Award
The Governors Award was presented to the
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
The Geena Davis Institute (formerly Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media) is a US nonprofit organization based in Marina del Rey, California, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Madeline Di Nonno and chaired by Davis. It operates on ...
"in recognition of their efforts to promote gender balance and foster inclusion throughout the entertainment industry".
Nominations and wins by program
For the purposes of the lists below, "major" constitutes the categories listed above (program, acting, directing, and writing), while "total" includes the categories presented at the
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The Creative Arts Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming. They are commonly awarded to behind-the-scenes personnel such as production designers, ...
.
Nominations and wins by network
To avoid disputes over how different services combined nominations, the Television Academy did not release its own tally of nominations by network. Totals are based on platforms listed with each nomination.
Presenters
The awards were presented by the following people:
Ceremony information

In April 2022, the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the Television in the United States, television industry in the United S ...
(ATAS, also known as the Television Academy) announced that the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards would be held on September 12; the corresponding Creative Arts ceremonies were announced for September 3 and 4. The main ceremony was shown on
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
as part of a four-year rotation; the ceremony was moved to a Monday to accommodate NBC's ''
Sunday Night Football'' coverage. The broadcast was also streamed on
Peacock
Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus '' Pavo'' and one species of the closely related genus '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred t ...
. The ceremony was produced by Hudlin Entertainment and
Done and Dusted
Done and Dusted (stylised as DONE+DUSTED) is a British television production and event staging company.
Produced
Done and Dusted has staged and filmed events all over the world including the Academy Awards, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, iHeartR ...
, with
Reginald Hudlin
Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was President of Entertainmen ...
, Ian Stewart, Byron Phillips and Jane Mun serving as executive producers. This marked Hudlin's third year and Done and Dusted's fifth year producing the Emmys ceremony.
Hamish Hamilton
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served as director for the fifth time. The ceremony returned to the
Microsoft Theater
The Peacock Theater, formerly Nokia Theatre and Microsoft Theater, is a music and theater venue at L.A. Live in the Downtown Los Angeles, downtown core of Los Angeles, California, United States. The theater auditorium seats 7,100 and holds one ...
in
Downtown Los Angeles
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, California, after two years at other venues
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Television Academy president Maury McIntyre, while an outdoor option similar to
the previous year was considered, they wanted to return with an audience and to continue their relationship with the Microsoft Theater.
On August 9, 2022, it was announced that
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since Saturday Night Live season 29, 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the ...
would host the ceremony.
The producers reportedly approached
Chris Rock
Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and obse ...
and
Dwayne Johnson
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to host the ceremony, but had no success. NBC late-night hosts
Jimmy Fallon
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and
Seth Meyers
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– both past Emmys hosts – were also reportedly uninterested in the role. Scherma initially indicated that a hostless ceremony was being considered, but the Television Academy quickly clarified that such an option was not being pursued. Following the announcement, Thompson called the opportunity "ridiculously exciting", even with the relatively short window before the ceremony, adding that he "just want
dto celebrate creative people in this business".
Alongside Thompson,
Zedd
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and comedian
Sam Jay
Samaria Johnson (born January 13, 1982), better known as Sam Jay, is an American comedian and writer. She is best known as a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' (2017–2020), her Netflix comedy special ''3 in the Morning'' (2020), and as the co-cr ...
served as the ceremony DJ and announcer, respectively.
Building from the previous year, the ceremony replaced
stadium seating
Stadium seating or theater seating is a seating arrangement where most or all seats are placed higher than the seats immediately in front of them so that the occupants of further-back seats have less of their views blocked by those ahead of them. ...
for the nominees and their
plus-ones with tables. Stewart commented that the format had been well-received before and said, "We've taken that concept and expanded it out."
Screens were placed around the tables to create immersion into "different worlds".
Other audience members remained in traditional theater seating. In accordance with guild rules, production members, nominees, and guests had to show a negative
COVID-19 test before attending.
Masking
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Arts and media
* Masking (art), protecting a selected area from change during production, as with tape and stencils
* Masking (illustration), an art technique that influences the intended perception of a character
* MASKING, t ...
was required for the crew but optional for audience members; most attendees did not wear masks.
Regarding changes after the
Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
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at the
previous Academy Awards, Scherma expressed confidence in the event's security and staff, while Stewart emphasized the goal of making the event feel inclusive.
The ceremony also sought to "celebrate all of TV", in Hudlin's words, by recognizing shows that were not nominated; one way this was done was by inviting actors from those programs as presenters.
Emmys realignment
In December 2021, ATAS and the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), also known as the National Television Academy until 2007, is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of televisio ...
(NATAS) announced a major realignment of the Emmy Award ceremonies. This was in response to the growth of
streaming television
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, which blurred the lines in determining which shows should fall under the
Daytime
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or
Primetime Emmys
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. The two ceremonies' scopes were changed to revolve around factors such as the genres, production, and frequency of such programming, rather than strictly
dayparts.
Among the major changes that took effect at the
49th Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2022 and at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2022:
* Daytime dramas, as defined as "any multi-camera, weekday daily serial, spin-off or reboot", remained at the Daytime Emmys, but most other scripted dramas and comedies had to enter into the Primetime Emmys. For example, the streaming
limited series
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''
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem'' could still enter into the Daytime Emmys because it is a spin-off of the daytime soap opera ''
Days of Our Lives
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'', but other programs such as ''
The Bay'' had to move to the Primetime Emmys.
* Talk shows were divided between the Daytime and Primetime Emmys based on "format and style characteristics reflective of current programming in the daytime or late night space". Such programs could petition to switch ceremonies, such as the previous Daytime Emmy winner ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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'', whose format is more similar to the late night talk shows awarded at the Primetime Emmys.
* All children's programming categories were moved to the new
Children's and Family Emmy Awards
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.
* Categories for
morning shows were moved from the Daytime Emmys to the
News and Documentary Emmy Awards
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards, or News & Documentary Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Scien ...
or to the Daytime Emmys' talk show categories, depending on format.
Categories for game shows and instructional programming remained split this year between the Daytime and Primetime Emmys, with their realignment to be determined in 2023.
Other rule changes
Several other rule changes were implemented for the ceremony. Most notably, programs were no longer categorized as dramas or comedies based on runtime; instead, producers determined where their programs were submitted, with the Television Academy reserving the right to review decisions. The distinction had previously been adjusted
in 2015 to consider half-hour programs as comedies and hour-long programs as dramas. The exception to the new rule was that programs under 20 minutes had to be submitted in short-form categories. The Television Academy also revised the description for the Governors Award and clarified that limited series must fully resolve story arcs with "no on-going storyline and/or main characters in subsequent seasons".
In July, the categories for the broadcast were revealed.
Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) were moved to the Creative Arts ceremonies, while
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special replaced
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in the main broadcast.
Critical reviews and viewership
The broadcast generally received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Alan Sepinwall
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and
Rob Sheffield
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He is a long time contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'', writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at '' Blen ...
from ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason.
The magazine was first known fo ...
'' each praised the speeches from the winners, particularly Ralph's, while criticizing many of the production elements such as the In Memoriam segment and the frequent play-off music. ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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''s Daniel Fienberg criticized other production decisions, such as the opening number, the dedicated DJ and announcer, and the various montages. He ultimately found the broadcast forgettable, quipping in reference to the Academy Awards six months prior: "But hey, at least it wasn't a catastrophe?" Mike Hale, writing for ''
The New York Times
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'', found the scripted portions weak and remarked that there "seemed to be a consensus, organized or not, to keep it light".
''
The Boston Globe
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''s Yvonne Abraham complimented Thompson as "a likeable host" and praised several of the speeches and presenters, but she ultimately found the ceremony to be "just another TV awards show... long and stuffed with unnecessary montages and comedy bits". Robert Lloyd of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' also complimented Thompson despite being "saddled to some dumb bits". However, he criticized the show's pace, calling it fast and "somewhat exhausting", and compared the atmosphere to "watching
partythrough a window". Conversely, Manuel Betancourt was more positive in his review for ''
The A.V. Club
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'', remarking that the program "offered plenty of laughs" and that it "served as a reminder that the boob tube still has the power to inspire wide-eyed girls and boys alike".
Competing with the season premiere of ''
Monday Night Football
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'' on
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and
ESPN
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, the ceremony was viewed by 5.92 million people in the United States, making it the least-viewed in Emmys history, representing a 19% decrease over the previous year's ceremony. It also achieved a 1.09
rating
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Rating or rating system may also refer to:
Business and economics
* Credit rating, estimating the credit worthiness ...
among adults ages 18–49. The ratings figures only include those who watched the telecast on NBC, and not those who streamed it on Peacock.
In Memoriam
The annual In Memoriam segment was presented by
Anthony Anderson
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and featured
John Legend
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Every ...
debuting his song "Pieces".
*
Betty White
Betty Marion Ludden ( White; January 17, 1922December 31, 2021), known professionally as Betty White, was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for her vas ...
– performer
*
David Warner David or Dave Warner may refer to:
Sports
* Dave Warner (strongman) (born 1969), Northern Ireland strongman competitor
* David Bruce Warner (born 1970), South African alpine skier
* David Warner (cricketer) (born 1986), Australian cricketer
Othe ...
– performer
*
Emilio Delgado
Emilio Ernest Delgado (May 8, 1940 – March 10, 2022) was an American actor best known for his role as Luis, the Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series ''Sesame Street''. He joined the cast of ''Sesame Street'' in 1971 and remain ...
– performer
*
Peter Scolari
Peter Thomas Scolari (September 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Henry Desmond in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Bosom Buddies'' (1980–1982) and Michael Harris on the C ...
– performer
*
Yoko Shimada
was a Japanese actress, best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries ''Shōgun''.
''Shogun'' miniseries
Shimada was the only female member of ''Shōgun''s massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking En ...
– performer
*
Burt Metcalfe
Burton Denis Metcalfe (March 19, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.
Biography
Burton Denis Metcalfe was born in Saskatoon, but grew up in Montreal and latterly in Lo ...
– director, writer, producer
*
Jay Sandrich
Jay Henry Sandrich (February 24, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American television director who primarily worked on sitcoms. In 2020, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
Early life
Jay Sandrich was born in Los Angeles, th ...
– director
*
George Yanok
George Richard Yanok (November 29, 1938 – April 29, 2022) was an American screenwriter, television producer, actor, and jazz drummer. He is noted for winning Primetime Emmy Awards in 1974 and 1976.
Early life
Yanok was born in Bristol, Connec ...
– writer
*
John Bowman – writer
*
Jak Knight
Jakim Maulana (November 6, 1993 – July 14, 2022), better known by his stage name Jak Knight, was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was best known for his roles as DeVon in the animated Netflix sitcom '' Big Mouth'' and Jak in the Pe ...
– performer, writer
*
Dwayne Hickman
Dwayne Bernard Hickman (May 18, 1934 – January 9, 2022) was an American actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and had also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, B ...
– performer
*
Tony Dow
Anthony Lee Dow (April 13, 1945 – July 27, 2022) was an American actor, film producer, director and sculptor. He portrayed Wally Cleaver in the iconic television sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver'' from 1957 to 1963. From 1983 to 1989, Dow repri ...
– performer
*
Roger E. Mosley – performer
*
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on '' WKRP in Cincinnati'' and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on '' Head ...
– performer
* Lisa R. Anderson – producer
* Amy Lin Johnson – producer
* Charles Cappleman – executive
* Mercedes Leanza – executive
*
Marc Pilcher
Marc Elliot Pilcher (December 1967 – 3 October 2021) was a British hair stylist and make-up artist. In 2021, he jointly won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for work on the series ''Bridgerton''. He was also nominated in 2 ...
– makeup artist
*
Tony Walton
Anthony John Walton (24 October 1934 – 2 March 2022) was a British costume designer and set designer. He won three Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and an Emmy Award. He received three Tony Awards for '' Pippin'' (1973), '' House of Blue Leaves' ...
– set designer, costume designer
*
Willie Garson
William Garson Paszamant (February 20, 1964September 21, 2021) was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the series ''Sex and the City'', in the related films ...
– performer
*
Robert Morse
Robert Alan Morse (May 18, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numero ...
– performer
*
Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...
– journalist
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Larry Sellers
Larry Sellers (October 2, 1949 – December 9, 2021) was an Osage American actor and stuntman.
Background
Sellers was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, where he grew up. After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Navy.
Acting career
Sell ...
– performer, stunts
*
Marilyn Bergman
Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (née Katz; November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celeb ...
– lyricist
*
David A. Arnold
David A. Arnold (March 15, 1968 – September 7, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, producer, and actor.
Stand-up comedy
Arnold began performing in 1997. He performed at the Canadian Montreal Comedy Festival, on ''Jamie Fox ...
– performer, writer
*
George Shapiro
George Shapiro (May 18, 1931 – May 26, 2022) was an American talent manager and television producer. He was among the most successful managers in show business in the United States, best known for representing Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, and ...
– manager, producer
*
Estelle Harris
Estelle Harris (; April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2022) was an American actress and comedian, known for her exaggeratedly shrill, grating voice. She was best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on ''Seinfeld''. Her other roles included the voice ...
– performer
*
Liz Sheridan
Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (April 10, 1929 – April 15, 2022) was an American actress. While best known for her roles as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Ochmonek, on the sitcom '' ALF'' (1986–1990), and Jerry's mother, Helen, in ''Seinfeld'' (1990–1998 ...
– performer
*
John Madden
John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them ...
– sports commentator
*
Vin Scully
Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcast work in Major League Baseball. Scully was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for sixty-se ...
– sports announcer
*
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols ( ; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in ''Star Trek'' and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on A ...
– performer
*
Bob Saget
Robert Lane Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom ''Full House'' (1987–1995) and its sequel '' Fuller House'' (2016–2020). ...
– performer
*
James Caan
James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award an ...
– performer
*
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, best-known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York dialect, his squint, and his edgy, often-controversial, sense of humor. Hi ...
– performer
*
Cheslie Kryst
Cheslie Corrinne Kryst ( ; April 28, 1991 – January 30, 2022) was an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was also an attorney and a correspondent for the TV show ''Extra'' from October 2019 until her ...
– performer, attorney
*
Dean Stockwell
Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' ...
– performer
*
Tony Sirico
Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (; July 24, 1942 – July 8, 2022) was an American actor. Often cast as a mobster, he portrayed Paulie Gualtieri in ''The Sopranos''.
Born in Brooklyn to an Italian-American family, Sirico had a tumultuous early life ...
– performer
*
Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée (March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including '' ...
– director
*
Michael Nesmith
Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the Monkees and co-star of their The Monkees (TV series), TV series of the same name (1966–1968) ...
– performer, producer
*
Louie Anderson
Louis Perry Anderson (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. He created the cartoon series ''Life with Louie'' and the television sitcom ''The Louie Show'', and wrote four books ...
– performer
*
Anne Heche
Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards ...
– performer
*
Paul Sorvino
Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.
Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...
– performer
*
Ray Liotta
Raymond Allen Liotta (; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film '' Something Wild'' (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was best known for his portray ...
– performer
*
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his ot ...
– performer, director
Notes
References
External links
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74th Primetime Emmy Awardsat Emmys.com
2022 Emmy Episode Submissionsat
Gold Derby
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website2022 Emmy Nominating Ballots
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Television shows directed by Hamish Hamilton (director)