By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Freshman drama “The Pitt,” HBO Max’s hour-by-hour look at a day shift inside a Pittsburgh emergency room, won best drama at the 77th Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

The medical drama entered the night as a dark horse contender, with many predicting Apple TV+’s “Severance” would win the category. “The Pitt” also beat out “The Last of Us” (HBO), “The White Lotus” (HBO), “Andor” (Disney+), “The Diplomat” (Netflix) and “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+).

Series creator R. Scott Gemmill dedicated the win to health care and front-line workers and first responders.

“Respect them, protect them, trust them,” he said in his acceptance speech.

The first season of the drama unfolded over 15 gripping episodes that tracked a grueling 15-hour shift in an eme

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