“77th Emmy® Awards” Delivers Largest TV Audience Since 2021 - Winners + Photo Album

Sep 16, 2025 11:18AM ● By Kelsey Swire

The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 14, 2025, to honor the best of television from the past year. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the Emmys this year for the first time, as well as received two nominations for his variety special "Your Friend, Nate Bargatze."

Other highlights of the night included:

Best Talk Series winner The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Apple TV+'s "Severance" went into the night with the most nominations, 27, while Apple TV+'s "The Studio" tied a record for a comedy series with 23 nominations.
"The Studio" took home honors for best comedy series, best writing for a comedy and best directing for a comedy.
"The Pitt" won outstanding drama series, and actors Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa each won their first ever Emmys for their roles in the show.
Netflix's "Adolescence" also won big, earning six awards, including best limited series.

Check out the full list of winners and nominees here.

The "77th Emmy® Awards" was seen by more than 7.42 million viewers on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. It was the #1 entertainment program of the night and hit a four-year viewership high since it last aired on CBS in 2021, up +8% from its 2024 airing on ABC.

Watched by more than 7.42 million viewers – #1 entertainment program of the night and up +8% from its 2024 airing on ABC.
Most-watched Emmys since 2021, when it last aired on CBS.
Most-watched entertainment special on CBS since the GRAMMY Awards.
The ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Emmys pre-show (7:14-8:00 PM, ET) averaged 3.26 million viewers. This was up +12% from ABC’s 2024 red carpet show (2.91m viewers).

Ratings Source: Nielsen Time Adjusted Live+SD Fast National Data including Out-of-Home Viewing on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025

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