The host tied a $100,000 charity pledge to the length of acceptance speeches. Viewers called it tacky and winners ignored it.

First-time Emmy host Nate Bargatze used a novel gambit to keep the show running, and his low-key comedy got everyone through the night.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America had a roller-coaster night as 'The Pitt,' 'The Studio' and 'Adolescence' dominated.

Bargatze did say that on the flip side, each second under 45 was worth $1,000 added back on to the pot, shouting out the first speech of the night from Seth Rogen that went 6 seco

Comedian Nate Bargatze’s hosting debut at the 2025 Emmy Awards stirred mixed reactions after he introduced an unusual way to keep acceptance speeches short.

Nate Bargatze poked fun of the TV industry and some nominees during the opening moments of the 2025 Emmy Awards on CBS. The first-time Emmy host opened with a sketch with Bargatze portraying television inventor Philo Farnsworth explaining the all-too-real and baffling ways the medium would be used in the future.

Great speeches and major upsets made the 77th Emmy Awards memorable, but host Nate Bargatze was somehow a worse choice than originally feared

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America has seen a surge in donations after a controversial fundraising stunt at the Emmy Awards.

As Nate Bargatze gears up to take over one of television's biggest nights, the comedian hopes to lean on what he knows best to make the Emmys a family-friendly night to remember.