achievements of television of all time and never won the series emmy. reporter: real life drama could factor into the ceremony with the death of michael k. williams who became a star in the wire. this year he s nominated for another performance. though emmy votes were cast before his death. he wasn t even nominated for playing one of the most iconic characters of all time. he s been a great character act forror two decades now. and the fact that he s never won an emmy is kind of crazy so people thought he might win for love craft country this year. reporter: the emmys move to cbs where a football lead-in to lift it above last year s record low ratings. and we know that these award shows have been having a tough time when it comes to ratings so this is the first big test to see if people tune back in now that doesn t look like one big zoom meeting and having cedric the entertainer as a host and he points out everyone was turning to tv during the pandemic and he wants to make s