Medical procedural The Pitt captured the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series on Sunday, outdoing fellow category front-runner Severance .

The HBO/ HBO Max rookie’s series trophy followed a Lead Actor win for star Noah Wyle , on his seventh career nomination, and an earlier one by Katherine LaNasa for Supporting Actress.

“This is insane,” said R. Scott Gemmill, creator, executive producer and showrunner, as he stepped to the microphone. After shouting out a number of names, including Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks chief “Channing [Dungey] for believing in this show from the get-go,” he closed with a big non-industry tribute. “I want to dedicate this on behalf of everyone to all the health care workers, front-line, first responders,” he said. “Respect them, prote

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