The evening also marked significant wins for Jean Smart, Stephen Colbert, and 15-year-old Owen Cooper, whose Netflix series Adolescence excelled in the limited series categories.

“I’m legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me,” said The Studio co-creator Seth Rogen, with his trademark giggle, as he stood with the cast and crew from the Apple TV+ movie-business comedy after it claimed the best comedy award at the Peacock Theatre. The event was hosted by Nate Bargatze and broadcasted on CBS.

Executives called the decision strictly financial.

Rogen expressed no resentment towards CBS, thanking the network, which broadcasted the Emmys and featured a commercial celebrating his win, for including him in the late-night tradition.

Bargatze delivered his opening monologue only after the first award was handed out.

The show commenced with a sketch featuring Saturday Night Live stars Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, and James Austin Johnson joining Bargatze, who portrayed television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth as he speculated about the future of TV.

Bargatze, in the role of Farnsworth, mentions the existence of Black Entertainment Television. When questioned about a network for white people, he humorously responded, “Why, CBS of course.”