Robin Roberts To Host Emmy Primetime Special & Red Carpet Live Pre-Show With Will Reeve

Denise Petski
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ABC News anchor Robin Roberts is set for double duty on Emmys weekend. Roberts will host The 76th Emmys: A Night of Firsts, primetime special airing Friday, September 13 at 8 p.m. EDT.

The hourlong special will look at this year’s Emmy nominees who are breaking barriers and shattering ceilings, providing insight into the milestone moments, historic nominations, and powerful storytelling that has defined an epic year of firsts. It will include interviews with actor Hiroyuki Sanada, star FX’s drama Shōgun,” which already earned 14 Emmys in this past weekend’s Creative Arts Emmy awards. as well as first-time nominees Lionel Boyce, star of FX’s The Bear, and Lily Gladstone, star of Hulu miniseries Under the Bridge. Roberts also sits down with television icon Carol Burnett, who talks about her career spanning more than 70 years on the small screen.

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In the special, ABC News correspondent Chris Connolly will interview Eugene and Dan Levy, the first father-son duo to host the Emmys, as well as Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep from Hulu’s breakout Only Murders in the Building.

Connelly also visits the set of ABC’s upcoming drama High Potential with star Kaitlin Olson and her husband, Rob McElhenney, who are both nominated for their respective roles on Hacks and Welcome to Wrexham.

The 76th Emmys: A Night of Firsts is a special edition of 20/20. David Sloan serves as senior executive producer, and Janice Johnston is the executive producer. Katie Conway, Joseph Diaz, Monica Escobedo and Eboni Griffin are senior producers.

On Emmy day, Roberts, with ABC News correspondent Will Reeve, will host On the Red Carpet: Live at the Emmys, the official Emmys preshow, airing Sunday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT on ABC and streaming next day on Hulu.

On the Red Carpet: Live at the Emmys is produced by Full Day Productions and executive produced by David Chamberlin.

Hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy the 76th Emmy Awards will air live coast to coast Sunday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT on ABC and streaming next day on Hulu.

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