Television’s biggest night is coming twice this year. The 2024 Emmys, i.e., the ceremony that was postponed from an original September airdate amid the dual writers and actors strikes in 2023, has finally arrived a full six months after Emmy nominations were first announced. (Expect another round of the Emmys this fall, where TV like The Crown’s final season and Fargo season five is eligible.)
Fox, which is airing the 75th annual ceremony live on Monday, January 15, is hoping its telecast will be worth the wait. Anthony Anderson, who was Emmy-nominated for lead comedy actor during seven consecutive seasons of ABC’s sitcom Black-ish, is set to serve as first-time host following a dismal debut from comedian Jo Koy at last week’s Golden Globes.
The shows nominated at Emmys 2024 have been in the pop-cultural zeitgeist since the eligibility window for this ceremony began back in June 2022. That means season one of FX’s The Bear (its second season just swept the Globes’ comedy categories) will compete against the final seasons of HBO’s Succession, Barry, and the potentially, sort-of final season of the Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso. Netflix’s Beef, which similarly scored big at the Globes, is projected to dominate the limited-series categories. And while nominations brought plenty of snubs and surprises, from the dismissal of Yellowstone to embrace of Jury Duty, expect field-leading The Last of Us (24 nominations) and season two of The White Lotus (23 nods) to head home with some shiny new hardware.
Here’s how to watch the 2024 Emmys live, and find out if VF’s predictions for winners in every category aligned with Monday’s awards.
How to Watch the Emmys
The 2024 Emmys will take place on Monday, January 15, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. Each of the major networks gets a turn with TV’s preeminent awards show, and this year Fox will air the show live and on Fox.com for those with a cable login. The ceremony kicks off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Fox, and will stream on-demand via Hulu the next day.
Before the broadcast, E! will host Live From E!: Countdown to the Emmys starting at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, followed by red-carpet coverage at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET. That’s also your place for after-party coverage, beginning immediately after the Emmys at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET.
And if—like Schitt’s Creek’s Moira Rose—awards is your favorite season, get an extra early start by watching this year’s already completed Creative Arts Emmys, which commenced on January 6 with early wins for The Last of Us, The Bear, Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off, Wednesday, and The White Lotus. That ceremony is available to stream on Hulu.
How to Stream the Emmys
If you’ve ditched cable in the New Year, the 2024 Emmys can be streamed live on YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, or Sling. While some of those services offer free trials, if you’ve exhausted all complimentary options, streaming with Hulu (which requires a subscription, of course) on Tuesday, January 16, is your best bet. Who said TV’s best didn’t come without a few strings attached?
Weren’t the 2024 Emmys Supposed to Happen in 2023?
That’s correct! Originally scheduled for September—when the Emmys are typically held—the awards were delayed after the WGA strike began in early May and actors joined picket lines in mid-July. While the Tony Awards devised a way for the show to go on without writers after reaching an exclusive deal with the WGA, the Emmys broadcast is far more reliant on writers, who are honored in several categories, as well as the presence of actors whom viewers tune in to watch. Although the ceremony was postponed, voting proceeded as usual from August 17 to 28, meaning some shows were far fresher in the mind for Television Academy members back then than they may have been in recent weeks.
Despite the slightly wonky idea of honoring shows that aired in 2023 and even 2022 at the so-called 2024 Emmys, telecast producers are hoping to bring a timeless factor to the show. Casts from two of Fox’s most beloved 1990s series—Martin and Ally McBeal—are reuniting for Monday’s ceremony. They are part of a concerted effort to acknowledge the history of TV by Emmy Awards executive producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, they told Variety. “It was a grand task to figure out how to celebrate 75 years of television,” said Rouzan-Clay. “If we can bring some nostalgia to that stage, then I think that we’ve done a good deed.”
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