Television Academy adds Emmy presenters for Night Two

The Television Academy said on September 3 that Betty Gilpin, Jeff Hiller and Noah Wyle were among the additional presenters for Night Two of the 78th Emmy Awards’ Creative Arts ceremonies. The academy’s announcement also named Taylor Dearden, Samba Schutte and Karolina Wydra for the Sunday, September 6 event at the Peacock Theater at L.A. (televisionacademy.com) LIVE. The ceremony is one half of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards weekend, which precedes the main Emmy telecast later this month. The new names fill out a presenter lineup the academy described as spanning established television stars and newer faces tied to current series. (televisionacademy.com) The release said the event is being helmed by executive producer Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions. The academy also said presenters are subject to change. ### Which names were added on September 3? Betty Gilpin, Jeff Hiller, Noah Wyle, Taylor Dearden, Samba Schutte and Karolina Wydra were the six presenters highlighted in the Television Academy’s September 3 announcement. The same release listed them as part of the Sunday-night roster for Night Two of the Creative Arts ceremonies. (televisionacademy.com) The Television Academy’s press PDF said the presenters represent “a diverse blend” of television performers tied to Emmy-nominated shows and other series across platforms and genres. The academy’s website preview also showed a longer Night Two list that includes additional presenters beyond the six highlighted in the announcement. (televisionacademy.com) ### When and where is Night Two taking place? Sunday, September 6, is the date set for Night Two of the 78th Emmy Awards’ Creative Arts ceremonies, according to the Television Academy. The venue is the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. (televisionacademy.com) The Creative Arts Emmy Awards page says the 2026 ceremonies will be held across two nights, September 5 and September 6. The academy uses the Creative Arts ceremonies to hand out awards in a wide range of technical, creative and craft categories ahead of the main Primetime Emmy broadcast. (televisionacademy.com) ### How does this fit into the broader Emmy schedule? September 14 is the date of the 78th Emmy Awards main telecast, according to the Television Academy’s awards calendar. The academy has said that ceremony will air live coast-to-coast on NBC and stream on Peacock. (televisionacademy.com) September 12 is when the two Creative Arts nights will be edited into a single broadcast for FXX at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the academy said. Hulu will carry the edited program the following day, according to the Creative Arts page and the academy’s Night Two press materials. (televisionacademy.com) ### Who is producing the Creative Arts ceremonies? Bob Bain is the executive producer for the September 6 event, the Television Academy said in its announcement. The release credits Bob Bain Productions with the show. The academy has separately said Jesse Collins Entertainment is set to produce the main 78th Emmy Awards telecast on September 14. (interviews.televisionacademy.com) That leaves the Creative Arts ceremonies and the main Emmy broadcast under different production banners this year. ### Where can viewers find the results and broadcast? The Television Academy’s nominees-and-winners database is already live for the 2026 awards cycle and will serve as the official results archive as winners are announced. (televisionacademy.com) The academy also maintains its Emmy Awards search page for category-by-category lookups. (televisionacademy.com) September 12 is the next broadcast date tied to the Creative Arts ceremonies, with FXX carrying the edited special at 8 p.m. ET/PT and Hulu streaming it the next day. September 14 is the date for the main 78th Emmy Awards telecast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE. (televisionacademy.com 1) (televisionacademy.com 2) (televisionacademy.com 3)