Reba McEntire To Tribute Dolly Parton At 78th Emmys — SkimNews
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- Reba McEntire will perform a tribute to Dolly Parton, who died recently at age 80, at the 78th Emmy Awards on September 14 at the Peacock Theater, broadcast live on NBC and Peacock.
- Catherine O'Hara will receive her own tribute featuring Macaulay Culkin (her Home Alone co-star) and Schitt's Creek co-stars Dan Levy and Annie Murphy.
- Charlie's Angels will reunite for its 50th anniversary with Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd, while Buffy the Vampire Slayer marks 30 years with Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz.
- Noah Kahan will perform "Bridge Over Troubled Water" during the In Memoriam segment.
- Fox's Baywatch reboot cast — Stephen Amell, Noah Beck, Jessica Belkin, Hassie Harrison, Thaddeus LaGrone, and Brooks Nader — will present trophies and promote the new series.
- Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson (Apple TV's Brothers), LL Cool J and Scott Caan (CBS' NCIS: New York), and Julia Garner (Netflix's The Altruists) will also take presenter duties.
- Jamie Lee Curtis is pulling triple duty as presenter, co-star/executive producer of NBC's Newlyweds, and Guest Actress Emmy nominee for The Bear.
Why it matters: After cutting several categories from the live show, NBC and the TV Academy are leaning on nostalgia tributes — Parton, O'Hara, the 50-year Charlie's Angels and 30-year Buffy reunions — and presenters who double as promos for upcoming shows (Fox's Baywatch reboot, CBS' NCIS: New York, Apple TV's Brothers, Netflix's The Altruists) to keep entertainment value high. The Parton moment will likely anchor the ceremony's emotional high.
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