LOS ANGELES - Gritty medical drama The Pitt and inter-generational comedy Hacks on July 8 topped the nominations for the Emmys, television’s equivalent of the Oscars.

The Pitt racked up 25 nominations including one for best drama, while the fifth and final season of Hacks earned 24 nominations including one for best comedy.

The one-two punch was a bright spot for HBO Max, the home of both programmes.

Netflix’s Beef topped the nominations among the limited series contenders with 16.

The Pitt – a cross between ER and 24, and 2025’s winner for best drama – follows the stressed-out workers in a Pittsburgh emergency room, with each episode unfolding in real time.

Tackling everything from abortion rights to immigration crackdowns to mass shootings, the show started slowly but became a word-of-mouth sensation.

Noah Wyle – who rose to fame on ER – has racked up prizes as star of The Pitt, including an Emmy, and is again a nominee for best drama actor this time around.

Another top drama contender is Pluribus – created by Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) – with 18 nominations.

The Apple TV show is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which most of humanity has been infected with an alien virus creating a peaceful hive mind, with only 13 outliers immune.

Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn, who won a Golden Glob...