Anthony Anderson kicked off the 75th Primetime Emmys with a bang — though a much less controversial one than that of last weekend’s Golden Globes.

The 53-year-old host, who boasts 11 Primetime Emmy nominations of his own, opened the show by narrating — and playing piano for — a skit honoring some of TV’s most notable series.

The “Black-ish” star previously teased that a tribute to iconic television shows — with the help of stars from “Cheers” and “The Sopranos” — would be a part of the ceremony.

“Welcome to our Emmys neighborhood, on this beautiful MLK Day. I love television and tonight we celebrate 75 years of Emmys. We’re going to commemorate the greatest shows of today,” Anderson began, noting the night would also honor the classics that paved the way for the modern landscape of the small screen. “Television has helped shape the world, and more importantly, it helped shape me.”

The shows highlighted by Anderson included the likes of “Good Times,” “The Facts of Life,” and “Miami Vice” — which saw Anderson and drummer Travis Barker doing a rendition of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight.”

“Tonight, we’re giving out 27 awards,” Anderson also said. “That means 27 acceptance speeches. So I’d like to ask you all to keep those speeches tight.”

He jokingly warned his mother, Doris Bowman, would help ensure that happens — replacing playoff music with the role of “Playoff Mama.”

After Bowman demonstrated her ability to get even her son off the stage, Anderson brought out first presenter — and Best Actress in a Comedy Series nominee — Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”). The Emmy winner, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was given a standing ovation as she was walked out.

Anderson’s monologue, much like the Emmys themselves, proved far more buttoned-up than Jo Koy’s at the Golden Globes, with the stand-up’s gig slammed as everything from “sexist” to a “comedic disaster.”

Awards season is set to roll on tonight with the much-delayed 75th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

The ceremony, which celebrates the best in TV and streaming each year, was initially scheduled to take place in September. But organizers were forced to push the date back due to strikes by writers and actors in Hollywood.

The switch-up has nestled the Emmys in the heart of awards season, just eight days after a Golden Globes Awards ceremony that drew headlines when its host, Jo Koy, bombed with a low-laugh, high-cringe monologue.

The man hoping to dodge a repeat and find the humor as Emmys host? Anthony Anderson, the 53-year-old funnyman known for films including “Kangaroo Jack” and TV shows like “Black-ish” and “Law & Order: SVU.”

Here’s what you should know before viewing the ceremony.

What time are the Emmys?

The Emmys are set to begin today at 8 p.m. ET. The three-hour ceremony will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater, a modern 7,100-seat venue in downtown Los Angeles.

Those looking to scope out the fashions and catch off-the-cuff comments can tune in for red carpet coverage from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

What channel will air the Emmys?

Fox is broadcasting the ceremony, which will land on Hulu on the following day. The “Countdown to the Emmys” red carpet coverage airs on E!, which will also feature an “Emmys After Party” special at 11 p.m.

Why is it so late?

With thousands of screenwriters and actors on strike last summer, the organizers of the Emmys decided to push the ceremony into the new year.

The strike by the Writers Guild of America, a screenwriters’ union, lasted until September, while a separate stoppage by the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union dragged into November.

It’s the first time the Emmys had a significant rescheduling since 2001, when the 9/11 terrorist attacks caused the ceremony to be moved to November.

In 2020, the Emmys went on as scheduled despite the COVID pandemic — in a mostly virtual format. A mannequin dressed in a hazmat suit stood guard over the trophies that year.

What has host Anthony Anderson said?

Hosting an awards show is a tricky gig, something Koy learned quickly at the Golden Globes. At one point in his monologue, the comedian erupted at the audience.

“Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago,” Koy said. “You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up. You’re kidding me, right? Slow down.”

After Koy’s struggles, the bar may be a bit lower than usual for Anderson, who got his gig a month ago and told “Entertainment Tonight” that hosting the Emmys is a job he has “always wanted to do.”

“I wanted it to happen years ago, but everything happens when it’s supposed to happen,” Anderson told the outlet. “So, I’m really excited.”

Anderson plans to employ an “unconventional plan for keeping things moving,” using his mother as an enforcer to usher off award recipients giving long-winded speeches, an Emmys statement said.

Before he hits the stage, though, Anderson’s selection has already stirred a bit of controversy: Some have noted he has faced sexual assault allegations in the past, which he denies.

What to watch for

The series predicted to take home trophies tonight include “Succession,” the Brian Cox-led show loosely based on Fox News and the Murdoch family; “The Last of Us,” a gloomy zombie drama set after a pandemic far more devastating than COVID; and “The White Lotus,” a booze-infused anthology that traveled to an Italian resort this season.

“Succession,” which wrapped its series run last year, leads the way with a total of 27 nominations. “The Last of Us” picked up 24, while “The White Lotus” nabbed 23.

“Ted Lasso,” the Jason Sudeikis comedy about an American football coach who moves to England to coach soccer, could find some redemption after failing to score hardware at the Golden Globes. It received 21 nominations.

In a statement, Frank Scherma, chairman of the Television Academy, which puts on the Emmys, hailed “another year of extraordinary content.”

“We are honored to recognize those who have elevated the world’s favorite global medium,” he added.

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The 2024 Emmys are here, almost four months delayed due to the now-settled writers’ and actors’ strikes. Hollywood is finally ready to celebrate the best in television, with the 75th annual ceremony scheduled for Monday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ET.

It comes just a week after the Golden Globes handed out awards for TV and film, where HBO’s “Succession,” Netflix’s “Beef” and Hulu’s “The Bear” dominated their categories. Could their wins be indicative of another big night on Monday?

The eligibility window is for shows that aired between June 1 2022 and May 31, 2023, so shows like “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (which first aired on Netflix in Sept. 2022) and the first season of “The Bear,” will be up for Emmy consideration.

Here are our predictions:

Drama series

• “Andor”
• “Better Call Saul”
• “The Crown”
• “House of the Dragon”
• “The Last of Us”
• “The White Lotus”
• “Yellowjackets”
• “Succession” — Winner

The critically acclaimed juggernaut from HBO and creator Jesse Armstrong won 4 awards at the Globes, taking home Best Television Series – Drama, and Best Actor awards in leading and supporting roles for Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen and Kieran Culkin. With all the steam coming off the conclusion of a fiery final season, look for “Succession” to keep its momentum going into the Emmys. It is being considered for its final season, and is considered by many critics to be a lock for the night’s top prize.

Comedy series

• “Abbott Elementary”
• “Barry”
• “Jury Duty”
• “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• “Only Murders in the Building”
• “Ted Lasso”
• “Wednesday”
• “The Bear”  — Winner

The surprise success from Christopher Storer is being considered for its first season, and although “The Bear” might not be your prototypical comedy, it’s proving to be a favorite for critics who appreciate its phenomenal acting. Last week it was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Series star Jeremy Allen White also took home the Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and Ayo Edebiri won for Best Female Actor in the same category.

Limited series

• “Beef”
• “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
• “Daisy Jones & the Six”
• “Obi-Wan Kenobi”
• “Fleishman Is in Trouble” — Winner

The miniseries drama written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, based on her 2019 novel of the same name, is some of the best writing to hit TV in recent memory. Although, “Beef” swept at the Golden Globes, it didn’t have to contend with “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” which is bolstered by some excellent acting from Claire Danes and Jesse Eisenberg. Surprisingly, it’s Lizzy Caplan who is nominated as the lead actress from “Fleishman,”  but she’s also more-than deserving.

Lead actor, drama

• Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”
• Brian Cox, “Succession”
• Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
• Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
• Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”
• Jeremy Strong, “Succession” — Winner

Denied at the Globes and snubbed from the SAG Awards, Strong can only be ignored for so long. Co-star Kieran Culkin won at the Golden Globes, which came as a surprise to many, and Brian Cox would have been a more viable choice if he had appeared in more of the show’s final season (spoiler alert!). Bob Odenkirk is also a strong candidate, as he’s been nominated six times now for his role in “Better Call Saul” and has yet to win.

Lead actress, drama

• Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”
• Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”
• Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
• Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
• Sarah Snook, “Succession” — Winner

“This show has changed my life,” Snook said when she accepted the Golden Globe just a week ago. Indeed, “Succession” seems to be on a legendary awards trajectory and Snook’s performance warrants all the accolades. The Australian actress has been nominated three times previously for her role as the calculating and cold-hearted Shiv Roy, but has yet to take home the Emmy. This feels like the year she finally gets it.

Lead actor, comedy

Jason Segel, “Shrinking”

Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”

Bill Hader, “Barry” — Winner

Although Jeremy Allen White is the favorite after winning the Golden Globe, Bill Hader’s performance will be tough to overlook, especially coming off the final season of his hit HBO series “Barry.” It’s a stretch to say that the show is still a comedy at this point, with recent seasons taking a much darker turn, tonally. But that should help Hader’s case, as he gets to show off even more of his excellent dramatic acting chops.

Lead actress, comedy

• Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
• Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
• Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
• Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” — Winner

Brunson won an Emmy last year as a writer for “Abbott Elementary” and is poised this year to take home another one for her strong performance in the series. Her role as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues stands at the center of the fan-favorite comedy and her deadpan humor is often where the laughs originate. Ayo Edibiri (“The Bear”) won the category at the Globes, but is noticeably absent from the Emmy list.

Lead actor, limited series/TV movie

• Taron Egerton, “Black Bird”
• Kumail Nanjiani, “Welcome to Chippendales”
• Evan Peters, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
• Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
• Michael Shannon, “George & Tammy”
• Steven Yeun, “Beef” — Winner

Yeun took home the Golden Globe and is just too talented in the show to miss out on another win. Netflix’s hit first season features Yeun and Ali Wong as Danny Cho and Amy Lau, two strangers who meet in a road rage incident that grows into a epic feud. The show received a total of 13 Emmy nominations, and might have Monday’s second-strongest showing after “Succession.”

Lead actress, limited series/TV movie

• Lizzy Caplan, “Fleishman Is in Trouble”
• Jessica Chastain, “George & Tammy”
• Dominique Fishback, “Swarm”
• Kathryn Hahn, “Tiny Beautiful Things”
• Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & the Six”
• Ali Wong, “Beef” — Winner

The stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer and director can seemingly do it all, and it’s no different with her dramatic turn in “Beef.” Winning at the Globes is indicative of “Beef’s” staying power this awards season, but Wong’s win is even more a credit to her excellent performance. With another win, she could join her new beau, Bill Hader, in the winner’s circle. Did you know they’re dating? 

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The annual Emmy Awards have traditionally aired in mid-September, on the Sunday before the start of the fall television season, but the 2023 ceremony was pushed back due to the now-settled Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.

The Television Academy and Fox rescheduled the annual show for Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, nearly four months after its original Sept. 18 date.

It was the first time that the awards show had been delayed since 2001, when the ceremony was put on hold for seven weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and subsequent United States invasion of Afghanistan, reports NPR.

The new date was chosen in August, as the show faced almost certain boycott by both actors and writers as a show of solidarity with their unions.

Just a day after the nominations for this year were released on July 12, the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, announced it was joining the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and going on strike.

NPR TV critic Eric Deggans said at the time, “A long strike lasting into the fall is going to affect the pipeline of new shows. It’s possible next year’s Emmys won’t have nearly the amount of great shows that we have this year.”

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Monday at 8 p.m. EST, and will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson will serve as host for the evening. Back in December, he released a statement expressing his excitement.

“With our industry’s recent challenges behind us, we can get back to what we love — dressing up and honoring ourselves,” Anderson said. “And there’s no better celebratory moment to bring the creative community together than the milestone 75th Emmy Awards.”

“When FOX asked me to host this historic telecast, I was over the moon that Taylor Swift was unavailable, and now I can’t wait to be part of the biggest night in television.”

The Creative Arts Emmys, acknowledging technical accomplishments, animation, reality, and documentary work, preceded the main event on Jan. 6 and 7.

With yet another year in the pop culture history books, let’s look back on the wild ride that was 2023 — a year in which not one, but two of the biggest stars in the world somehow outdid themselves, film and TV production came to an abrupt stop, and a ridiculous celebrity court case captivated the nation.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift put her stamp on 2023 numerous times, having the type of year seldom experienced even entertainment icons. First, her blockbuster Eras Tour conquered the United States and the world at large, before her ensuing concert film took over the box office. (Even Beyoncé went to the premiere.)

Within that, she somehow found the time to rerelease two more albums (“Speak Now” and “1989”) as part of her ongoing efforts to regain control of her catalog. Oh, and she started dating some football player. It truly was “2023 (Taylor’s Version).”

Beyoncé

Speaking of star-studded tours, Beyoncé had one as well with her Renaissance World Tour, which naturally had a buzzed-about, money-making concert film of its own. (Even Taylor Swift went.) Of course, that was after Bey already won another four Grammys and became the ceremony’s most decorated artist in history earlier in the year.

Barbenheimer

After multiple starts and stops due to pandemic-related restrictions, Hollywood was finally back in full force in 2023, thanks in large part to “Barbenheimer” — the stroke of luck that saw Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” both become box office juggernauts despite being released on the same day. The movies are set to keep duking it out into the 2024 awards season.

Druski

Comedian Druski (real name Drew Desbordes) has been a mainstay in hip-hop culture for the past few years, but 2023 saw him fully spill over into the mainstream on the heels of ubiquitous Google Pixel commercials featuring NBA stars, the remake of comedy classic “House Party,” and — what do you know — a massive tour.

Grimace Milkshake

To celebrate the 52nd birthday of everyone’s favorite purple fast-food monster, McDonald’s unleashed a namesake shake that quickly took over TikTok. The result was a spooky, hilarious and often gross meme that was no match for the company’s own attempt at ominous weirdness involving the furry Grimace.

Nepo babies

After decades of sneakily following their parents into the entertainment industry, the jig was finally up in 2023 as nepo babies were revealed to be who they really are: the famous children of famous people. Some highlights included OG nepo baby Jamie Lee Curtis taking home the best supporting actress Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Zoë Kravitz getting engaged to Channing Tatum and Wyatt Russell starring in Apple TV’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” with father Kurt.

A new Beatles song

While many people were questioning the use of artificial intelligence in general, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (and a team of engineers) were able to use machine learning to turn an old John Lennon demo into a brand-spankin’-new song from those mop-topped fellas from Liverpool. Even more impressive than the Fab, uh, Two’s technical acumen? The song, titled “Now and Then,” is actually pretty good.

WGA and SAG strikes

The strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the SAG-AFTRA union completely upended production on television and film, wiped out the fall TV season, shuffled the release dates of countless movies and ended with both unions claiming huge contractual wins —and the studios promising to raise prices on subscription services. While the clever signs from the picket lines were a lot of fun, the real highlight of the strikes became how they’re set to reverberate through Hollywood for years to come.

Streaming companies removing titles

One of those effects of the strikes? Streaming companies began mercilessly shedding titles from their servers in order to get a break in taxes. Max was widely seen as the most egregious, as it scraped fully completed, multimillion-dollar movies such as “Coyote vs Acme” and several series shuttled off to other platforms.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial

The facts of the Oscar-winning actress’ civil trial involved a collision between two skiers at an upscale Utah resort in 2016, but the vibes turned it into arguably the year’s most-talked-about court case. Those vibes included Paltrow’s rotating pairs of glasses of different sizes, her “stealth-wealth” styling choices, and Paltrow chillingly whispering “I wish you well” to accuser Terry Sanderson immediately after winning the trial. The spectacle is now being turned into a musical.

Celebrity divorces and breakups

The nationwide divorce rate has slipped in recent years, but unfortunately, several celebrity couples called it a day on matrimony or otherwise ended relationships in 2023. To name several: Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello; Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman; Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas; Britney Spears and Sam Asghari; Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez; and Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann (or did they?).

Memoirs

Speaking of Britney, she was one of several celebs to drop a bombshell, tea-spilling memoir this year. “The Woman in Me” shared a lot of eyebrow-raising deets about Spears’ nearly three decades in the spotlight, while “Love, Pamela” gave Pamela Anderson a chance to offer a more nuanced look at her life than ever before. Jada Pinkett Smith dished and dished and dished some more in “Worthy,” while in “Spare,” Prince Harry managed to widen the already “full-scale rupture” between the U.K.’s royal family.

Bold fashions

This year’s edition of the Met Gala offered no shortage of surprises, including a cockroach on the red carpet. But as always, the looks sported by attendees gave onlookers plenty to talk about (David Byrne bringing his bike, Jared Leto’s giant cat costume, and Doja Cat made up like an actual cat).

However, Rihanna flaunting her baby bump (h/t A$AP Rocky) in a red jumpsuit during a rollicking Super Bowl halftime show absolutely took the cake.

‘Succession’ ending after three years of profanity and corporate intrigue

Didn’t actually see this one. Hope to get around to it next year.

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For Oprah Winfrey, bringing a new adaptation of “The Color Purple” to theaters has been a “completely full circle” moment.

Winfrey, who played the role of Sophia in the 1985 film debut, served as executive producer of the new musical version, coming to theaters on Christmas. “What I felt the moment I got the role in ‘The Color Purple’ was, ‘Wow, God can dream a bigger dream for me than I can dream for myself’ because I never thought I was going to be playing a role,” she told The Daily News.

The media mogul went on to earn an Oscar nomination for the breakout role. Almost four decades later, she has passed the baton to Danielle Brooks, Fantasia and Taraji P. Henson, who star in the upcoming musical adaptation.

Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones also serve as  producers alongside the Winfrey, which is another full-circle experience for the trio, since Spielberg directed the 1985 film with Jones serving as producer.

And Winfrey says “The Color Purple” is still as relevant today as it was 38 years ago.

“This is what what we’re doing in 2023, and who knows where this evolves to in 2053,” she tells the News. “Because the spirit, the worth, the depth, the energy that was first created in 1982 when Alice Walker released this into the world is as needed now as it was then.”

The movie is already receiving Oscar buzz. Barrino, who plays Celie, has received a Golden Globe nomination in the best actress in a musical or comedy category, while Brooks, who plays Sophia, is up for best supporting actress.

As Winfrey nears her 70th birthday,  she reflected on the longevity of “The Color Purple” and why it will “certainly, in the future of A.I., be needed even more.”

She explained, “Nothing that this movie offers can be replaced by a machine, or by A.I., or by technology. Everything that you feel when you come up out of watching this on Christmas day, you will be lifted and as [Fantasia], says you will be healed.”

The multi-hyphenate spoke of her own path to healing on the Dec. 12 episode of the “Drew Barrymore Show“, where she admitted she’s never been to therapy in the traditional sense, but rather used her 25 years hosting “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as her therapeutic outlet.

“I had all my therapy on the show in front of everybody. And you know, when I first started in 1986 with the national show, nobody was going to therapy. Even speaking about therapy on television was taboo, and now everybody has gone to therapy,” Winfrey told Barrymore. “So I did my therapy in front of everyone at a time when people were still adjusting their consciousness to the idea of accepting somebody else being able to counsel you about your life.”

The queen of talk, who was recently honored with the unveiling of her portrait at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, now reflects on how her career continues to impact television and this upcoming film.

“For someone who is about to turn 70,” she told The News. “This is the sweetest, sweetest of moments.”

“The Color Purple” will hit theaters on “Christmas Day.”

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When “America’s Most Wanted” returns to the airwaves, it will be a family affair.

John Walsh, who was the face of the groundbreaking to-catch-a-fugitive series for decades, will resume hosting duties alongside his son Callahan Walsh when Fox launches a new season in 2024.

The younger Walsh, 38, is a child advocate for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children organization. He previously appeared on “America’s Most Wanted,” which his father launched in 1988, and on other shows he hosted.

“It’s an incredible time for ‘America’s Most Wanted’ to return to Fox, especially in partnership with my son Callahan, to continue my lifetime’s work,” John Walsh, 77, said in a statement Wednesday to Variety. “I’m in constant awe over how instrumental our loyal viewers are in ensuring we get justice for victims and their loved ones, and today, they have entirely new tools at their disposal to help us fight back and quickly solve even more crimes.”

Crimes highlighted in the new season will range from “horrific murders and deadly drug rings to devastating teenage overdoses and more,” according to Wednesday’s announcement.

Canceled by Fox in 2011, the series was one of the longest running programs on the network before it moved to Lifetime. A short-lived revival of “America’s Most Wanted” premiered on Fox in 2021, hosted by former “20/20” anchor Elizabeth Vargas — with Walsh’s blessing.

The former hotel executive turned anti-crime activist launched the show after his own son Adam was abducted from a Sears department store near their Hollywood, Florida home. The child’s remains were found two weeks later.

Adam’s murder was never officially solved. Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole confessed to the murder but later recanted, and the evidence in the case was lost. The case was closed in 2008, with the Walsh family satisfied Toole, who died in 1996, was the killer.

The Walsh family founded the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center, a legislative reform nonprofit that later merged with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

According to Fox, “America’s Most Wanted” has helped capture more than 1,190 criminals since 1988.

The new season, set to premiere Jan. 22, is Fox’s second of long-running justice programs starting up again.

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A pair of studies have found that older adults who use marijuana have more risk of heart attack or stroke when hospitalized than non-users and are more likely to develop heart failure if they are a daily user.

The two studies, which have not been published, were presented Monday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia. Both studies excluded cannabis users who also smoke tobacco to focus solely on the cardiovascular effects of marijuana consumption.

The AHA recommends against smoking tobacco or marijuana because of the potential damaging effects on the heart, lungs and blood vessels.

“The latest research about cannabis use indicates that smoking and inhaling cannabis increases concentrations of blood carboxyhemoglobin (carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas) and tar (partly burned combustible matter) similar to the effects of inhaling a tobacco cigarette, both of which have been linked to heart muscle disease, chest pain, heart rhythm disturbances, heart attacks and other serious conditions,” University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences professor Robert Page II said in a statement.

The number of seniors age 65 and over who report smoking marijuana or consuming edibles increased in recent years, even doubling between 2015 and 2018, according to CNN.

One of the studies presented Monday found that frequent marijuana use has a negative effect on people with chronic conditions, like high blood pressure and cholesterol or diabetes. The researchers found that people who use marijuana had a 20% greater risk of of having a heart attack or stroke while hospitalized.

Furthermore, in the short term, smoking marijuana lowers blood pressure, which can lead to stroke if levels drop enough. Over longer periods of time, marijuana use can lead to an increase in blood pressure, which can lead to cardiovascular difficulties.

The second study, which was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, found that daily marijuana users were more likely to develop heart failure — when the heart does not pump oxygenated blood to support other internal organs as well as efficiently as it can — compared to people who reported not smoking.

Roughly 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We want to provide the population with high-quality information on marijuana use and to help inform policy decisions at the state level, to educate patients and to guide health care professionals,” lead study author Yakubu Bene-Alhasan, M.D., M.P.H., a resident physician at Medstar Health in Baltimore, said in a statement.

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Hitting the snooze button doesn’t hurt, and might even help one wake up, a new study has found.

While use of the snooze button tends to carry negative connotations, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Sleep Research found otherwise. Lead researcher Tina Sundelin said in a statement, “Those who snooze on average sleep slightly shorter and feel more drowsy in the morning compared to those who never snooze.” However, they found “no negative effects of snoozing on cortisol release, morning tiredness, mood, or sleep quality throughout the night.”

Snoozing for an extra 30 minutes “improved or did not affect performance on cognitive tests directly upon rising compared with an abrupt awakening,” Sundelin and fellow researchers at the University of Stockholm said in the study. “A brief snooze period may thus help alleviate sleep inertia, without substantially disturbing sleep.”

They were even a little more quick-thinking when they did get up, she said.

“For those who usually snooze, it might even be helpful with waking,” Sundelin told NBC News.

In the two-pronged study, researchers looked at snoozing behavior in 1,732 respondents of different ages and walks of life. Tiredness and wanting to awaken slowly rather than be yanked into the day were snoozers’ two main motivations. In all, 69% of the respondents hit snooze or set several alarms at least occasionally, and 60% of those said they usually or always fall asleep between alarms.

Next, 31 regular snoozers spent two nights in a sleep lab, hitting snooze for 30 minutes one morning, and getting up at first alarm the next. Snoozers turned out to be calmer.

“In the snooze condition no one had to wake up from deep sleep, and the snoozers performed a bit better on cognitive tests right upon waking,” the researchers said.

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Don’t blame Taylor Swift if she was totally enchanted when Beyoncé surprised her at the “Eras Tour” film premiere, as both pop stars prepare for their concert flicks to overtake box offices.

The “Enchanted” singer, 33, took to Instagram early Thursday to share a boomerang of the pair posing at the front of an empty auditorium, as Beyoncé, 42, tosses popcorn.

“I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without Beyonce’s influence,” wrote Swift, whose Eras tour has thus far grossed over $2 billion. “The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”

PHOTOS: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ concert movie premiere in L.A.

The previous afternoon, Swift — citing “unprecedented demand” — announced that the “Eras Tour” film would open in North America on Oct. 12, a day earlier than planned, and that additional showtimes were added for the film’s opening weekend.

As of Tuesday, the film had racked up a record-breaking $100 million plus in ticket sales.

AMC Theatres, which first scored access to the film, has released a list of rules for fans who plan to treat the film as their own private concert.

“Taylor Swift Eras attire and friendship bracelets are strongly encouraged! Masks (except for standard face masks used explicitly for health and safety reasons) are not permitted),” said AMC.

While the theater says it will “encourage dancing and singing,” patrons are not allowed to dance atop seats nor block their fellow Swifties “from viewing, safely walking or exiting the auditorium.”

Attendees are allowed to snap selfies and group photos, but are barred from recording the flick.