‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘Westworld’ top 2017 Emmy nominations

LOS ANGELES — HBO's 'Westworld' and NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' tied for the most nominations for the 2017 Emmy Awards, earning the most with 22 each.

HBO's drama scored with viewers, averaging 12 million per episode across all its platforms — the most ever for a freshman series on the cabler. It's been renewed for a second season, though no premiere date has been announced.

NBC's veteran sketch show, 'SNL,' similarly enjoyed a ratings surge this season, fueled by the swirl of headlines from the election and the Trump administration, and star turns from Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump and Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer (both were nominated). This past season ranked as its most-watched in 23 years.

Netflix's freshman hit 'Stranger Things,' meanwhile, landed 18 nominations, with noms for best drama, supporting actress Millie Bobby Brown, and supporting actor David Harbour, among others. 'Feud: Bette and Joan' also nabbed 18 noms, thanks to lead actresses Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon and its supporting cast (Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina and Stanley Tucci).

HBO topped the list of networks with 110 nominations, followed by Netflix in second at 91, fueled by noms for 'Stranger Things' and 'The Crown,' which got 13 noms, including best drama. NBC jumped to third place with 60, thanks to the freshman drama 'This Is Us' (the first broadcast contender in the drama race since 2011's 'The Good Wife') and 'Saturday Night Live,' while FX dropped to fourth place at 54, just two shy of last year's total of 56.

The drama series race showed the biggest shake-up, with five of the slots going to new series: 'The Crown,' 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'Stranger Things,' 'This Is Us' and 'Westworld.' Last year's most-nommed show, 'Game of Thrones,' isn't eligible for the Emmys this year because of its mid-July premiere date.

The nominations for 'Handmaid's Tale' — 13 overall, including Elisabeth Moss as lead actress — represent a huge step forward for Hulu. The streaming service, which nabbed 18 overall, has now finally arrived on the awards scene, alongside competitors Netflix and Amazon (which scored 16 total nominations).

FX's critically adored 'Atlanta' was the only new comedy, though, to break into that series race, taking 'Transparent's' slot. The acting races on the comedy side got an infusion of new nominees, with FX stars Pamela Adlon ('Better Things') and Zach Galifianakis ('Baskets') joining otherwise stable slates.

Stephen Colbert, host of CBS' 'Late Show,' will host the Emmy Awards live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. PT. The ceremony will air live on CBS.

See the nominations below:

Drama Series: 'Better Call Saul' (AMC) 'The Crown' (Netflix) 'The Handmaid's Tale' (Hulu) 'House of Cards' (Netflix) 'Stranger Things' (Netflix) 'This Is Us' (NBC) 'Westworld' (HBO)

Comedy Series: 'Atlanta' (FX) 'Black-ish' (ABC) 'Master of None' (Netflix) 'Modern Family' (ABC) 'Silicon Valley' (HBO) 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' (Netflix) 'Veep' (HBO)

Drama Actress: Viola Davis ('How to Get Away with Murder') Claire Foy ('The Crown') Elisabeth Moss ('The Handmaid's Tale') Keri Russell ('The Americans') Evan Rachel Wood ('Westworld') Robin Wright ('House of Cards')

Drama Actor: Sterling K. Brown ('This Is Us') Anthony Hopkins ('Westworld') Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul') Matthew Rhys ('The Americans') Liev Schreiber ('Ray Donovan') Kevin Spacey ('House of Cards') Milo Ventimiglia ('This Is Us')

Comedy Actor: Anthony Anderson ('Black-ish') Aziz Ansari ('Master of None') Zach Galifianakis ('Baskets') Donald Glover ('Atlanta') William H. Macy ('Shameless') Jeffrey Tambor ('Transparent')

Comedy Actress: Pamela Adlon ('Better Things') Tracee Ellis-Ross ('black-ish') Jane Fonda ('Grace and Frankie') Lily Tomlin ('Grace and Frankie') Allison Janney ('Mom') Ellie Kemper ('Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt')

Limited Series: 'Big Little Lies' (HBO) 'Fargo' (FX) 'Feud: Bette and Joan' (FX) 'The Night Of' (HBO) 'Genius' (National Geographic)

Limited Series Actor: Riz Ahmed ('The Night Of') Benedict Cumberbatch ('Sherlock: The Lying Detective') Robert De Niro ('The Wizard of Lies') Ewan McGregor ('Fargo') Geoffrey Rush ('Genius') John Turturro ('The Night Of')

Limited Series Actress: Carrie Coon ('The Leftovers') Felicity Huffman ('American Crime') Nicole Kidman ('Big Little Lies') Jessica Lange ('Feud') Susan Sarandon ('Feud') Reese Witherspoon ('Big Little Lies')

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow ('The Crown') Jonathan Banks ('Better Call Saul') Mandy Patinkin ('Homeland') Michael Kelly ('House of Cards') David Harbour ('Stranger Things') Ron Cephas Jones ('This Is Us') Jeffrey Wright ('Westworld')

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Dowde ('The Handmaid's Tale') Samira Wiley ('The Handmaid's Tale') Uzo Aduba ('Orange Is the New Black') Millie Bobby Brown ('Stranger Things') Chrissy Metz ('This Is Us') Thandie Newton ('Westworld')

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin ('Saturday Night Live') Louie Anderson ('Baskets') Ty Burrell ('Modern Family') Tituss Burgess ('Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt') Tony Hale ('Veep') Matt Walsh ('Veep')

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate McKinnon ('Saturday Night Live') Vanessa Beyer ('Saturday Night Live') Leslie Jones ('Saturday Night Live') Anna Chlumsky ('Veep') Judith Light ('Transparent') Katheryn Hahn ('Transparent')

Variety Talk Series: 'Full Frontal With Samantha Bee' (TBS) 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC) 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' (HBO) 'Late Late Show With James Corden' (CBS) 'Real Time With Bill Maher' (HBO)

Reality Competition: 'The Amazing Race' (CBS) 'American Ninja Warrior' (NBC) 'Project Runway' (Lifetime) 'RuPaul's Drag Race' (VH1) 'Top Chef' (Bravo) 'The Voice' (NBC)

Television Movie: 'Black Mirror: San Junipero' 'Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love' 'The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks' 'Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece)' 'The Wizard Of Lies'

Variety Sketch Series: 'Billy On The Street' (truTV) 'Documentary Now!' (IFC) 'Drunk History' (Comedy Central) 'Portlandia' (IFC) 'Saturday Night Live' (NBC) 'Tracey Ullman's Show' (HBO)

Structured Reality Program: 'Antiques Roadshow' (PBS) 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' (Food Network) 'Fixer Upper' (HGTV) 'Lip Sync Battle' (Spike TV) 'Shark Tank' (ABC) 'Who Do You Think You Are' (TLC)

Unstructured Reality Program: 'Born This Way' (A&E) 'Deadliest Catch' (Discovery Channel) 'Gaycation With Ellen Page' (Viceland) 'Intervention' (A&E) 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked' (YouTube) 'United Shades Of America: With W. Kamau Bell' (CNN)

Host for a Reality/Reality-Competition Program: Alec Baldwin ('Match Game') W. Kamau Bell ('United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell) RuPaul Charles ('RuPaul's Drag Race) Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn ('Project Runway) Gordon Ramsay ('MasterChef Junior) Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg ('Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party')

Directing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover ('Atlanta') Jamie Babbit ('Silicon Valley') Morgan Sackett ('Veep') David Mandel ('Veep') Dale Stern ('Veep')

Directing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan ('Better Call Saul') Stephen Daldry ('The Crown') Reed Morano ('The Handmaid's Tale') Kate Dennis ('The Handmaid's Tale') Lesli Linka Glatter ('Homeland') The Duffer Brothers ('Stranger Things') Jonathan Nolan ('Westworld')

Directing for a Variety Series: Derek Waters & Jeremy Konner ('Drunk History') Andy Fisher (Jimmy Kimmel Live') Paul Pennolino ('Last Week Tonight with John Oliver') Jim Hoskinson ('The Late Show with Stephen Colbert') Don Roy King ('Saturday Night Live')

Directing for a Variety Special: Paul Pennolino ('Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner') Glenn Weiss ('The Oscars') Jim Hiskinson ('Stephen Colbert's Live election night Democracy's Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This S--?') Jerry Foley ('Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet to Come')

Directing for a non-fiction Program: Alexis Bloom & Fisher Stevens ('Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds') Ezra Edelman ('O.J.: Made in America') Fredi Devas ('Planet Earth II') Elizabeth White ('Planet Earth II') Ava DuVernay ('13th')

Writing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover ('Atlanta') Stephen Glover ('Atlanta') Aziz Ansari & Lena Waithe ('Master of None') Alec Berg ('Silicon Valley') Billy Kimball ('Veep') David Mandel ('Veep')

Writing for a Drama Series: Joe Weisberg & Joel Fields ('The Americans') Gordon Smith ('Better Call Saul') Peter Morgan ('The Crown') Bruce Miller ('The Handmaid's Tale') The Duffer Brothers ('Stranger Things') Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan ('Westworld')

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama: David E. Kelley ('Big Little Lies') Charlie Brooker ('Black Mirror: San Junipero') Noah Hawley ('Fargo') Ryan Murphy ('Feud: Bette and Joan') Jaffe Cohen, Michael, Michael Zam & Ryan Murphy ('Feud: Bette and Joan') Richard Price & Steven Zaillian ('The Night Of')

Writing for a Variety Series: 'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee' (TBS) 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' (HBO) 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' (NBC) 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' (CBS) 'Saturday Night Live' (NBC)

Writing for a Variety Special: 'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner' (TBS) 'Louis C.K. 2017' (Netflix) 'Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust' (Netflix) 'Stephen Colbert's Live election night Democracy's Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This S--?' (Showtime) '70th Annual Tony Awards' (CBS)

Writing for a non-fiction Program: Brian McGinn ('Amanda Knox') Anthony Bourdain ('Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown') Mark Monroe ('The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years') Prashanth Venkataramanujam, CeCe Pleasants, Sanden Totten, Mike Drucker & Flora Lichtman ('Bill Nye Saves the World') Ava DuVernay & Spencer Averick ('13th')