“The Devil Raises His Own” (Soho Crime, 368 pp., $27.95) is his latest novel to feature the photographer Bill Ogden, who was first seen in “Cottonwood,” set on the Kansas frontier in 1872.

Now, more than four decades removed from his “Cottonwood” shenanigans, he’s living in Los Angeles, still able to work (and score), albeit more slowly. His granddaughter, Flavia, fresh off killing her husband back in Kansas (“I recently collapsed Albert’s cranial vault,” she says), has taken on partner/successor duties at his photography studio.

Both are pulled into the orbit of the “blue movie” industry — milder in 1916, to be sure, but still prone to violence — where they encounter a vivid, pungent cast of scoundrels and flimflam artists, from a film star named Magnolia Sweetspire to a mousy postal inspector named Melvin de Kamp.

Phillips always adopts a wonderfully deadpan air, but beneath his black humor is a steely emotional core. “The Devil Raises His Own” is a romp, but it’s also a poignant exploration of chosen families, broken homes and desperate dreams.

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Hollywood muck also figures prominently in Morgan Richter’s “The Divide” (Knopf, 292 pp., $28), a wild ride of a novel that never quite proceeds in the expected direction.

Jenny St. John has been haunting the fringes of the film industry ever since her supposed big break — the lead role in an indie film called “The Divide” — evaporated. There’s only so much money she can make grifting people as a psychic life coach.

Then Serge Grumet, who directed the film she hoped to star in, turns up dead, and his ex-wife, Genevieve, goes missing. Problem is, the cops think Jenny is Gena because they look remarkably similar. Shown a picture of Gena, Jenny “felt a shock of recognition you get coming across a photo of yourself you didn’t know existed.”

As she is pulled into the world of her doppelgänger, one populated with other strivers and schemers and — it would seem — a killer, Jenny understands their resemblance has a biological connection, if only she can figure out what it is.

Richter, an industry veteran and pop culture critic, writes with the energy of a freshly charged battery, full of bright sparks, quick wit and vivid color. Even if I didn’t buy every plot twist, I found Jenny devilishly fun company.

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The opening line of Snowden Wright’s “The Queen City Detective Agency” (Morrow, 270 pp., $30) sets the tone immediately: “On New Year’s Day of 1985, Turnip Coogan, facing 20 to life for capital murder, decided he’d have to be dumb as a post not to break out of jail, and his mama didn’t raise no post.”

Turnip, a low-level Dixie Mafia guy, turns up dead in due course, shortly before the town of Meridian, Mississippi — Queen City — is overrun with those who make crime their business, and those who want to.

After Coogan tumbles off a roof, his mother hires Clementine Baldwin, the proprietor of the Queen City Detective Agency, to find his killer. Clementine is capable and confident, her skin thickened by too many instances of casual racism, but as the case moves in unexpected and upsetting directions, she discovers the cost of unearthing Queen City’s skeletons from their hiding places.

Wright writes sentences that beg to be quoted. He clearly has studied the pacing and syntax of hard-boiled fiction. And yet, enjoyable as this book was, I wanted it to be more in tune with itself rather than the rhythms of an entire genre.

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Finally, Jamie Harrison’s mysteries featuring Jules Clement, published between 1995 and 2000, were recommended to me in my bookseller days over 20 years ago, but it took their reissue — and the publication of a fifth, “The River View” (334 pp., Counterpoint, $28) — to read them all in a frenzied gulp.

Over the course of the series, Jules transforms from an East Coast doctoral student and archaeologist into the sheriff of Blue Deer, Montana — the post once held by his father, who was murdered when Jules was a teenager. “Maybe Jules chose archaeology because it was the perfect profession for facing the enormity and the inevitability of death,” Harrison writes, “but in the matter of his father’s death, he wanted nothing of the past.”

As the new book opens in 1997, Jules, married and with a young child, has resigned from the sheriff’s office and is working as a PI. He’s also dabbling in archaeology, plumbing the mysteries of old bones — even his father’s — as he tries to make peace with Blue Deer and forge a new path.

I can’t help wondering what he’s doing in 2024, and I hope Harrison catches readers up to the present soon.

That feels particularly fitting considering the visually dazzling and heartfelt movie couldn’t have been made without both the latest and greatest tech has to offer and extremely talented people.

Based on the best-selling and award-winning 2016 middle-grade book of the same name by Peter Brown, “The Wild Robot” lands in theaters on Sept. 27.

On the screen, the titular advanced piece of machinery — ROZZUM unit 7134, which will become known as “Roz” — is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. Well, it’s uninhabited by people, but it is teeming with animal life. As the robot attempts to activate the beacon that will help the company that made it to locate it, the animals investigate the invader, considering her to be a “monster” and giving her a decidedly hard time.

With the beacon quickly damaged, Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) goes about exploring the unfamiliar territory, soon finding a gosling egg — which a fox named Fink (Pedro Pascal) very much would like to eat.

Nevertheless, Roz and Fink enter into an uneasy alliance to protect the now-hatched gosling, Brightbill (Kit Connor, “Heartstopper”), even as Roz has her reservations.

“I do not have the programming to be a mother,” she tells a friendly possum, Pinktail (Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”).

“No one does,” says Pinktail, a mother herself.

Overcoming one’s programming is a major theme of the story that unfolds as Brightbill grows — away from the other larger goslings, some of whom bully him.

Roz and Fink do their best to teach him to swim and fly — the latter skill something he must master because of a ticking seasonal clock.

As the tale progresses, this unusual mother-son relationship endures the requisite ups and downs. When Brightbill gets a fuller picture of how he became in the care of Roz, he becomes rather upset.

Fortunately, a wise older goose, Longneck (Bill Nighy), takes Brightbill, well, under his wing as the migration time approaches.

Meanwhile, the island’s residents — who also include intimidating grizzly bear Thorn (Mark Hamill), task-focused beaver Paddler (Matt Berry) and falcon Thunderbolt (Ving Rhames) — face a couple of serious challenges to their well-being. Fortunately, Roz is there to help all of them, despite her rough introduction to their home.

One of the threats comes in the form of Vontra (Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”), a robot who arrives late in the game with her own plans for Roz.

In the hands of writer-director Chris Sanders (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Croods”), “The Wild Robot” is lively — it’s an adventure with a pulse that delivers serious thrills here and there. It’s emotionally impactful, too, if not to the level of several animated classics, among them a movie it certainly brings to mind, 1999’s “The Iron Giant.”

Again, “The Wild Robot” is a feast for the eyes, thanks to Sanders collaborators including production designer Raymond Zibach (“The Kung Fu Panda” series) and the head of character animation, Jakob Hort Jensen (“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”). Their work is especially impressive when it comes to the cleverly designed Roz, who is a marvel to look upon and to watch move.

Their work on the character is complemented nicely by performance choices made by Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave,” “A Quiet Place: Day One”), the warmth of Roz growing as her character’s satisfying arc plays out.

The next most notable bit of voice work is turned in by the always delightful Nighy (“Living”), who gives Longneck quite a bit of personality without overdoing it.

We wouldn’t mind a little bit of overdoing it by Pascal (“The Mandalorian,” “The Last of Us”), who’s just a bit too understated as Fink.

Ultimately, any gripes with “The Wild Robot” are minor. This is an easy recommendation for families looking for a slice of entertainment that should offer something for a wide range of ages.

While the movie doesn’t conclude on a cliffhanger — at least not exactly — Brown has penned two sequels, “The Wild Robot Escapes” and “The Wild Robot Protects,” so there’s a good chance we’ll see further adventures of Roz on the big screen.

That’s a bit of programming we would not try to overcome.

‘The Wild Robot’

Where: Theaters

When: Sept. 27

Rated: PG for action/peril and thematic elements

Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Stars (of four): 3

In theaters this week, the action comedy stars Dave Bautista, but it also boasts Pom Klementieff. The two, of course, portray Drax and Mantis, respectively, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and are comedic gold in a couple of the big-screen “Guardians” adventures, as well as in the hilarious “Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” from 2022.

That pairing, however, isn’t enough to lift “The Killer’s Game” above the level of mediocrity, the tonally challenged flick squandering a vaguely promising first act by devolving into a warmed-over “John Wick” wanna-be.

Helmed by JJ Perry, the director of the similarly uneven 2022 Netflix release “Day Shift,” “The Killer’s Game” plays like two separate movies for much of its roughly hour-and-45-minute runtime. When the beefy Bautista, cast as renowned assassin Joe Flood, shares the screen with veteran actor Ben Kingsley, who portrays his mentor, or co-star Sofia Boutella, who plays his love interest, it fits roughly within reality as we know it and even finds an emotional center; at all other times, it’s an over-the-top kill-fest, with skulls crushed, body parts severed and impalings to spare.

Were those action scenes topnotch — aka “Wick”-level — and not merely passable, that would be a bit more forgivable.

Written by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, who have adapted the 1997 book by Jay R. Bonansinga, “The Killer’s Game” introduces us to Joe in Budapest, where he’s on the job at a more-than-century-old opera house, which on this night is hosting a ballet. He does his job quietly, as usual; nonetheless, machine gun fire follows the “retirement of his target,” and he helps dancer Maize — with whom he’d locked eyes during the performance — out of the building safely.

On the street, she thanks him and worries about the headache he’s having, but when she turns her back, he vanishes.

However, when he returns something to her at a dance studio, she gives him her number and — after Joe workshops a few follow-up texts — they’re out to dinner, where, of course, they hit it off. Soon they’re dating. She continues to dance, and he continues to kill, worrying, increasingly, about how she’d feel if she knew how he makes his substantial living.

However, he’s also seen a doctor, who informs him the test results are dire. He will die in, perhaps, three months, and the best they can do is make him comfortable.

That is not how Joe — who’s always worked within a set of industry rules and has retired only those who’ve deserved it — wants to leave this world. He meets with his handler, Zvi (Kingsley), about directing some money to Maize and, more consequently, having himself assassinated. Zvi agrees to handle the former but not the latter, imploring his friend to fight to the end by visiting more doctors — even a shaman, if necessary.

Enter Klementieff’s Marianna, whose business also is handling assassins. She is more than happy to take $2 million to have Joe killed, as she holds a huge grudge against him.

However, just before the killing window opens, Joe gets a call from his doctor, who says there was a mix-up with the tests and that Joe should be fine.

Unable to convince Marianna to cancel the contract, he soon is faced with a parade of killers — single operatives and groups, most with silly gimmicks and even sillier names. Most aren’t in Joe’s class, but Lovedahl (Terry Crews) proves to be a bit more of a problem.

Bautista (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Dune”) doesn’t have much range, and he isn’t called upon here to use his comedic gifts too often. That said, there’s simply something compelling about his performance, especially when he’s opposite “Gandhi” star Kinglsey or Boutella (“Atomic Blonde,” the “Rebel Moon” movies). It’s measured but not flat.

More time with Bautista and Klementieff would have helped “The Killer’s Game,” as, unsurprisingly, there’s a certain crackle to the limited time the two are in the frame together.

A former professional wrestler, Bautista is, of course, imposing enough to be convincing in the myriad action sequences, most of which are, again, of the forgettable variety — even with all the gruesome deaths. Perry, who has a background in martial arts, hasn’t figured out how to deliver something special in this arena.

“The Killer’s Game” is afoot, but unless you’re looking for what’s only intermittently a pleasant distraction, one heavily seasoned with violence, you need not play.

‘The Killer’s Game’

Where: Theaters.

When: Sept. 13.

Rated: R for strong bloody violence throughout, language, some sexual material, brief drug use and nudity.

Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes.

Stars (of four): 2.

I’m desperate for the re-ascendance of old-school weekly broadcast shows — something, anything that distinguishes itself from the eight shows on offer from Dick Wolf across two networks — and “High Potential” (from Drew Goddard, whose credits include “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Alias” and “Lost”) starts off well enough.

Kaitlin Olson plays Morgan, a single mom who works the graveyard shift cleaning the offices of the Los Angeles Police Department. Dancing to music on her headphones, she accidentally knocks over a pile of crime scene photos and starts rifling through them. She’s transfixed. Then she looks over at the murder board. She walks up, grabs a marker, crosses out “suspect” under someone’s photo and writes “victim.”

Then she goes on with her night.

It’s such a tantalizing opening sequence (and a beat-for-beat recreation of the French series it’s adapted from) but strangely the show deflates from there. It’s quickly discovered that the cleaning woman — yes, that one, with the garish taste in fashion and loud mouth — has some helpful ideas about the case. She’s clever, with a good memory and a mind that sees patterns and makes connections, so she’s hired full-time, becoming the Erin Brockovich of police procedurals. The lieutenant (Judy Reyes, wasted in a nothing role) teams Morgan with a guy named Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) who becomes her reluctant chaperone.

Olson is a good actor, but there’s not much versatility here; her line readings could just as easily come from the mouths of characters she plays on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” or “Hacks.” Morgan is a handful, with a chip on her shoulder, often tipping over into obnoxious. That works on Olson’s other shows, but “High Potential” needs its lead to be at least somewhat likable. In the first episode, she berates a cashier at the grocery store; the moment doesn’t illustrate her ability to do math in her head, it just makes her look like a person who takes her frustrations out on an easy target, aka someone who is working class like herself.

The show’s obvious touchpoints are long-running series like “Castle,” “Monk,” “The Mentalist,” or, more recently, “Elsbeth” and “The Irrational.” The cops are incapable of doing their jobs without the help of a dogged oddball whose unwieldiness requires a certain amount of corralling from their police minders. That framework is a lackluster substitute for Poirot’s Hastings or Sherlock’s Watson, who weren’t professional acquaintances but actual friends and point-of-view characters who threaded the needle between admiration for their counterparts and pausing to note their more absurd or annoying personality tics. It’s one reason why CBS’s “Elementary” was a cut above the rest.

“High Potential” struggles to ground itself in solid storytelling and create fully realized characters, even when they are one-offs. A case-of-the-week structure requires a specific skill and I worry writers are out of practice: Establishing a new storyline and new characters each time, with enough detail and care to get buy-in from the audience, and then resolving the mystery 40-some minutes later. Episodes should be able to stand alone as crackerjack short stories, but the results here are thin and insubstantial.

That would be easier to overlook if there were some chemistry in the central dynamic. Morgan is brash and curious and obsessive. That’s good. But she’s spent her life underestimated by everyone and we don’t get a sense of what it means to have a job that’s fulfilling, pays well and finally validates her intellect. Instead she comes across as a snarky sitcom character— even when talking about murder — whereas Detective Karadec is wooden, macho and often on the verge of popping a vein or two. This pairing of opposites doesn’t create sparks so much as a repetitive cycle. She’s smug. He’s frustrated. It gets tiring awfully quick. That they will learn to grudgingly respect one another doesn’t delight the way it should. Better writing and better performance choices — more nuance, fewer archetypes — would go a long way.

“These are laws! Principles that I devoted my entire life to protecting!”  Karadec yells after Morgan has obtained evidence through theft. Earnest outrage is certainly one way to play the scene. If he had said it deadpan, suggesting that police have a far more fluid concept of professional ethics, well, then you’d be cooking with gas.

“High Potential” — 2 stars (out of 4)

Where to watch: 9 p.m. Tuesdays on ABC

Nina Metz is a Tribune critic

If you can’t get enough of the show’s delicious treats, innocent vibe and adorable backdrop set at Welford Park in Berkshire, England, here are seven other shows you might enjoy, including a few Halloween-themed shows set to debut this month:

1. “Bake Squad,” Netflix

If your favorite part of the “The Great British Bake Off” is the camaraderie and good-natured love between the contestants, you might enjoy this Netflix baking competition that isn’t much of a competition at all.

Christina Tosi, founder of Milk Bar, hosts a show where four skilled bakers are asked by a client to come up with stunning creations for a specific event. At the end of each episode, the client picks the best one. It’s that simple.

“The squad is on a mission to sprinkle a little bit of happiness into big events,” Tosi explains during the show.

The bakers create masterpieces for a child’s birthday, an over-the-top wedding, a daughter who beats cancer and an array of other clients who have a difficult choice at the end of the episode. It’s light-hearted fun for the whole family with an emphasis on sportsmanship. The winner gets no money, just pride, and the results are as sweet as the desserts.

Streaming now.

2. “The Chef Show,” Netflix

Who can forget the scene in “Chef” when Jon Favreau cooks up the simplest, yet most delicious-looking grilled cheese ever before seen on the big screen?

Well, Favreau returned to the kitchen in this under-the-radar show from 2019-2020, where he was reunited with Los Angeles-based chef, Roy Choi, who was a consultant for the cooking scenes in “Chef.” The two bond onscreen as they teach celebrities how to make delicious foods while providing the most entertaining discussions.

Comedian Bill Burr, one of the guest celebrities, says the grilled cheese scene in “Chef” is the entire reason he’s on this show. Other guests include David Chang, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Seth Rogen, Sam Raimi, The Russo Brothers and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Whether new seasons of the show, which scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, will ever materialize is a bit of a mystery. But you can stream “The Chef Show” series on Netflix — and catch the much-loved, original “Chef” on Hulu, Amazon Prime and other streaming services.

3. “Master Chef,” Fox, Hulu, Tubi or Disney-plus

Back for its 14th season, “Master Chef” returned with a clash of generations, pitting chefs from Gen-Z, Gen-X, Millennials and Boomers against each other for a chance at winning $250,000.

This season’s theme may sometimes feel forced, but it also provides an interesting perspective on the culinary differences between generations. This year’s edition, which will crown a champion on Sept. 18 (no spoilers!), brought back judges Gordon Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez and Jose Bastianich while adding chef and food influencer Priya Krishna as a guest judge.

4. “Halloween Baking Championship,” Food Network, Max

One channel is going all-in on a certain spooky holiday after the Food Network reported drawing 28 million viewers for its 2023 Halloween programming, making it one of the top five non-news/sports cable networks among adults 18-49.

The “Halloween Baking Championship” returns for its 10th season on Sept. 16, bringing in 10 new bakers from across the country to compete in a haunted science lab. Weekly challenges include a battle of mummy-themed desserts, treats that look like broken glass and all things Beetlejuice. Returning host/comedian John Henson brings the fun while Stephanie Boswell, Carla Hall and Zac Young are the judges. New this season: immunity is on the line each week.

5. “Halloween Wars,” Food Network, Max

From the company that produces “Cupcake Wars” and “Cake Wars,” a 14th season of “Halloween Wars” will debut Sept. 22. New episodes can be streamed the next day on Max.

Jonathan Bennett (“Mean Girls”) returns to host the show, which will pit eight teams against each other to carve pumpkins and create their spookiest desserts.

6. “Outrageous Pumpkins,” Food Network, Max

If pumpkin carving is your thing, “Outrageous Pumpkins” launches its sixth season on Sept. 29, and this time, 14 new carvers will be paired up to make gravity-defying structures and mechanical monsters, according to the network. Host/chef Damaris Phillips, the former “Food Network Star” champion, will challenge contestants to bring their terrifying structures to life and create gruesome crime scenes, all from gourds.

7. “Harry Potter Wizards of Baking,” Food Network, Max

Harry Potter fans will be taken onto the actual Warner Bros. Studios set where the movies were filmed when the new “Harry Potter Wizards of Baking” debuts sometime this holiday season.

In this new baking competition, professional pastry chefs will create enchanting masterpieces themed exclusively with Harry Potter characters and events — with Fred and George Weasley, er, actors James and Oliver Phelps hosting.

Based on the teaser, the series promises to give bakers unprecedented access to the actual film sets, including The Great Hall at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Platform 9¾, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and The Burrow.

A series premiere date has not yet been announced.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.

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FICTION

1. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 30

2. BY ANY OTHER NAME, by Jodi Picoult. (Ballantine) A young woman’s play about her ancestor Emilia Bassano, who wrote Shakespeare’s works, is submitted to a festival under a male pseudonym.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

3. THE GOD OF THE WOODS, by Liz Moore. (Riverhead) When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

4. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 69

5. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 43

6. THE WEDDING PEOPLE, by Alison Espach. (Holt) A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

7. ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker. (Crown) Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

8. JAMES, by Percival Everett. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of Jim.

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

9. THE DARK WIVES, by Ann Cleeves. (Minotaur) The 11th book in the Vera Stanhope series. Vera and her team search for a missing teen who may be responsible for murder.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. THE COVEN, by Harper L. Woods. (Bramble) At Hollow’s Grove University, a school for magic that suffered a bloody massacre decades ago, 13 gifted students confront ghosts from the school’s past.

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

11. REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, by Shelby Van Pelt. (Ecco) A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 56

12. THE SPELLSHOP, by Sarah Beth Durst. (Bramble) When the Great Library of Alyssium is set aflame, Kiela and Caz take the spellbooks and bring magic to Kiela’s childhood home.

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

13. TOM CLANCY: SHADOW STATE, by M.P. Woodward. (Putnam) The 12th book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series. Jack uncovers dangers in Vietnam.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

14. YOU LIKE IT DARKER, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

15. JOY, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) A book editor recognizes the trauma incurred by her partner during his military deployments and seeks to restore her sense of self.

LAST WEEK: 15

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

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NONFICTION

1. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the effects of a phone-based life on children’s mental health.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

2. AT WAR WITH OURSELVES, by H.R. McMaster. (Harper) The former national security adviser and author of “Battlegrounds” assesses his time in the Trump White House.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. WHAT’S NEXT, by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack. (Dutton) Two cast members of “The West Wing” share insights into the creation and legacy of the series.

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

4. IMMINENT, by Luis Elizondo. (Morrow) The former head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program shares insights on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UFOs).

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

5. THE ART OF POWER, by Nancy Pelosi. (Simon & Schuster) The U.S. representative from California chronicles her journey in politics, including her time as the first woman to serve as speaker of the House.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

6. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 75

7. THE DEMON OF UNREST, by Erik Larson. (Crown) The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 18

8. ON THE EDGE, by Nate Silver. (Penguin Press) The founder of FiveThirtyEight and author of “The Signal and the Noise” profiles professional risk-takers.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

9. THE EASTERN FRONT, by Nick Lloyd. (Norton) A history of battles fought between 1914 and 1918 on the Eastern Front of World War I.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. THE DEVIL AT HIS ELBOW, by Valerie Bauerlein. (Ballantine) An account of the downfall of personal injury attorney Alex Murdaugh of South Carolina, who was found guilty of murdering his wife and son.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

11. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster) A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

12. SHAMELESS, by Brian Tyler Cohen. (Harper) The YouTube host and podcaster gives his take on the current state of the Republican Party.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

13. NUCLEAR WAR, by Annie Jacobsen. (Dutton) The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes after a nuclear missile launch.

LAST WEEK: 15

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

14. THE WAGER, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 67

15. THE BOOKSHOP, by Evan Friss. (Viking) A professor of history at James Madison University depicts the role bookstores have played in American cultural life.

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders. Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales.

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PICTURE

1. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon guests. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 457

2. THE CRAYONS GO BACK TO SCHOOL, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) The crayons go back to school and can’t wait for art class. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 19

3. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 397

4. THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL!, by Mo Willems. (Hyperion) Pigeon deals with the anxieties of going to school for the first time. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 62

5. TIME FOR SCHOOL, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK, by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Blue gives a friend a ride to school. (Ages 4 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 42

6. BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME, by Joe Brumm. (Penguin) Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

7. THE MAGICAL YET, by Angela DiTerlizzi. Illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez. (Little, Brown) A being known as the Magical Yet helps children to realize their potential. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

8. HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A boy tries to catch the monster in his closet. (Ages 4 to 8)

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

9. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

WEEKS ON LIST: 408

10. WE DON’T EAT OUR CLASSMATES!, by Ryan T. Higgins. (Disney-Hyperion) Penelope Rex must control her urge to eat the children in her class. (Ages 3 to 5)

WEEKS ON LIST: 53

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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

1. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 458

2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 272

3. HEROES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 30

4. THE SWIFTS: A GALLERY OF ROGUES, by Beth Lincoln. Illustrated by Claire Powell. (Dutton) Shenanigan Swift heads to Paris in pursuit of art thieves. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

5. THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM, by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

6. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 214

7. THE SUN AND THE STAR, by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Demigods Will and Nico embark on a dangerous journey to the Underworld to rescue an old friend. (Ages 10 to 14)

WEEKS ON LIST: 70

8. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 89

9. WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD, by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 46

10. THEY CALL ME NO SAM!, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. (Clarion) A pug named Sam protects his family. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

1. THE GRANDEST GAME, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) A prize worth millions is up for grabs for seven players sequestered on a private island. (Ages 12 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

2. SUNDERWORLD, VOL. I: THE EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LEOPOLD BERRY, by Ransom Riggs. (Dutton) Leopold Berry discovers that his favorite TV series might be a real place. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price’s mother is presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

4. DIVINE RIVALS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 63

5. NIGHTBANE, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) In this sequel to “Lightlark,” Isla must choose between her two powerful lovers. (Ages 13 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 43

6. MURTAGH, by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf) Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)

WEEKS ON LIST: 42

7. SUCH CHARMING LIARS, by Karen M. McManus. (Delacorte) Two former stepsiblings unwillingly reunite and must solve a murder at a billionaire’s birthday party. (Ages 14 to 17)

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

8. THE DARKNESS WITHIN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) When Chrysantha’s husband, the Duke of Pholios, dies, she believes she’s the sole heir to his fortune. Until Eryx Demos arrives and claims to be the duke’s estranged grandson. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

9. RUTHLESS VOWS, by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) In the sequel to “Divine Rivals,” Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 35

10. THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, by Tricia Levenseller. (Feiwel & Friends) Alessandra plots to kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for herself. (Ages 13 to 18)

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

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SERIES

1. THE POWERLESS TRILOGY, by Lauren Roberts. (Simon & Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

2. THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 32

3. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 153

4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 807

5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 740

6. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 806

7. GRAVITY FALLS, by Alex Hirsch and various illustrators. (Disney) The adventures of twins Dipper and Mabel Pines. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

8. SUPERNATURAL INVESTIGATIONS, by B.B. Alston. (Balzer and Bray) Amari Peters battles magical beings in the supernatural world. (Ages 8 to 12)

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

9. WHO WAS/IS …?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)

WEEKS ON LIST: 169

10. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights on live TV to survive. (Ages 12 and up)

WEEKS ON LIST: 340

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LOS ANGELES — The 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards arrived on Sunday.

The awards, presented by the Television Academy, honored the best of the 2023-2024 TV season. The 76th edition of the ceremony came just months after the 75th edition, which was held in January after being delayed by the dual Hollywood strikes.

Here are the winners, including several previously announced at the Creative Arts Emmys.

Comedy series

“Abbott Elementary”

“The Bear”

“Curb Your Enthusiasm”

Winner: “Hacks”

“Only Murders in the Building”

“Palm Royale”

“Reservation Dogs”

“What We Do in the Shadows”

Drama series

“The Crown”

“Fallout”

“The Gilded Age”

“The Morning Show”

“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Winner: “Shōgun”

“Slow Horses”

“3 Body Problem”

Drama lead actress

Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”

Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age”

Maya Erskine, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Winner: Anna Sawai, “Shōgun”

Imelda Staunton, “The Crown”

Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”

Drama lead actor

Donald Glover, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Walton Goggins, “Fallout”

Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”

Winner: Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun”

Dominic West, “The Crown”

Idris Elba, “Hijack”

Limited series

Winner: “Baby Reindeer”

“Fargo”

“Lessons in Chemistry”

“Ripley”

“True Detective: Night Country”

Limited series / TV movie lead actress

Winner: Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country”

Brie Larson, “Lessons in Chemistry”

Juno Temple, “Fargo”

Sofía Vergara, “Griselda”

Naomi Watts, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”

Limited series / TV movie lead actor

Matt Bomer, “Fellow Travelers”

Winner: Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”

Jon Hamm, “Fargo”

Tom Hollander,“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”

Andrew Scott, “Ripley”

Directing for a drama series

Hiro Murai, “First Date,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Winner: Frederick E.O. Toye, “Crimson Sky,” “Shōgun”

Saul Metzstein, “Strange Games,” “Slow Horses”

Stephen Daldry, “Sleep, Dearie Sleep,” “The Crown”

Mimi Leder, “The Overview Effect,” “The Morning Show”

Directing for a comedy series

Randall Einhorn, “Party,” “Abbott Elementary”

Lucia Aniello, “Bulletproof,” “Hacks”

Winner: Christopher Storer, “Fishes,” “The Bear”

Ramy Youssef, “Honeydew,” “The Bear”

Guy Ritchie, “Refined Aggression,” “The Gentlemen”

Writing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Winner: Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”

Charlie Brooker, “Joan Is Awful,” “Black Mirror”

Noah Hawley, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” “Fargo”

Ron Nyswaner, “You’re Wonderful,” “Fellow Travelers”

Steven Zaillian, “Ripley”

Issa López, “Part 6,” “True Detective: North Country”

Writing for a drama series

Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner; “The End,” “Fallout”

Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover; “First Date,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks; “Anjin,” “Shōgun”

Rachel Kondo, Caillin Puente; “Crimson Sky,” “Shōgun”

Winner: Will Smith, “Negotiating With Tigers,” “Slow Horses”

Peter Morgan, Meriel Sheibani-Clare; “The Ritz,” “The Crown”

Limited series / TV movie supporting actor

Jonathan Bailey, “Fellow Travelers”

Robert Downey Jr., “The Sympathizer”

Tom Goodman-Hill, “Baby Reindeer”

John Hawkes, “True Detective: North Country”

Winner: Lamorne Morris, “Fargo”

Lewis Pullman, “Lessons in Chemistry”

Treat Williams, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”

Talk series

Winner: “The Daily Show”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“Late Night With Seth Meyers”

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Writing for a comedy series

Quinta Brunson, “Career Day,” “Abbott Elementary”

Meredith Scardino, Sam Means; “Orlando,” “Girls5eva”

Winner: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky; “Bulletproof,” “Hacks”

Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo; “Fishes,” “The Bear”

Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider; “Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good,” “The Other Two”

Jake Bender, Zach Dunn; “Pride Parade,” “What We Do in the Shadows”

Directing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Weronika Tofilska, “Episode 4,” “Baby Reindeer”

Noah Hawley, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” “Fargo”

Gus Van Sant, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”

Millicent Shelton, “Poirot,” “Lessons in Chemistry”

Winner: Steven Zaillian, “Ripley”

Issa López, “True Detective: North Country”

Writing for a variety special

Winner: Alex Edelman, “Alex Edelman: Just For Us”

Jacqueline Novak, “Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees”

John Early, “John Early: Now More Than Ever”

Mike Birbiglia, “Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and The Pool”

“The Oscars”

Scripted variety series

Winner: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”

“Saturday Night Live”

Limited series / TV movie supporting actress

Dakota Fanning, “Ripley”

Lily Gladstone, “Under the Bridge”

Winner: Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”

Aja Naomi King, “Lessons in Chemistry”

Diane Lane, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”

Nava Mau, “Baby Reindeer”

Kali Reis, “True Detective: Night Country”

Reality competition program

“The Amazing Race”

“RuPaul’s Drag Race”

“Top Chef”

Winner: “The Traitors”

“The Voice”

Comedy lead actress

Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”

Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”

Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”

Winner: Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale”

Maya Rudolph, “Loot”

Drama supporting actress

Christine Baranski, “The Gilded Age”

Nicole Beharie, “The Morning Show”

Winner: Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”

Greta Lee, “The Morning Show”

Lesley Manville, “The Crown”

Karen Pittman, “The Morning Show”

Holland Taylor, “The Morning Show”

Comedy supporting actress

Carol Burnett, “Palm Royale”

Winner: Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”

Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”

Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”

Meryl Streep, “Only Murders in the Building”

Comedy lead actor

Matt Berry, “What We Do in the Shadows,”

Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”

Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Winner: Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, “Reservation Dogs”

Drama supporting actor

Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun”

Winner: Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”

Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show”

Jon Hamm, “The Morning Show”

Takehiro Hira, “Shōgun”

Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses”

Jonathan Pryce, “The Crown”

Comedy supporting actor

Lionel Boyce, “The Bear”

Paul W. Downs, “Hacks”

Winner: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”

Paul Rudd, “Only Murders in the Building”

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”

Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”

Television movie

Winner: “Quiz Lady”

“Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie”

“Red, White & Royal Blue”

“Scoop”

“Unfrosted”

Guest actor in a drama series

Winner: Néstor Carbonell, “Shōgun”

Paul Dano, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Tracy Letts, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”

Jonathan Pryce, “Slow Horses”

John Turturro, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Guest actress in a drama series

Winner: Michaela Coel, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Claire Foy, “The Crown”

Marcia Gay Harden, “The Morning Show”

Sarah Paulson, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Parker Posey, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Guest actor in a comedy series

Winner: Jon Bernthal, “The Bear”

Matthew Broderick, “Only Murders in the Building”

Ryan Gosling, “Saturday Night Live”

Christopher Lloyd, “Hacks”

Bob Odenkirk, “The Bear”

Will Poulter, “The Bear”

Guest actress in a comedy series

Winner: Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear”

Olivia Colman, “The Bear”

Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks”

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “Only Murders in the Building”

Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”

Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”

For a complete list of Emmy nominees, go to Emmys.com.

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Hollywood’s primetime stars are on the red carpet for the 2024 Emmys.

Here’s what celebrities wore for the illustrious event:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Hacks” won the comedy series at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, topping “The Bear,” which took home several of the night’s honors.

“Shogun” won the best drama series win, collecting a whopping 18 Emmys for its first season, just one of several historic wins.

Hiroyuki Sanada won best actor in a drama for “Shogun” on Sunday night at the Emmy Awards, and Anna Sawai won best actress as they became the first two Japanese actors to win Emmys.

Their wins gave the FX series momentum going into one of the night’s top awards, where “Shogun” won best drama series.

“The Bear” came back for seconds in a big way at the ceremony four times including best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress in a comedy, while British upstart “Baby Reindeer” won four of its own, including best limited series.

The star of FX’s “The Bear” Jeremy Allen White won best actor in a comedy for the second straight year, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach repeated as best supporting actor.

A surprise came when Liza Colón-Zayas won best supporting actor over major competition.

“How could I have thought it would be possible to be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett,” Colón-Zayas said as tears welled in her eyes as she accepted the award on the stage of the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

She is the first Latina to win in the category.

“To all the Latinas who are looking at me,” she said, “keep believing and vote.”

Netflix’s darkly quirky “Baby Reindeer” won best actor and best writing for the show’s creator and star Richard Gadd and best supporting actress for Jessica Gunning, who plays his tormentor.

Accepting the best limited series award, Gadd urged the makers of television to take chances.

“The only constant across any success in television is good storytelling,” he said. “Good storytelling that speaks to our times. So take risks, push boundaries. Explore the uncomfortable. Dare to fail in order to achieve.”

“Baby Reindeer” is based on a one man-stage show in which Gadd describes being sexually abused along with other emotional struggles.

Accepting that award, he said, “no matter how bad it gets, it always gets better.”

The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly as Gadd has.

Jodie Foster won her first Emmy to go with her two Oscars when she took best actress in a limited series for “True Detective: Night Country.”

The creator of “The Bear” was also a repeat winner. Christopher Storer took his second straight Emmy for directing, an award handed out by reunited “Happy Days” co-stars Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.

White said backstage that he was watching in the wings as Colón-Zayas won and “that was just the greatest.”

He also shouted out two acting wins the show had already scored at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, when Jamie Lee Curtis won best guest actress in a comedy for playing his mother, and Jon Bernthal won best guest actor for playing his big brother.

“The Bear” won six times including most of the top comedy categories at the strike-delayed Emmys in January.

While the third season of FX’s “The Bear” has already dropped, the trio won their second Emmys for its second, in which White’s chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto attempts to turn his family’s grungy Chicago sandwich shop into an elite restaurant. It could still win more Sunday night including best comedy series.

The father-son hosting duo of Eugene and Dan Levy in their monologue at the top of the show mocked the very dramatic “The Bear” being in the comedy category.

“In honor of ‘The Bear’ we will be making no jokes,” Eugene Levy said, to laughs.

Jean Smart won best actress in a comedy for “Hacks.” She has won for all three seasons of “Hacks,” and has six Emmys overall.

She beat nominees including Ayo Edebiri, who as co-star of “The Bear” moved from supporting actress, which she won in January, to lead actress.

Coming into the show the big story was “Shogun,” which had already taken the most Emmys for a show in a single season with 14 at the Creative Arts ceremony.

The FX series about lordly politicking in feudal Japan can still win best drama series.

Elizabeth Debicki took best supporting actress in a drama for playing Princess Diana at the end of her life in the sixth and final season of “The Crown.”

“Playing this part, based on this unparalleled, incredible human being, has been my great privilege,” Debicki said. “It’s been a gift.”

Billy Crudup won best actor in a drama for “The Morning Show.”

Streep wasn’t the only Oscar winner trumped by a little-known name. Robert Downey Jr., the reigning best supporting actor winner for “Oppenheimer,” was considered the favorite to win best supporting actor in a limited series for “The Sympathizer,” but that award went to Lamorne Morris for “Fargo.”

“Robert Downey Jr. I have a poster of you in my house!” Morris said from the stage as he accepted his first Emmy.

Several awards were presented by themed teams from TV history, including sitcom dads George Lopez, Damon Wayans and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and TV moms Meredith Baxter, Connie Britton, and Susan Kelechi Watson.