It’s officially fall, which means it’s that time of year when the best of TV (both the traditional variety and streaming series) will be honored with fancy gold trophies and a fancy red carpet event. Yep, I’m talking about the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards—and if you want to make sure you actually watch the show when it happens (instead of just, you know, reading tweets about it the next morning), I’ve got you covered.
Ahead, a quick, handy guide to everything you need to know about when to watch the 2025 Emmys live. Let’s kick things off with...
When are the 2025 Emmys?
TV’s most iconic night will be held at L.A.’s Peacock Theater, airing Sunday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET.
How can I watch the 2025 VMAs?
This year’s show will be airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. Just a head’s up: You'll need a Paramount+ Premium plan to access the stream live and on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but they will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.
WATCH ON CBS | WATCH ON PARAMOUNT+
Who is nominated?
Among this year’s nominees, Severance is leading the pack with 27 nods, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Other top nominated shows include The Penguin (which scored 24 nods) as well as The Studio and The White Lotus (which both earned 23). Here’s the full list.
Who is the emcee for the show?
Nate Bargatze is hosting the 2025 ceremony, marking his first-ever awards show hosting gig. The comedian is also nominated for his Netflix variety special, Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.
Who are the presenters?
This year’s presenters include lots of familiar faces, including *takes deep breath*...Kristen Bell, Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Walton Goggins, Tony Goldwyn, Kathryn Hahn, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Parker Posey, Anna Sawai, Sydney Sweeney, and Sofía Vergara, among many others. You can check out the full list here.
Is there a pre-show?
Yep! Live From E! will be airing the Emmys red carpet live on Sunday, Sept. 14, kicking off at 6 p.m. ET with hosts Zuri Hall and Heather McMahan.
Entertainment Tonight is also celebrating Emmy night with a live one-hour red carpet pre-show airing on CBS and Paramount+, hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner.
Aaaaand that’s pretty much all we know for now! FWIW, Cosmo will be covering every single second of this year’s awards show, so come back here for all the happenings.
