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Jimmy Kimmel has been awarded the hosting duties for this year’s 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.

The comedian will take over from Glee’s Jane Lynch, who was in charge of last year’s ceremony.

The awards will take place on September 23rd in Los Angeles’s Nokia Theatre.

And we’re off! The fall television season began with a bang last night when 2.6 million viewers watched the 63rd PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS on CTV.  

The EMMYS® was the #1 program of the night with total viewers and in all key adult demos, pulling in strong key adult demo ratings of 8.0 to 8.6 in Toronto, Canada’s largest television market.

The live awards broadcast peaked with 3.3 million viewers at 8:47 p.m. ET as Melissa McCarthy accepted the “Crown” for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, for CTV Two’s MIKE & MOLLY. Overall, nearly 8.2 million Canadians tuned into some or all of the broadcast on CTV.

The nominees and winners from the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards being held currently in Los Angeles.

Winners will be updated as the results are announced.

Jane Lynch has been locked in as the host of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

The Glee actress will host the September 18 ceremony from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

"I am tickled pink to be hosting the Primetime Emmys on Fox," Lynch said. "I'm looking forward to singing, dancing and sporting my finest tracksuit." 

Full list of the nominees for this year's 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, to be held on June 17.

The 62nd PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS becomes the most-watched EMMYs broadcast in 15 years as 2.674 million viewers tuned in to watch the star-studded spectacle on CTV.

The most-watched program of the week, the 62nd PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS live broadcast is up 18% over last year’s broadcast (2.05 million), and up 60% with viewers 18-34. Peaking with 3.045 million viewers at 9:01 p.m. ET, more than 8.6 million Canadians tuned into some or all of the broadcast.

As the best of the small screen were honoured, viewers saw Jim Parsons of CTV’s ratings winner THE BIG BANG THEORY take home his first EMMY award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Check in over the next few hours as we update the list of winners as the Emmys are dished out at the live ceremony currently taking place in Los Angeles.

The nominees and winners for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards are as follows.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Larry David (Himself) - Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)

Tony Shalhoub (Monk) - Monk (USA)

Steve Carell (Michael Scott) - The Office (NBC)

Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester) - Glee (Fox)

Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - WINNER

Alec Baldwin (Jack Donaghy) - 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope) - Parks And Recreation (NBC)

Edie Falco (Jackie Peyton) - Nurse Jackie (Showtime) - WINNER

8:00pm - Sunday, August 29 on CTV

Broadcasting live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles, and hosted by Emmy� nominated comedian Jimmy Fallon (LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON), this year's star-studded awards ceremony recognizes the best in prime-time television.

7:00pm - Sunday, August 29 on CTV

Broadcasting live from the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, the one-hour event co-hosted by ACCESS HOLLYWOOD's Billy Bush, Maria Menounos and New York Times best-selling author Nate Berkus (THE NATE BERKUS SHOW) features more stars, fashion and glamour than ever before. Nominees, presenters and special guests will interact with the red carpet co-hosts and special segments will be highlighted throughout the hour.

CTV reveals today that Canada’s biggest events return to dazzle viewers this season beginning with the glitz and glamour of the 62nd PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS, airing Sunday, August 29 at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on CTV (visit CTV.ca  to confirm local broadcast times).

Outrageous Emmy-nominated comedian Jimmy Fallon hosts this year’s three-hour broadcast in which CTV programs have garnered 94 nominations, more than any other Canadian broadcaster.

Preceding the EMMYs at 7 p.m. ET, CTV kicks off the night with the 62ND PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS RED CARPET SPECIAL, a live one-hour celebrity-filled event co-hosted by Billy Bush, Maria Menounos (ACCESS HOLLYWOOD) and Nate Berkus (THE NATE BERKUS SHOW).

The nominees for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced for the August 29 ceremony in Los Angeles.

The complete list of winners and nominees from the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards after the jump.

Ellen DeGeneres has picked up 8 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Awards announced today.

The talk show host leads the nominations for entertainment shows ahead of daytime rivals The View and Oprah.

Meanwhile in the drama stakes, General Hospital leads with a mammoth 18 nominations, followed closely by The Young and the Restless with 16, Sesame Street with 14, and As The World Turns and One Life To Life with 13 apiece.

Here are the key categories:

Jimmy Fallon has been selected to host the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

The comedian was selected by US network NBC to host the ceremony which celebrates the best that television has to offer.

"Jimmy was the natural choice as one of the most promising and likable young entertainers who will now have the chance to display his many talents on television's biggest night," said Paul Telegdy, executive VP of alternative at NBC. "His proven skills as a comedian and host -- as well as his openness to new ideas -- will fully engage audiences and ultimately deliver a lively Emmy telecast."

Fallon replaces fellow late-night host Conan O’Brien on the telecast, with the latter holding the gig for the previous two years.

Executive producer Don Mischer adds: "Jimmy has many talents. He can sing, he can dance, he does impersonations, and he does it gracefully and with ease. I think he'll make a terrific host and we are really looking forward to working with him."

NBC locked in Brit funny-man Ricky Gervais last month as host of the Golden Globes.