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NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn has a book coming out next year that reveals how she has been shaped by the power of words.

HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that Burstyn’s “Poetry Says It Better” will be released April 28, 2026. Burstyn, 93, is known for such films as “The Last Picture Show” and “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” for which she won an Academy Award; the TV shows “Political Animals” and “House of Cards” and the Broadway production “Same Time, Next Year.”

Burstyn’s favorite poets include Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver and William Butler Yeats.

“I’ve been lucky enough to spend my professional life as an actress: I worked as a model and dancer from the day I left high school and eventually reached a pinnacle in my career and won an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards,” Burstyn said in a statement. “Nevertheless, it is poetry that has fueled and sustained me throughout my career and has been interwoven with every major life milestone I’ve ever experienced.”

Burstyn also is the author of “Lessons in Becoming Myself,” a memoir published in 2006.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders.

During June, viewers spent more time watching streaming services than they did for broadcast and cable television combined. That happened for the first time ever in May, by a fraction of a percentage point, but the Nielsen company said on Tuesday that gap widened considerably in June.

Also, for the third straight week, Nielsen said that Fox News Channel had more viewers in prime-time on weeknights than any of the main the broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox entertainment.

For years, the mantra of media executives was that streaming represented the future for in-home entertainment. Now, that future has clearly arrived.

Broadcast TV slips below 20% of total

In June, 46% of Americans’ TV time was spent on streaming services, led by YouTube and Netflix. Cable television networks represented 23.4% and broadcast was 18.5%, for a total of just under 42%, Nielsen said. It was the first time broadcast TV had ever slipped below 20% of total TV viewing.

“It kind of felt like the right time,” said Brian Fuhrer, Nielsen’s senior vice president for product strategy and thought leadership. “A lot of people thought it would happen more quickly.”

The driving force in June was school ending for young people, meaning they had more time to watch TV, where Netflix series like “Ginny & Georgia” and “Squid Game” were big hits. Roughly two-thirds of people aged 6 to 17 watched streaming ahead of conventional TV, Nielsen said.

In June 2024, the numbers were roughly reversed — 47.7% of people were watching conventional TV in an average minute, with 40.3% logged on to a streaming service.

While the direction is clear, it’s not a death knell for conventional TV. June and July are fallow months, and their viewing will increase when football season begins and original episodes of comedies and dramas return, Fuhrer said.

Content is distributed over more platforms

It’s also not a strict either-or situation; media companies are doing a better job spreading their content out on different platforms to give viewers a choice, he said. The growth of YouTube, which many consumers can access for free and is a portal for “traditional” TV, has also fueled streaming services.

Fox News has occasionally eclipsed the broadcast networks in viewership before, but last week represented the seventh week it has done so in 2025, already more than 2024 and 2023 combined. It averaged 2.4 million viewers in prime time on weeknights last week, Nielsen said.

Fox News is also taking advantage of what is traditionally the least-watched time of the year for broadcast networks, when summer nights and barbecues keep people outside. The difference this year is it has won a few weeks outside of the summer, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration week in January, for example.

Its audience — among the oldest of all television networks — tends to stay pretty steady throughout the year.

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David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband were both found dead in their Los Angeles home Monday afternoon.

Officers were conducting a welfare check at a home in the Encino neighborhood when they found the bodies of a man and woman with gunshot wounds.

An “American Idol” spokesperson confirmed the deaths of Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, both 70. The couple owned their home, according to public records.

“Robin has been a cornerstone of the Idol family since 2009 and was truly loved and respected by all who came in contact with her,” an “American Idol” spokesperson said in a statement. “Robin will remain in our hearts forever and we share our deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”

Los Angeles police said Tuesday afternoon they arrested 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian in connection with the couple’s deaths.

Boodarian was allegedly burglarizing their home while the couple was away July 10. He is accused of shooting and killing Kaye and her husband when they returned and then fleeing on foot. Boodarian has not yet been assigned a public defender and could not be reached for comment.

Police responded that same afternoon to reports of a burglary at the Encino home, but said in a press release there were “no signs of forced entry or trouble.”

Kaye, an industry veteran, has also worked in the music departments of several other productions such as “The Singing Bee,” “Hollywood Game Night,” “Lip Sync Battle,” and several Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.

As expected, Emmy voters heaped love on the so-called “Big Four” of comedy — “Hacks,” “The Bear,” “Abbott Elementary” and “Only Murders in the Building.” Many of those competing in the drama categories were likely just happy the Emmy-gobbling “Shogun” is between seasons.

Emmy voters are creatures of habit but there were some happy differences this time around, like “Matlock” star Kathy Bates becoming the oldest performer ever nominated in the lead drama actress category at age 77. And “Severance,” which last year only won for dramatic score and title design, looks in better shape for its second season.

Here are other talking points, “snubs” and surprises from the Emmy nominations:

The growing love for ‘Shrinking’

“Shrinking,” the Apple TV+ comedy about a group of funny, complicated therapists, didn’t get much Emmy attention last year during its debut season, with only two nominations for stars Jason Segel, a co-creator, and Jessica Williams. This time, “Shrinking,” well, expanded — with seven nods, including best comedy, and nods for Segel, Williams, Michael Urie and Harrison Ford’s first Emmy nomination.

Fallout from an act of violence

“Adolescence,” the Netflix four-part series that traces the emotional fallout after a U.K. teen stabbing, became a sensation, a sort of 2025 version of “Baby Reindeer,” and has earned a boatload of Emmy nominations, with 13. Owen Cooper, who plays the young attacker, became the youngest nominee in the history of his category — best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie. The series was co-created and co-written by Stephen Graham, who also stars as the accused attacker’s father and earned a nomination for his work. “Adolescence” reached No. 2 in Netflix’s Top 10 most popular English-language series.

Late night door is locked

“The Daily Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” filled up the outstanding talk series category, dashing hopes that newcomers might crash the party. Like John Mulaney’s “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney” on Netflix, which features a quirky mix of guests, the host doing odd things like fighting three 14-year-old-boys and an episode when Mulaney was completely in a blindfold. There’s also the spicy wing YouTube interview series “Hot Ones,” hosted by Sean Evans, which has attracted A-list talent and often pulls in an audience higher than the established network late-night boys.

Green light, now red-light

The first season of “Squid Game” became an international phenomenon after its release in 2021 and was embraced by the Television Academy the next year, racking up 14 Emmy nominations and winning six, including best actor for Lee Jung-jae. Three years later, the second season continued to captivate audiences, logging over 192 million views on Netflix. But not a single Emmy nomination went to its cutthroat look at life.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ says goodbye, quietly

After six harrowing, powerful seasons, Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” ended its exploration of an alternative America taken over by a totalitarian theocracy with a meek showing. The dystopian drama had garnered 76 nominations and 15 wins over its lifetime going into Tuesday’s announcement — including a historic outstanding drama series win in its first season, the first ever for a streaming platform. But the series got a sole nomination Tuesday, for guest actress. It’s a hard way to say goodbye to a series that was ranked as the 25th and 38th best TV series of the 21st century by The Guardian and BBC, respectively.

TV voters love a good Hollywood satire

“The Studio” received 23 Emmy nominations — the most ever for a comedy series in its first season. Seth Rogen’s critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series is about a Hollywood head struggling to balance his love of cinema with the mercenary demands of the market. Rogen got four individual nominations, including lead actor, writing and directing. The show mocks Hollywood’s addiction to franchises and the explosive issue of diverse casting, with famous actors and filmmakers happily playing heightened versions of themselves. Five of the six guest actor nods went to the show, including to Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie and Martin Scorsese.

Coldness for ‘The Four Seasons’

If Netflix thought combining Tina Fey and Steve Carell — two of the most Emmy-nominated comedic actors of the last 20 years — would lead to Emmy triumph, it thought wrong. Neither actor got a nod and the series only got one, for supporting actor Colman Domingo. The eight-episode relationship comedy is about three couples who are friends and meet up on four seasonal vacations throughout the year. Fey (45 career Emmy noms and nine wins as an actor, writer and producer) and Carell (10 nominations) will have to wait for another TV season.

‘Slow Horses’ gathers speed

The momentum seems to have continued for Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses,” a critical darling that gained traction in the U.S. only last year, in the fourth season. That’s when the show about lovable loser spies was added for the first time in the best drama series category. (So far, its only win is for writing.) This season, it earned five nods, including best drama, directing, casting, writing and for Gary Oldman, who leads the underdogs.

Gaga for Goggins

Walton Goggins is having quite a moment, earning back-to-back Emmy nominations. Last year it was for playing a ghoul on “Fallout” and this year it is for his “White Lotus” portrayal of the troubled Rick Hatchett. The Alabama-born, Georgia-raised actor has been around for over three decades, with memorable turns in blockbusters like “Django Unchained” and “Lincoln,” playing a spray-tanned, silver-streaked televangelist in “The Righteous Gemstones” and a hosting stint on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” “Thank You God for All This Goggins,” said a headline in Vulture.

Something off-pitch?

“The Voice” heard a sour note, missing a nomination in the reality competition category for the first time since 2012. The 26th season didn’t have too many changes, with host Carson Daly returning, as well as judges Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. The new faces were debut coaches Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg. The season’s winner was Sofronio Vasquez, the show’s first foreign male winner and second winner of Asian descent. “The Voice” has been nominated for an Emmy every year since its second season in 2012 with wins in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. But it will take a year off and watch one of the following shows take the crown: “The Traitors,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Amazing Race,” “Survivor” and “Top Chef.”

Ring her bell

Kristen Bell has been a TV fixture for years — think “Veronica Mars,” “The Good Place” or “Gossip Girl” — but has never gotten an Emmy nod — until now. In the Netflix romantic comedy series “Nobody Wants This,” Bell plays an agnostic sex and dating podcaster who finds herself romantically drawn to a rabbi played by Adam Brody, who also earned his first nod. Their on-screen chemistry and easy bantering has won over TV audiences and now Emmy voters.

Noah Wyle scrubs in for a nod

“The Pitt,” a throwback medical drama that’s like a mashup of “ER” and “24,” has been a ratings hit — among the top three most-watched HBO Max titles ever — and now has 13 Emmy nods. “The Pitt” throws us into the chaos of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center and takes viewers hour-by-hour through a single shift overseen by Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. Wyle, who is also a producer and writer, earned his first Emmy nod in 26 years, since back when he was on “ER.”

No cheers for Ted Danson

Ted Danson, surprisingly, will not be able to extend his record for the most nominations — 14 — in the best comedy actor category this year. He already received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performance as Charles Nieuwendyk on the Netflix comedy “A Man on the Inside.” Forbes called it “one of the best shows of 2024” and said Danson “has never been better.” The Guardian said “A Man on the Inside” was “as good a vehicle as he has ever had.” It drew 12.4 million viewers, good enough for No. 14 on Nielsen’s chart of most watched series that combines over-the-air, on demand and streaming.

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NEW YORK (AP) — This isn’t a joke. They’ve made that clear.

CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert condemned parent company Paramount Global’s settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” story as a “big fat bribe” during his first show back from a vacation.

Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.

Colbert’s “bribe” reference was to the pending sale of Paramount to Skydance Media, which needs Trump administration approval. Critics of the deal that ended Trump’s lawsuit over the newsmagazine’s editing of its interview last fall with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris suggested it was primarily to clear a hurdle to that sale.

“I am offended,” Colbert said in his monologue Monday night. “I don’t know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company. But, just taking a stab at it, I’d say $16 million would help.”

He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was “big fat bribe.”

Jon Stewart terms it ‘shameful’

Stewart began discussing the “shameful settlement” on his show a week earlier when he was “interrupted” by a fake Arby’s ad on the screen. “That’s why it was so wrong,” he said upon his “return.”

He discussed the deal in greater detail with the show’s guest, retired “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft, making his views clear through a series of leading questions.

“I would assume internally, this is devastating to the people who work in a place that pride themselves on contextual, good journalism?” Stewart asked.

“Devastating is a good word,” Kroft replied.

A handful of media reports in the past two weeks have speculated that Skydance boss David Ellison might try to curry favor with Trump by eliminating the comics’ jobs if the sale is approved. A representative for Ellison did not immediately return a message for comment on Tuesday.

It would be easier to get rid of Stewart, since he works one night a week at a network that no longer produces much original content. Colbert is the ratings leader in late-night broadcast television, however, and is a relentless Trump critic.

The antipathy is mutual. Trump called Colbert “a complete and total loser” in a Truth Social post last fall, suggesting CBS was wasting its money on him. “HE IS VERY BORING,” Trump wrote.

Colbert slips in a quip

Colbert alluded to reports about his job security in his monologue, pointing to the mustache he grew during his vacation. “OK, OK, but how are they going to put pressure on Stephen Colbert, if they can’t find him?” he joked.

Colbert and Stewart both earned Emmy nominations this week for outstanding talk series. Together with ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, all three nominees are tough on Trump.

CBS News journalists have largely been quiet publicly since the settlement’s announcement. Two top executives, CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon and “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, both quit or were forced out prior to the settlement for making their dissatisfaction about the idea known internally.

Reporting about the settlement on the day it was announced, “CBS Evening News” anchor John Dickerson said viewers would have to decide on their own what it meant to them.

“Can you hold power to account after paying it millions?” Dickerson asked. “Can an audience trust you when it thinks you’ve traded away that trust? The audience will decide that. Our job is to show up to honor what we witness on behalf of the people.”

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David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social.

As expected, Emmy voters heaped love on the so-called “Big Four” of comedy — “Hacks,” “The Bear,” “Abbott Elementary” and “Only Murders in the Building.” Many of those competing in the drama categories were likely just happy the Emmy-gobbling “Shogun” is between seasons.

Emmy voters are creatures of habit but there were some happy differences this time around, like “Matlock” star Kathy Bates becoming the oldest performer ever nominated in the lead drama actress category at age 77. And “Severance,” which last year only won for dramatic score and title design, looks in better shape for its second season.

Here are other talking points, “snubs” and surprises from the Emmy nominations:

The growing love for ‘Shrinking’

“Shrinking,” the Apple TV+ comedy about a group of funny, complicated therapists, didn’t get much Emmy attention last year during its debut season, with only two nominations for stars Jason Segel, a co-creator, and Jessica Williams. This time, “Shrinking,” well, expanded — with seven nods, including best comedy, and nods for Segel, Williams, Michael Urie and Harrison Ford’s first Emmy nomination.

Fallout from an act of violence

“Adolescence,” the Netflix four-part series that traces the emotional fallout after a U.K. teen stabbing, became a sensation, a sort of 2025 version of “Baby Reindeer,” and has earned a boatload of Emmy nominations, with 13. Owen Cooper, who plays the young attacker, became the youngest nominee in the history of his category — best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie. The series was co-created and co-written by Stephen Graham, who also stars as the accused attacker’s father and earned a nomination for his work. “Adolescence” reached No. 2 in Netflix’s Top 10 most popular English-language series.

Late night door is locked

“The Daily Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” filled up the outstanding talk series category, dashing hopes that newcomers might crash the party. Like John Mulaney’s “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney” on Netflix, which features a quirky mix of guests, the host doing odd things like fighting three 14-year-old-boys and an episode when Mulaney was completely in a blindfold. There’s also the spicy wing YouTube interview series “Hot Ones,” hosted by Sean Evans, which has attracted A-list talent and often pulls in an audience higher than the established network late-night boys.

Green light, now red-light

The first season of “Squid Game” became an international phenomenon after its release in 2021 and was embraced by the Television Academy the next year, racking up 14 Emmy nominations and winning six, including best actor for Lee Jung-jae. Three years later, the second season continued to captivate audiences, logging over 192 million views on Netflix. But not a single Emmy nomination went to its cutthroat look at life.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ says goodbye, quietly

After six harrowing, powerful seasons, Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” ended its exploration of an alternative America taken over by a totalitarian theocracy with a meek showing. The dystopian drama had garnered 76 nominations and 15 wins over its lifetime going into Tuesday’s announcement — including a historic outstanding drama series win in its first season, the first ever for a streaming platform. But the series got a sole nomination Tuesday, for guest actress. It’s a hard way to say goodbye to a series that was ranked as the 25th and 38th best TV series of the 21st century by The Guardian and BBC, respectively.

TV voters love a good Hollywood satire

“The Studio” received 23 Emmy nominations — the most ever for a comedy series in its first season. Seth Rogen’s critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series is about a Hollywood head struggling to balance his love of cinema with the mercenary demands of the market. Rogen got four individual nominations, including lead actor, writing and directing. The show mocks Hollywood’s addiction to franchises and the explosive issue of diverse casting, with famous actors and filmmakers happily playing heightened versions of themselves. Five of the six guest actor nods went to the show, including to Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie and Martin Scorsese.

Coldness for ‘The Four Seasons’

If Netflix thought combining Tina Fey and Steve Carell — two of the most Emmy-nominated comedic actors of the last 20 years — would lead to Emmy triumph, it thought wrong. Neither actor got a nod and the series only got one, for supporting actor Colman Domingo. The eight-episode relationship comedy is about three couples who are friends and meet up on four seasonal vacations throughout the year. Fey (45 career Emmy noms and nine wins as an actor, writer and producer) and Carell (10 nominations) will have to wait for another TV season.

‘Slow Horses’ gathers speed

The momentum seems to have continued for Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses,” a critical darling that gained traction in the U.S. only last year, in the fourth season. That’s when the show about lovable loser spies was added for the first time in the best drama series category. (So far, its only win is for writing.) This season, it earned five nods, including best drama, directing, casting, writing and for Gary Oldman, who leads the underdogs.

Gaga for Goggins

Walton Goggins is having quite a moment, earning back-to-back Emmy nominations. Last year it was for playing a ghoul on “Fallout” and this year it is for his “White Lotus” portrayal of the troubled Rick Hatchett. The Alabama-born, Georgia-raised actor has been around for over three decades, with memorable turns in blockbusters like “Django Unchained” and “Lincoln,” playing a spray-tanned, silver-streaked televangelist in “The Righteous Gemstones” and a hosting stint on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” “Thank You God for All This Goggins,” said a headline in Vulture.

Something off-pitch?

“The Voice” heard a sour note, missing a nomination in the reality competition category for the first time since 2012. The 26th season didn’t have too many changes, with host Carson Daly returning, as well as judges Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. The new faces were debut coaches Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg. The season’s winner was Sofronio Vasquez, the show’s first foreign male winner and second winner of Asian descent. “The Voice” has been nominated for an Emmy every year since its second season in 2012 with wins in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. But it will take a year off and watch one of the following shows take the crown: “The Traitors,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Amazing Race,” “Survivor” and “Top Chef.”

Ring her bell

Kristen Bell has been a TV fixture for years — think “Veronica Mars,” “The Good Place” or “Gossip Girl” — but has never gotten an Emmy nod — until now. In the Netflix romantic comedy series “Nobody Wants This,” Bell plays an agnostic sex and dating podcaster who finds herself romantically drawn to a rabbi played by Adam Brody, who also earned his first nod. Their on-screen chemistry and easy bantering has won over TV audiences and now Emmy voters.

Noah Wyle scrubs in for a nod

“The Pitt,” a throwback medical drama that’s like a mashup of “ER” and “24,” has been a ratings hit — among the top three most-watched HBO Max titles ever — and now has 13 Emmy nods. “The Pitt” throws us into the chaos of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center and takes viewers hour-by-hour through a single shift overseen by Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. Wyle, who is also a producer and writer, earned his first Emmy nod in 26 years, since back when he was on “ER.”

No cheers for Ted Danson

Ted Danson, surprisingly, will not be able to extend his record for the most nominations — 14 — in the best comedy actor category this year. He already received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performance as Charles Nieuwendyk on the Netflix comedy “A Man on the Inside.” Forbes called it “one of the best shows of 2024” and said Danson “has never been better.” The Guardian said “A Man on the Inside” was “as good a vehicle as he has ever had.” It drew 12.4 million viewers, good enough for No. 14 on Nielsen’s chart of most watched series that combines over-the-air, on demand and streaming.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominations for the Emmy Awards were revealed Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Two categories were announced early on “CBS Mornings” —the nominees for talk series and reality competition series.

Actors Harvey Guillen and Brenda Song later announced other nominees.

“Severance” leads the nominees with 27, while “The Studio” tops the comedy nominations with 23.

CBS will air the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 14. Nate Bargatze is slated to host.

The Latest:

Kendrick Lamar and ‘SNL’ earn Emmy nominations

Both Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show and the 50th anniversary “Saturday Night Live” concert earned nominations in the variety special (live) category.

They’re joined by Netflix’s Beyoncé Bowl and rounded out by less musical events: the Oscars and “SNL50: The Anniversary Special.”

Some music documentaries miss Emmy nominations. Questlove’s ‘Sly Lives!’ gets nod

It could’ve been a big year for Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles and the singular composer John Williams in the documentary or nonfiction categories, but they just missed the mark.

Though those giants of genre didn’t grab nods this year, Questlove’s “Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius)” documentary did.

‘Severance’ leads the field with 27 Emmy nominations. ‘The Studio’ tops comedy with 23

“Severance” leads the field with 27 Emmy nominations, while “The Studio” tops comedy nominees with 23 in a dominant year for Apple TV+.

Need to catch up?

Seasons 1 and 2 of “Severance” stream on Apple TV+ and would take a total of 15 hours and 29 minutes. “The Studio” on Apple TV+ has 10 episodes and would take 5 hours and 15 minutes to watch them all.

Ashley Walters is a rapper, actor and Emmy nominee

Supporting actor in a limited series nominee Ashley Walters first made his name in the U.K. as a rapper in the vast So Solid Crew under the name Asher D — and featured on their iconic hit “21 Seconds” in 2001.

But the “Adolescence” star had been acting since way before that and he’s had two long-running roles on either side of the law — as drug dealer Dushane in “Top Boy” and a police officer in British procedural “Bulletproof.”

Where’s ‘The White Lotus’ ensemble?

Don’t go looking for the ensemble of “The White Lotus” in the lead acting categories at the Emmys — they’re hanging out in the supporting categories.

Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell and Aimee Lou Wood all get a nod as do Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs and Sam “monologue” Rockwell.

Even Scott Glenn is in the running in the guest category for playing Jim Hollinger.

But what happened to BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Tayme Thapthimthong or the Ratliff kids — Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola? No love either for Coon’s on-screen frenemies, Michelle Monaghan and Leslie Bibb, Rockwell’s real-life partner.

‘Bridget Jones’ is a TV movie?

In the U.S., yes. While “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” was distributed theatrically abroad, the latest installment of the Renée Zellweger-starring franchise was directly released on Peacock stateside, making it eligible for the Emmys.

How this year’s nominees stack up against record holders

“Severance” leads all nominees with 27, but “Game of Thrones” still holds the record for most nominations for one show in a season — 32, in 2019.

The show did break a record for Apple TV+ — previously, “Ted Lasso” was the streamer’s most nominated show for one season, with 21 nominations in 2023.

“The Studio,” though has tied “The Bear’s” 2024 record for comedy series, with 23.

Noah Wyle and Adam Scott compete for Emmy No. 1

Noah Wyle and Adam Scott are TV veterans who’ve never won an Emmy. They’re now considered close co-favorites for best actor in a drama after getting nominations — Wyle for “The Pitt” and Scott for “Severance.”

It’s Wyle’s sixth nomination. He was up for Emmys five times for playing Dr. John Carter in “ER” but never won. Now he can get one for playing a very similar character later in life. Scott spent five seasons as a regular on “Parks and Recreation” but didn’t get his first nomination until his starring role on “Severance.”

Does Kathy Bates have a lock on best drama actress?

Kathy Bates is considered the runaway front-runner for best actress in a drama. It would be a weird one if she goes on to win for CBS’ “Matlock.” She’s the first to be nominated in the category from a network show since 2019, when Viola Davis was nominated for ABC’s “How To Get Away With Murder.”

She would be the first woman from a network show to win best actress in a drama since 2015, when Davis won, and the first actor in any drama category to win since 2017, when Sterling K. Brown won for NBC’s “This Is Us.”

It’s the 15th time Bates has been nominated. She’s won twice before.

Nominees for talk and reality competition series are released early

Two categories were announced early on “CBS Mornings.”

The nominees for talk series are “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

The nominees for reality competition series are: “The Amazing Race”; RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Survivor”; “Top Chef” and “The Traitors.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Severance” separated itself from the field with 27 Emmy nominations Tuesday, while “The Studio” led comedy nominees with 23 in a dominant year for Apple TV+.

No other dramas came close to the dystopian workplace series “Severance,” which achieved a convergence of acclaim and audience buzz for its second season.

Leading acting nominations came for Adam Scott and Britt Lower for what amounted to dual roles as their characters’ “innie” work selves and “outie” home selves. Tramell Tillman got a supporting nod for playing their tone-shifting, pineapple-wielding supervisor. Ben Stiller got a directing nomination.

Apple’s Hollywood satire “The Studio” was expected to make a big showing for its first season, but it romped over more established shows like “Hacks,” which got 14, and “The Bear,” which got 13.

“The Studio” co-creator Seth Rogen personally got three nominations — for acting, writing and directing. Its A-list roster of guest stars brought in a bounty, with nominations for Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie and Zoë Kravitz.

“The Penguin,” HBO’s dark drama from the “Batman” universe, was also surprisingly dominant in the limited series category with 24 nominations, including nods for leads Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti.

HBO’s “The White Lotus” got its usual flowering of acting nominations, with four cast members including Carrie Coon getting supporting actress nods, and three including Walton Goggins up for supporting actor. It was second in the drama categories to “Severance” with 23 nominations overall.

Netflix’s acclaimed “Adolescence” got 13 nominations, including a supporting actor nod for 15-year-old Owen Cooper, who plays a 13-year-old suspected of a killing.

Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song read the nominations in key categories.

Key nominees for the 2025 Emmy Awards

The nominees for best drama series are: “Andor”; “Paradise”; “Severance”; “Slow Horses”; “The Diplomat”; “The Pitt”; “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus.”

The nominees for best comedy series are: “Hacks”; “The Bear”; “The Studio”; “Only Murders in the Building”; “Abbott Elementary”; “Nobody Wants This”; “Shrinking” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

The nominees for outstanding limited series are: “Adolescence”; “Black Mirror”; “Dying For Sex”; “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story” and “The Penguin.”

“The Last of Us” got 16 nominations in drama categories, helping to give HBO what would be a huge year for most outlets, but only an average one for the prestige cable channel given its previous dominance. (edited)

The nominees for best comedy actor are: Seth Rogen, “The Studio”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”; Jeremy Allen-White, “The Bear”; Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”; Jason Segel, “Shrinking”

The nominees for best comedy actress are: Uzo Aduba, “The Residence”; Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”; Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Jean Smart, “Hacks”; Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear.”

Two categories were announced early on “CBS Mornings.” The nominees for talk series are “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

The nominees for reality competition series are: “The Amazing Race”; RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Survivor”; “Top Chef” and “The Traitors.”

‘Severance’ delivers big for Apple TV+

“Severance” has become a signature show for Apple TV+. The streamer has gotten plenty of Emmy nominations for dramas including “The Morning Show” and “Slow Horses,” and “Ted Lasso” was downright dominant on the comedy side.

But Apple has lacked the kind of breakaway prestige drama that HBO seems to produce perennially. That could change when the Emmys are handed out in September.

“Severance” got 14 nominations for its first season in 2023, but won just two, for its music and its title sequence.

How streaming has changed TV and the Emmys

All the shows are living in the splintered world of the streaming era, and the like the Oscars its most acclaimed nominees rarely have the huge audience they once did. While an impressive average of 10 million people per episode watched Wyle on “The Pitt” at some point on HBO Max, according to Warner Bros. Discovery, 30 years ago an average of 30 million sat down on the same night and watched him on “ER” on NBC.

The broadcast networks have largely become Emmy non-entities, with a few shining exceptions. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” has annually drawn plenty of comedy nominations and should get its share this year. And Oscar-winner Kathy Bates is a front-runner for the best actress in a comedy Emmy for her role on CBS’s “Matlock.” She was the first person nominated in the category from a network show since 2019, and would be the first to win it since 2015.

CBS will air the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 14. Nate Bargatze is slated to host.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The reading of this year’s Emmy nominations has begun.

Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song are reading the nominations in key categories on a livestream available at Emmys.com/nominations and on YouTube.

The nominees for outstanding limited series are: “Adolescence”; “Black Mirror”; “Dying For Sex”; “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story”; “The Penguin.”

The nominees for best comedy actor are: Seth Rogen, “The Studio”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”; Jeremy Allen-White, “The Bear”; Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”; Jason Segel, “Shrinking”

The nominees for best comedy actress are: Uzo Aduba, “The Residence”; Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”; Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Jean Smart, “Hacks”; Ayo Edibiri, “The Bear.”

Two categories were announced early on “CBS Mornings.” The nominees for talk series are “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

The nominees for reality competition series are: “The Amazing Race”; RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Survivor”; “Top Chef” and “The Traitors.”

“Severance” could separate itself from the competition and reach the upper echelons of the Emmy Awards once the full nominees are released.

The dystopian workplace drama from Apple TV+ achieved a convergence of acclaim and audience buzz for its second season that often leads to the kind of Emmy dominance enjoyed in recent years by “Succession” and “Shogun.”

But a flowering of Emmys tends to follow HBO’s “The White Lotus” wherever it goes, and HBO Max’s newcomer “The Pitt” could challenge for nominations and for wins when the trophies are handed out in September.

All will benefit from the absence of “Shogun,” which last year led all Emmy nominees with 25 and set a record for wins in a season with 18. Its second season is still in the early stages of production and it shouldn’t be around for next year’s Emmys either.

“Severance” has become a signature show for Apple TV+. The streamer has gotten plenty of Emmy nominations for dramas including “The Morning Show” and “Slow Horses,” and “Ted Lasso” was downright dominant on the comedy side.

But Apple has lacked the kind of breakaway prestige drama that HBO seems to produce perennially.

Adam Scott and Britt Lower are virtual locks for lead acting nominations for what amounted to dual roles as their characters’ “innie” work selves and “outie” home selves. Tramell Tillman is just as likely to get a nod for playing their tone-shifting, pineapple-wielding supervisor, and Ben Stiller is bound to get a directing nomination.

“Severance” got 14 nominations for its first season in 2023, but won just two, for its music and its title sequence.

What else may get 2025 Emmy nomination

Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire “The Studio” could draw a host of comedy nominations for its first season as it takes on previously dominant Emmy veterans like “Hacks” and “The Bear.”

“The Studio” star and co-creator Seth Rogen could get nods for acting, writing and directing, and the show’s all-star guest stars, including Zoë Kravitz, Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard, may also add some novelty to the nominations.

“Hacks” star Jean Smart has won best lead actress in a comedy for all three previous seasons of the HBO Max series, and is the favorite for the fourth. The show won best comedy series last year too.

“The Bear” set a record for comedy nominations with 23 last year for its acclaimed second season. This year, its third season is up for Emmys (even though its fourth has already aired). It got a more lukewarm reception, leaving its status coming into the nominations murky.

“The White Lotus,” HBO’s darkly comic resort drama, submits all the members of its big ensemble cast in supporting categories, which they tend to dominate. Its Thailand-set third season included ballyhooed performances from Walton Goggins, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey and Sam Rockwell among several others.

“The Pitt,” HBO Max’s prestige medical procedural starring “ER” veteran Noah Wyle, had reached the top tier of most prognosticators’ Emmy prediction lists by the time its first season ended in April. Wyle, who was nominated five times without a win for “ER,” could join Scott to make best actor in a drama a two-man race. And the show’s other doctors and nurses, played by lesser known actors, could draw nominations if “The White Lotus” cast leaves them any room.

Last year, the British Netflix production “Baby Reindeer” was surprisingly dominant in the limited series categories. This year, it will surprise no one if the Netflix British crime drama “Adolescence” does the same in the same categories. It was probably the most acclaimed show of the year. Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper, who plays the 13-year-old accused of a killing at the center of the story, is likely to get one of several acting nominations.

How streaming has changed TV and the Emmys

All the shows are living in the splintered world of the streaming era, and the like the Oscars its most acclaimed nominees rarely have the huge audience they once did. While an impressive average of 10 million people per episode watched Wyle on “The Pitt” at some point on HBO Max, according to Warner Bros. Discovery, 30 years ago an average of 30 million sat down on the same night and watched him on “ER” on NBC.

The broadcast networks have largely become Emmy non-entities, with a few shining exceptions. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” has annually drawn plenty of comedy nominations and should get its share this year. And Oscar-winner Kathy Bates is a front-runner for the best actress in a comedy Emmy for her role on CBS’s “Matlock.” She would be the first person nominated in the category from a network show since 2019, and the first to win it since 2015.

CBS will air the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 14. Nate Bargatze is slated to host.

UTSJOKI, Finland (AP) — It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the Finnish village of Utsjoki, north of the Arctic circle.

Despite the time, Lapland’s famous midnight sun was still up. During the summer months the sun doesn’t go down at all in Utsjoki, which is less than 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Arctic Ocean.

In the glow of blue spotlights, Laiti rapped while a crowd of more than 300 listened, some of them singing along and dancing. Like the majority of Utsjoki’s residents, Laiti is a member of the Sámi — Europe’s only recognized Indigenous people — and he rapped in his native Sámi language.

Laiti, also known by his stage name “Yungmiqu,” is the founder of the Loktafeasta rap festival. He first found fame on the television show Talent Finland, where he surprised the judges by rapping in the gákti, the traditional dress of the Sámi. It is brightly colored and often characterized by plaits, pewter embroidery and a high collar.

The festival brought Laiti’s Indigenous culture to the spotlight, though some of his fans could not understand what he was saying. That didn’t seem to bother anyone at the Loktafeasta as the festival mixed performances from artists in both Sámi language and Finnish.

Some drank beer and ate sausages and the crowd seemed to enjoy the summer festival atmosphere despite spells of rain.

“When I rap about my culture … I want to show how being Sámi is like from my point of view,” Laiti told The Associated Press.

“Because there are many stereotypes about Sámi people and I want to like normalize … the basic stuff we do and not romanticize those things,” he said. He added that he has not worn the gákti for performances for about a year now to show people that it is possible to be Sámi and wear whatever you want.

Europe’s only recognized indigenous people

The Sámi traditionally live in Lapland, which stretches from northern parts of Norway to Sweden and Finland to Russia. However, of the roughly 10,000 Sámi people living in Finland, the majority now live outside their homeland.

The Sámi people were oppressed for centuries by the powers that ruled and exploited their lands, including bans of the use of their native tongues and efforts to suppress their culture. In the past decades, there have been efforts to reestablish their rights, including the right to use Sámi languages which is now guaranteed in the Finnish constitution.

Today, the historically semi-nomadic Sámi people have modern lifestyles. The few who still tend reindeer do so with modern vehicles, digital tools and regulated land use.

However, there is an effort to preserve the Sámi’s cultural identity. Distinctive Sámi clothing was worn by many at Loktafeasta, as is typical on special occasions.

Artists rap in Finnish and Sámi language

At the festival, Laiti mostly wanted his fans to be happy and enjoy the music.

“I want people to feel joy, of course, and I just want people to be happy that we have this kind of festival here in Utsjoki,” he said with a smile.

Among the other acts was a duo comprised of self-confessed old school tango crooner Jaakko Laitinen and rapper Jouni J. They also reside in Lapland and perform in Finnish.

“I see a connection from the hip hop and the tinkering with words to the old Finnish like Kalevala freestyling folk poetry,” said Laitinen, referring to Finland’s national epic about the Earth’s creation.

“So that obvious connection and the Finnish tango … is part of our soul and heart,” he added.

A world away from the birthplace of rap music in the Bronx

Although the duo’s songs were a world away from the birthplace of rap music in the Bronx in New York City, their performance brought joy to Utsjoki’s locals and visitors.

“Music travels and music brings people together. It’s the magic of the international language of music,” Laitinen said.