ABC is keeping it in the family for this year's 64th Primetime Emmys, as the network's extended the hosting gig to Jimmy Kimmel.

Although Kimmel's a veteran of the late night circuit with his ABC show and is no stranger to hosting awards ceremonies - he's been on deck for programs like the American Music Awards and the ESPYs - this will be his first time holding the reins on the Emmys.

Don Mischer is back to executive produce the show for the 12th time (yep, that's a record).

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Melissa McCarthy is having a moment.

The actress seemed genuinely shocked when she won an Emmy for her work on “Mike & Molly,” but her win is more of a long time coming than it is a Cinderella story.

The former “Gilmore Girls” and “Samantha Who” actress, who gained recognition from her CBS sitcom and hilarious role in “Bridesmaids,” just sold her first network pilot script to CBS, according to Deadline.

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"Glee's" Dot Marie Jones predicted that co-star Jane Lynch would kill it and the viewers seem to agree: Lynch, although she didn't win an Emmy, earned accolades from critics as the host of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

The "Glee" star opened with a self-aware love song to TV, complete with a cameo from "Parks and Recreation" fan fave Ron Swanson and arguably one of the best segments of the opener, a little repartee with the "Mad Men" cast.

Lynch kept her lines tactful, but they still landed: After "Modern Family" kept picking up awards, she quipped, "Welcome back to the 'Modern Family' awards." Following a bit with Ricky Gervais, who was still riffing on his Golden Globes debacle from earlier this year, Lynch responded, "Oh poor little Ricky Gervais, someone didn't get enough hugs from Mommy and now it's Hollywood's fault."

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The 63rd annual Primetime Emmys wrapped with quite a few wins that sat well with fans.

Two of them included Melissa McCarthy of "Mike & Molly" - who won the outstanding lead actress in a comedy Emmy - and Kyle Chandler of "Friday Night Lights," who took home the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award. Jason Katims also took home an Emmy for outstanding writing on the series.

It was a big night for fan favorite "Modern Family" as well - the ABC show received outstanding comedy series once again, as well as Emmys for best supporting actor and actress, best directing and best writing.

Check out the list of winners:

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As if she didn't have our hearts already, Margo Martindale had fans at the first word of her Emmys acceptance speech.

The actress, who played Mags Bennett on FX's "Justified," snagged the award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, which was her first career Emmy nomination.

"Sometimes things just take time. But with time comes appreciation," Martindale told the audience.

The Twitter love poured in for the 60-year-old actress. "Community's" Yvette Nicole Brown showed her appreciation for Martindale's touching quote, and TV.com echoed the sentiment, calling her win "well-deserved."

Peter Dinklage also won following his first Emmy nomination, taking home the outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on HBO's "Game of Thrones." Thanks the dog sitter, Kitty, for being on dog duty while he's out accepting the award. Cute!

When they revealed that Charlie Sheen was going to announce the nominees for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, perhaps you didn't know what to expect.

But it turns out, whatever you were guessing he was going to do, he offered something of a contrite moment instead. "Before I present lead actor in a comedy series, my old category, I want to take a moment to get something off my chest and say a few words [to the cast of 'Two and a Half Men']" Sheen told the audience. "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together, and I know you will continue to make great television."

And then, it was back to the Emmys ... with a nice laugh during the lead actress in a comedy series announcement.

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The Primetime Emmys premiered with their usual performance, with host Jane Lynch "singing" her way through a fairly long love song to that "wonderland" that is TV. (She said she'd be lip-syncing, since, of course, they don't even let her sing that much on "Glee.")

The concept was that all of TV was housed in one building, and so Lynch did her musical number through the set of "The Big Bang Theory" before bumping into Ron Swanson, admitting that yeah, this thing was going on a bit long.

The best part, many seem to agree, was when Lynch stumbled onto the "Mad Men's" set and made a pass at Elisabeth Moss' Peggy. She tells her that in the future, women can marry women, prompting Moss' character to say: "Does that mean women don’t have to sleep with men anymore to make it to the top?" Lynch: "They still have to do that."

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The Primetime Emmy Awards are ready to launch at 8 ET tonight on Fox, and two of the major players in this year's awards show are "Mad Men" and "Boardwalk Empire."

The latter HBO show already snapped up seven Creative Arts Emmys, and it's up for the outstanding drama show award. But, the Prohibition-era program has to face off against three-time category winner "Mad Men," which snagged 19 nods.

"Boardwalk's" Steve Buscemi and "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm are competing in the outstanding actor in a drama series category, as well. The two will have competition from "Friday Night Light's" Kyle Chandler, "Dexter's" Michael C. Hall, "House's" Hugh Laurie and "Justified's" Timothy Olyphant (but not Bryan Cranston, whose "Breaking Bad" didn't air in time to be eligible).

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The Primetime Emmys are on Sunday, and "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks knows exactly what lucky fellow she'll walk the red carpet with.

The 36-year-old actress, who's nominated for a best supporting actress in a drama series Emmy, told NYMag's Vulture that she'll be attending the ceremony with a 19-year-old Make-A-Wish participant.

She explains: "I'm an ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and one of the children, his wish was to go to the Emmys, so he's going to be my date."

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The Primetime Emmy Awards will air on September 18, but for now we're focusing on the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys, which were handed out over the weekend in L.A.

HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" walked away from the ceremony with seven awards, including Emmys for outstanding casting, outstanding makeup for a single camera series (non prosthetic) and outstanding art direction for a single camera series.  (HBO is owned by CNN's parent company.)

Gwyneth Paltrow's frequent stops by "Glee" weren't in vain, either: The "Contagion" actress picked up an outstanding guest actress in a comedy series Emmy for her portrayal of substitute teacher Holly Holliday. "Glee" also won the award for outstanding casting for a comedy series.

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