'The Pitt' and 'Hacks' top this year's Emmy nominations list

LOS ANGELES, California - Emergency room drama "The Pitt" led this year's Emmy nominations, announced on Wednesday, with 25 nods, while the final season of "Hacks" earned 24 nominations, a record-setting haul for a comedy in a single year.

Voters also nominated "The Diplomat," "The Gilded Age, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," "Paradise," "Pluribus," "Slow Horses" and "Your Friends and Neighbors" for the top Emmy prize of best drama.

In the best comedy race, "Hacks" will compete with "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Margo's Got Money Troubles," "Nobody Wants This," "Only Murders in the Building," "Shrinking" and "Widow's Bay."

Winners of the Emmys will be announced at a red-carpet ceremony held in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC on September 14. The show also will stream live on Peacock. "Law & Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitay will host. — Reuters