When Mariska Hargitay opened the envelope for the Outstanding Drama Series award at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles this past Sunday, everyone in the audience knew that only two shows had a chance at winning the most coveted prize of the night: “The Pitt” or “Severance.”

Sept. 22, 2019: the night of the Emmys. Often called “TV’s biggest night,” once a year television’s elite get together and duke it out amongst the glitz and glamor for the title of best of the best in comedy, drama, reality TV, limited series and a host of other categories related to television production.

If you missed Sunday’s Emmy awards, here’s the quick lowdown.

Cadenza predicts the Emmys The Emmys are this Sunday, Sept. 22, and in case you don’t have time to catch up on all the quality nominees, we’ve got rundowns of every major category. Will reigning champion “Homeland” continue its domination of the drama awards? Or will resurgent former favorites like “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” make a comeback?

Money is the root of all evil. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this is one of the central themes of “Mad Men,” contract disputes between show creator Matthew Weiner and network AMC have kept “Mad Men” off the air since October of 2010. That’s 17 months.

Cadenza has compiled a list of the most important categories and expounded on which nominees should win and which actually will take home the award.