Emmys backstage: Piven, Fey, Probst, more!

Although he could have just been reeling still from the bizarre opening of the show. I thought we were being punkd as an audience, Piven said earnestly. There was this really great line about Sarah Palins bridge to nowhere, but it was confusing. Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage Is that what you want to say to me? I was shocked when she told me, and I started to cry a little bit....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Sheila Ford

Emmys flashback: Jimmy Fallon remembers opening show with 'Born to Run' 10 years ago

“I always like those big song and dance openings of award shows,” Fallon tells EW. I thought, ‘What’s the most rocking song we could do that’s fun? We want to show energy. Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank What if we did aGleeversion of ‘Born to Run?'" Fallon had met Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau several times and called him up to make his request. “I explained to him what it is, [that] it’s respectful....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Heather Smith

Emmys FYC: 5 moments that madeRuPaul's Drag Racethe best competition on TV

Can gold gowns and hearts lead to gilded Emmys love forRuPaul’s Drag Race? “Theres now more drag in more spaces than ever before. The result gagged the nation, and will go down as one of the best face-offs inDrag Raceherstory. VH1 My goal is to always put on such a fantastic show that people leave their jaws on the floor. Its amazing to see glamour intersect with the intensity of a challenge....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Suzanne Mckinney DVM

Emmys FYC: How Zaldy's iconic costumes made RuPaul the best-dressed woman on TV

Read on for exclusive sketches and insight on how Zaldy strives to make RuPaul the best-dressed woman on TV. Its a very loose communication. Its hard to pinpoint that creative place that Ru and I connect on. Courtesy of VH1 (3) We both know what weve done in the past and whats coming in the next seasons. There are so many things to sort out. We dont have to speak as much....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Victoria Daniels

Emmys get political, passionate: 'Vote for love, compassion, and kindness'

The result was perhaps the most political Emmy telecast ever. So get out and vote, make a plan, and vote for love and compassion and kindness." “Gotta vote, I would be remiss not to mention that,” King said. Credit: ABC “Vote up the ballot, hey… Rest in power [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].” She represents just decades, hundreds of years of violence against Black bodies Breonna Taylor does. Uzo Adubolikewise accepted her award forMrs....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Jermaine Smith

Emmys host Jimmy Kimmel mocks MAGA, uses laugh track in surreal opening monologue

The move made the monologue both more reassuringly familiar, yet also more bizarre, at the same. This isnt a MAGA rally, its the Emmys." It is a very realistic show, except the part where anyone in Oklahoma is wearing a mask." Credit: ABC “Isn’tWatchmenwhat Jerry Falwell Jr. was into?” “Why would you have an award show in the middle of the pandemic? No, I’m serious. I’m asking why are we having an award show during a pandemic?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Kaitlyn Hooper

Emmys open hostless: Here's what happened instead

The71st Primetime Emmysgot underway Sunday night with one major traditional element missing: the shows host. Instead, the show opened with an animated Homer Simpson taking the stage. For those of you out there who are without hope, this has been my impossible dream! FOX If it can happen to me and then a piano fell on him with a Doh! Then in a pre-planned skit,Black-ishstarAnthony Andersonstepped up from the crowd and scrambled to save the show....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Tyler Phelps

Emmys producers apologize for using photo of wrong person during In Memoriam segment

The man shown during the tribute to late composer Andre Previn is still very much alive. But SundaysEmmysmade a mistake with its In Memoriam segment, which was accompanied byHalseycovering Time After Time. The spot for thelate composer Andre Previninstead used a photo of the still-living 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The error was first pointed out by Slatkin on Twitter on Monday. Andre deserved better, Slatkin wrote. I had the opportunity to introduce him when he received the [Kennedy Center Honors]....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Erica Mcguire

Emmys: 'SNL' star Bill Hader

No, and I dont know if it will affect it, he says. Theyve been on the show two seasons. Jay, Bobby, Fred, and Kenan are gonna be there. Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images So I think it will be a good, tight ensemble. Im not too concerned about it. (Spoiler alert for people who havent startedBreaking Badand intend to.) ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: According toyour IMDB page, youve been a busy man over the summer....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 786 words · Amanda Roberts

Emmys: Nominate Rhea Seehorn forBetter Call Saul, you cowards

Emmy voters, we have a problem. Youve nominated the show for Outstanding Drama Series every season. But theres an even bigger issue we must deal with. Credit: AMC Where, and I cant stress this enough, isRhea Seehorns Emmy? Why do you thinkSaulcreatorsVince GilliganandPeter Gouldgive Seehorn more and more screen time every season? Here, just watch it again. I think Ive watched this scene 7 times now, and it never fails to astonish....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Miss Stacy Gonzales

Emmys: The time has come to nominateDesus & Mero

The Showtime duo set the new standard for late-night comedy in the pandemic era. Late-night TVhad to adapt quickly to the coronavirus. Hosts sheltered in their places, welcoming audiences into curated corners of their significant households. Credit: SHOWTIME You felt like 2020 was a bad horror movie they had already memorized. And the at-home setting suited their low-key charms. Desus' background is his apparently museum-sized sneaker collection, the colors shifting every episode....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Dawn Stark

Emperor's throne inTheRise of Skywalkerwas first shown in 1981 drawing

The sketch was an early design for the throne eventually shown inReturn of the Jedi. The choice forJedimade sense as the Emperor was on a ship. In the trailer he says, Long have I waited. Lucasfilm For moreRise of Skywalkerfinal trailer analysis, check out ourdeep-dive breakdown over every major shot. Ralph McQuarrie/Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Lucasfilm

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 55 words · Valerie Petty

Empireboss breaks down the midseason finale cliffhanger

Could Lucious and/or Cookie not make it to the end ofEmpire? Okay, you cant blame me for trying. Will the full flash-forward mystery be resolved at that point? Credit: Chuck Hodes/FOX What should we expect from this cliffhanger? Its kind of more about how they get out of it, right? But I will say what happens with White Tracy will have ramifications for the entire family. They really cant quit each other....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Teresa Brooks