Is HBO's The Pitt about to dominate the Emmys?
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What does the Emmy night preview reveal about TV’s future?
Tonight's Emmy Awards could tell us a lot about where television is headed next. We have HBO's The Pit leading all nominees, Apple TV+, chasing what could be its biggest Emmy night ever, as well as plenty of new stars looking to break through. Tonight, we'll find out which shows and streaming services are shaping television. Hello and welcome to USA Today's The Excerpt. I'm Dana Taylor. Here to dish on all things Emmys with me is USA Today Senior Entertainment Correspondent, Ralphie Aversa. It's always good to have you here, Ralphie.
Thanks, Dana.
HBO's The Pit enters tonight as the nomination leader with 25. Is this already the defining TV story of the year? And also, what would a pit sweep actually mean for television?
Well, I think it potentially could be after this evening for sure. You know, obviously they're already in the mix of filming season three of this hit HBO series also. And it really, in so many different ways, highlighting the plight of first responders and health care workers. Obviously, you talk about Noah Weil as well and kind of his resurgence and his comeback. And then there's so many other like ancillary stories, whether it's a Tal Anderson who had stopped by USA Today, the autistic actress who earned an Emmy nomination, whether it's, you know, Taylor Dearden as well, the neurodivergent actress who also earned an Emmy nomination. Catherine LaNassa, who I've gotten to know a little bit now since her nomination last year.
She won last year her first ever Emmy. This long career that she's had where she really grinded. She really struggled. She told me about how her husband would stay up with her at midnight and they'd be doing self-tape auditions in the living room. Not that long ago, mind you. And now she's really this celebrated actress that's Continuing to receive roles, the self-tape audition days, I'm pretty sure, are done for Ms. Lanasa. And, you know, again, we talk about the different storylines. Catherine, I think, is kind of leading this group of actresses who, let's face it, these women who, you know, are not in their 20s or 30s. Sometimes they have a difficult time finding work in Hollywood. And when they do, they're usually pigeonholed into certain roles.
And Catherine's kind of leading this new movement where that no longer isn't the case. I mean, certainly, again, you know, as far as women in Hollywood, I think there is still some work to be done. But it's been great to see actresses like herself have this kind of success. So, yeah, for so many reasons, The Pit has been a huge story and certainly could be even more of a big story after Tonight Within. its 25 nominations.
Apple TV has a shot at its biggest Emmy year to date. Both Widows Bay and Pluribus are contenders. Say that three times fast. Is Apple having a Netflix or HBO moment? Where do they land in that conversation now?
I mean, I think they're right there with them. And you got to remember, too, you even go back to past Emmys with Severance and with the studio and with Ted Lasso. I mean, Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, they've been really in the mix.
Why is HBO’s The Pit leading with 25 nominations and why does it matter?
You know, I look at it. as far as just from a live TV perspective, you know, we've seen HBO Max and obviously they're different because they're a part of Warner Brother Discovery for now. OK, we get that. Netflix obviously has certainly gone into live as well. But I think when you're talking about the overall streamers, that's probably the one piece of the puzzle that Apple TV is still trying to nail down. We've seen them go into the sports rights universe, obviously, with Major League Soccer, which they kind of redid that and Took that package off of a paywall now. Friday Night Baseball, they have a baseball package as well with MLB. We'll see if they can get into maybe the NFL front as well as some of these other contracts expire and the NFL looks to continue its TV rating dominance.
Once again, shown here with this Emmys, the aforementioned shows that you talk about, they have a lot of star power and they have shows that are critically acclaimed, including one that still has a 100% Rotten Tomato rating as well, Pluribus.
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