The Emmy Awards, being held Monday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, could propel the medical drama “The Pitt” closer to the Emmy record book.

“The Pitt,” HBO Max’s hit hospital show, is the favorite to repeat in the best drama race, and if it wins, it would be the first series to win television’s most prestigious award for its first two seasons since “Mad Men” did it in 2009. The best comedy race, one of the most anticipated categories of the night, will feature a tight showdown between the freshman horror-comedy series “Widow’s Bay” and an Emmy stalwart, “Hacks.”

Prizes will be handed out in 19 categories — including dramas, comedies, reality and late-night shows — for series that aired between June 2025 and May 2026.

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