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Emmys 2019 Time & Channel: How Long Is the Awards Show?

Getty Emmy Statue is seen in front of the Television Academy during the red carpet for the 68th Los Angeles Emmy Awards featuring Niecy Nash, Jason George, Mary Holland, Florence Henderson and Larry King in North Hollywood, California, on July 23, 2016.

The 2019 Emmy Awards air tonight, on September 22, 2019 and we have all the details on what to expect this year. Read on for the channel info, what time to watch the show, when to watch the red carpet arrivals and more details below.


EMMYS 2019 TIME & DATE: The Emmy Awards usually air on a Sunday night, but last year, they were held on a Monday because of Sunday night football. This year’s Emmys air on Sunday, September 22, 2019, and start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT. As for when the awards end, they are scheduled to run until 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/10 p.m. CT, but they are known for running late. So, don’t be surprised if the show doesn’t conclude exactly at its end time.

EMMYS 2019 CHANNEL: The 2019 Emmys air on the Fox network. The hosting channel changes each year, as last year’s Emmys aired on the NBC network.

EMMY AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS INFO: The program with the most nominations this year, is Game of Thrones, with a total of fourteen nominations. When They See Us from Netflix, is in second place for the most nominations, with 11. HBO’s Barry has 7 nominations. Then, tied for 6 nominations each are Escape at Dannemora, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Fosse/Verdon. D’Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong announced the nominees on July 16, 2019.

The nominees in the major categories tonight are:

Lead Actor Limited Series or Movie
Mahershala Ali for True Detective
Benicio del Toro for Escape at Dannemora
Hugh Grant for A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris for Chernobyl
Jharrel Jerome for When They See Us
Sam Rockwell for Fosse/Verdon

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Amy Adams for Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette for Escape at Dannemora
Aunjanue Ellis for When They See Us
Joey King for The Act
Niecy Nash for When They See Us
Michelle Williams for Fosse/Verdon

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson for Black-ish
Don Cheadle for Black Monday
Ted Danson for The Good Place
Michael Douglas for The Kominksy Method
Bill Hader for Barry
Eugene Levy for Schitt’s Creek

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate for Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Julia-Louis Dreyfus for Veep
Natasha Lyonne for Russian Doll
Catherine O’Hara for Schitt’s Creek
Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman for Ozark
Sterling K. Brown for This is Us
Kit Harrington for Game of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul
Billy Porter for Pose
Milo Ventimiglia for This Is Us

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke for Game of Thrones
Jodie Comer for Killing Eve
Viola Davis for How to Get Away With Murder
Laura Linney for Ozark
Mandy Moore for This Is Us
Sandra Oh for Killing Eve
Robin Wright for House of Cards

Outstanding Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us

Outstanding Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt’s Creek
Veep

Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This Is Us

EMMY AWARDS 2019 PRESENTERS: This year’s presenters for the Emmys, according to Entertainment Tonight, include Kerry Washington, James Corden, Tim Allen, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Anderson, Angela Bassett, Nick Cannon, Anna Chlumsky, Cedric the Entertainer, RuPaul, Gwendoline Christie, Stephen Colbert, Emilia Clarke, Gary Cole, Viola Davis, Adam Devine, Peter Dinklage, Michael Douglas, Kevin Dunn, Clea DuVall, Max Greenfield, Ike Barinholtz, Bill Hader, Tony Hale, Ben Stiller, Halsey, Jon Hamm, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Timothy Hutton, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jharrel Jerome, Ken Jeong, Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Kimmel, Regina King, Luke Kirby, Peter Krause, Hugh Laurie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Thomas Lennon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cherry Jones, Jane Lynch, Catherine O’Hara, Gwyneth Paltrow, Randall Park, Amy Poehler, Billy Porter, Sam Richardson, Maya Rudolph, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Lilly Singh, Jimmy Smits, Brittany Snow, Sarah Sutherland, Marisa Tomei, Sophie Turner, Carice van Houten, Matt Walsh, Alfie Allen, Naomi Watts, Seth Meyers, Bradley Whitford, Maisie Williams, and Zendaya.

EMMYS 2019 HOST: Colin Jost and Michael Che, of Saturday Night Live, were last year’s hosts, but this year, there is no host.

EMMYS 2019 LOCATION: The Emmy Awards is presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and is held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. According to Parade, the Microsoft Theater is the main location for the Emmys over the years, since it opened.

EMMYS 2018 RED CARPET INFORMATION: There are several red carpet pre-shows and arrivals coverage programs airing. Fox’s Live Emmy Red Carpet Arrivals will air from 7 – 8 p.m. ET and from 4:30 – 6 p.m. ET/1:30 – 3 p.m. PT, the E! Countdown to the Red Carpet will run. The special will be followed by E! Live From the Red Carpet – The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards on E!.

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