Overview

• The anniversary special beat Beyoncé’s Christmas Day halftime show, Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, the Oscars, and SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at the Ovation Theater at L.A. Live.
• Executive producer Lorne Michaels accepted the award, reflecting on first winning an Emmy for SNL 50 years ago and thanking NBC for supporting the two-year production.
• Post-ceremony counts differed, with Billboard reporting 106 competitive Primetime Emmys for SNL while LateNighter cited 113 total wins across categories.
• Beyoncé won a juried Emmy for outstanding costumes for Beyoncé Bowl, and Kendrick Lamar won outstanding music direction with Tony Russell at the Creative Arts Emmys.
• SNL lost outstanding scripted variety series to Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, extending that program’s long series win streak.