Emmys Sets Reba McEntire For Dolly Parton Tribute; Adds Big ‘Baywatch’ Contingent, McConaughey & Harrelson, LL Cool J & Caan, More As Presenters — SkimNews
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- 78th Emmy Awards ceremony is set for September 14 at the Peacock Theater on NBC and Peacock, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, who also serves as executive producer alongside Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay.
- Dolly Parton tribute will feature longtime friend Reba McEntire following Parton's recent death at age 80; McEntire wrote on Instagram that Parton had 'your huge huge heart' and 'there will never ever be another you.'
- Additional tribute segments include a Catherine O'Hara tribute with Macaulay Culkin, Dan Levy, and Annie Murphy; a 50th anniversary Charlie's Angels reunion with Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd; and a 30th anniversary Buffy reunion with Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz, with Noah Kahan performing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the In Memoriam segment.
- New presenters doubling as show promoters include nearly the entire Baywatch reboot cast (Stephen Amell, Noah Beck, Jessica Belkin, Hassie Harrison, Thaddeus LaGrone, Brooks Nader), LL Cool J and Scott Caan for CBS' NCIS: New York spinoff, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson for Apple TV's Brothers, and Julia Garner for Netflix's The Altruists.
- Jamie Lee Curtis is pulling triple duty as presenter, co-star and executive producer of NBC's newly picked-up comedy Newlyweds, and Guest Actress Emmy nominee for The Bear (she won for the FX show in 2024).
- Additional presenter additions include comedians Awkwafina and John Mulaney (as NBC amps up entertainment value after cutting several categories from the live telecast), House of the Dragon's Emma D'Arcy, Love Story's Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr., Furious lead Emmy Rossum, America's Got Talent's Sofía Vergara, and Paradise's Shailene Woodley — the only guest acting winner from last weekend tapped for the main show.
- Previously announced presenters include Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Rachel Sennott, Odessa A'zion, Linda Cardellini, Alan Cumming, Sally Field, Jon Hamm, David Harbour, Marcello Hernández, Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Niecy Nash-Betts, Keke Palmer, Amanda Peet, and Amy Poehler.
Why it matters: The ceremony doubles as a promotional platform for upcoming network shows — the Baywatch reboot cast, NCIS: New York's LL Cool J and Scott Caan, and Apple TV's Brothers stars all serve double duty as presenters and show promoters. NBC also added Awkwafina and John Mulaney to boost entertainment value, a clear recalibration after cutting several categories from the live telecast.
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