CEBU, Philippines- Television’s biggest night has found a new home on Philippine television, and on August 26, the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will be airing live on the Lifestyle Network.
This year’s Emmys, which will be hosted by actor and comedian Seth Meyers, is promising tight competition among a star-studded and impressive line-up of nominees.
Programs nominated this year are raking in big numbers, with “Game of Thrones” leading the list with 19 nominations. Celebrated miniseries “Fargo” and “American Horror Story: Coven” received 18 nominations and 17 nominations, respectively. Other programs receiving 10 or more nominations include “Breaking Bad,” “The Normal Heart,” “Saturday Night Live,” “House of Cards,” “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” “Downton Abbey,” “Orange is the New Black,” “Sherlock: His Last Vow” (Masterpiece), “True Detective,” “Modern Family,” and “The Voice.”
Meanwhile, this year’s performer nominations include a renowned group of actors – many of whom are past Oscars nominees and winners. The list includes Chiwetel Ejiofor in “Dancing on the Edge,” Matthew McConaughey in “True Detective,” and Julia Roberts in “The Normal Heart” – all of whom were nominated at the Academy Awards this past year.
With today’s television groundbreakers all in the running for various awards, which shows and actors will win big?
Find out and catch the live and exclusive telecast of the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards today on the Lifestyle Network. Catch the Emmys Red Carpet at 7 a.m. and the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at 8 a.m., with a primetime replay at 8 p.m. Weekend replays will air on August 30 at 7 p.m. and August 31 at 12:30 p.m. For updates, visit and like Lifestyle Network on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LifestyleNetwork). (PR)