78th Primetime Emmy Awards
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 02h00 (live) and 21h00
Genre: Awards
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards honour American primetime television programming produced between 1 June, 2025 and 31 May, 2026.
The main telecast takes place (live at 02h00, repeat at 21h00) at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony follows the two-night 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which occurred on 5 and 6 September.
Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, serves as host.
HBO and HBO Max lead all networks and platforms with a combined 123 total nominations, closely followed by Netflix with 109 and Apple TV with 85.
Medical drama The Pitt received the highest total count with 25 nominations, including 12 in major categories.
The comedy series Hacks received 24 total nominations, setting a single-season record for a comedy show.
These are the nominees in the headline acting categories - with the winners (in red and bold) which we updated after the event:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown for Paradise
Gary Oldman for Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo for Task
Rufus Sewell for The Diplomat
Noah Wyle for The Pitt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Carrie Coon for The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti for The Testaments
Keri Russell for The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus
and Zendaya for Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for Wonder Man
Steve Carell for Rooster
Matthew Rhys for Widow's Bay
Jason Segel for Shrinking
Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri for The Bear
Elle Fanning for Margo's Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow for The Comeback
Jean Smart for Hacks
Prior to the main ceremony, Apple TV's Widow's Bay secured eight wins during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, marking the highest total among all programs at those ceremonies.
Kitchen Undercover
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Reality, Food, Reality Makeover
Kitchen Undercover, a high-stakes, sneak-attack restaurant rescue series, follows chef Antonia Lofaso and sous-chef Nestor Milian as they go undercover to help failing restaurants that are one more bad review away from total collapse.
While Antonia watches the drama unfold from a secret command centre - monitoring every meltdown, mistake and questionable choice - Nestor embeds with the staff, stirring the pot and uncovering what is really happening behind the scenes.
From toxic team dynamics to tragic food, nothing stays hidden for long.
When the truth about why customers aren't coming back is exposed, Antonia steps in to shake things up, calling out the chaos and whipping these teams into shape.
With the clock ticking and closure looming, only time will tell if Antonia can turn these hot messes into hot spots.
In the series premiere, "Broke Spirits": Broken Spirits is a once-booming barbecue joint that is about to go bust.
The struggling brewery must reinvigorate recipes for a shot at redemption.
Antonia and Nestor go undercover to clean up the kitchen and the staff's attitudes before the owner is forced to go out of business.
Hotel Costiera
Channel: S3
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Action
With a mix of fast-paced action and comedy, Hotel Costiera follows Daniel De Luca (Jesse Williams), a half Italian former US Marine.
Daniel returns to Italy, the land of his childhood, as a fixer in one of the world's most luxurious hotels, located on the spectacular coastline of Positano.
In addition to dealing with the wealthy guests' problems, Daniel is also on the trail of Alice, one of the owner's daughters who disappeared a month earlier.
Daniel must do everything he can to bring her home, but facing those who kidnapped the girl will be more challenging than any problem Daniel has ever faced.
In the series premiere, "Sheryl": When billionaire Aaron Tarsky goes missing, Daniel's team is called in.
Daniel realises the truth is rarely as it seems, and the case reveals a hint to another truth he is seeking.
Texas Metal 7
Channel: Discovery Family (DStv 136)
TX Time: 20h10
Genre: Reality Makeover, Reality, Motoring
This series rides into the heart of Texas to bring car fans inside the clever custom creations of mastermind Bill Carlton and his team.
As the owner and innovator behind Houston's Ekstensive Metal Works, Carlton pushes his team to build the best one-off cars and trucks for people from around the country.
Texas Metal follows their work as they make the ordinary extraordinary using everything from rusted out wrecks to top of the line vehicles including a 1955 Chevy Truck, a 2014 Porsche 911, a 1967 Lincoln Continental, a 1966 Chevrolet C10 and more.
Bill Carlton is a third-generation welder.
His father purchased the property where Extensive Metals Works now sits 40 years ago and it's where Bill grew up building cars including his first out of a small shop on the property.
Now in that same spot in north Houston, Ekstensive cranks out wild, top-notch customisations that are the envy of car lovers everywhere.
In the Season 7 premiere, "Ram Tow, '49 Ford Show": Form matches function as Bill and his team customize a 2023 Dodge Ram truck so that it can win awards while still performing like a truck.
The Ekstensive team must build a beat up old '49 Ford truck almost entirely by hand.
Hitler's Last Stand 6
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Docu-Drama, History
Hitler's Last Stand returns, as Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Western Europe.
These are the stories of WWII's last, desperate fights.
In the final chapter of WWII, bringing the fight to Hitler's doorstep won't be easy.
Nazi fanatics fight back across France, Belgium, Italy and in Germany itself.
D-Day was a battle. But they still need to win the war.
In the Season 6 premiere, "Operation Cobra": As Allied forces fight to break out from the D-Day beaches, American Captain Matt Urban is badly wounded in a German tank assault.
But determined to return to his battalion, he makes it to the front, climbs aboard a Sherman, and leads a daring charge through hedgerow country.
Outgunned and injured, he rallies his men to heroically drive the attack.
Crazy About You
Channel: S3
TX Time: 16h30
Genre: Telenovela
Brazilian telenovela set in Angra dos Reis that explores the intersecting lives, friendships and rivalries of four main characters across a 10-year timeline.
The series introduces us to Viola and Luma, two young women born on the same day who come from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
Viola comes from humble origins and has a boyfriend called Mavi, while the wealthy Luma is in a relationship with a local man named Rudá.
A close bond develops between Viola and Luma through their shared interest in gastronomy, but the dynamic changes when Viola and Rudá become mutually attracted to one another, which breaks apart the group.
The story progresses through a decade-long time jump that completely reverses the fortunes of the two women.
Viola achieves professional success as a chef, while Luma loses her wealth.
This shift is accompanied by a series of betrayals, notably orchestrated by Mavi, who frames Rudá for a crime out of jealousy, forcing Viola to temporarily leave the country.
The original Portuguese title of the show is Mania de Você.
Jo Koy: Blue in the Face
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Comedy, Special
Jo Koy relives a wild dental disaster, recounts getting fired from McDonald's and celebrates his veteran stepdad in this heartfelt set, filmed before a sold-out crowd at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
In his most ambitious special yet, Koy does what he does best - breaking down family dynamics, Filipino-American identity and the beautiful chaos of everyday life - until he's blue in the face.
Raw and relentless, Blue in the Face is proof that Jo Koy never runs out of things to say.