Twitter Recaps Their Night With The Emmys

During the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, fans and stars a like took to social media in droves to share their excitement and join in on all the red carpet action with everything from behind the scenes photos and videos to fan reactions to their favorite stars winning or loosing. Today Twitter gives us a closer look at the #Emmys in 140 words or less.

According to Twitter and Nielsen Ratings there were over 1.1 million Tweets about the show (+-3 hours) during the live telecast (8-11 p.m. ET). The most mentioned stars included Emmys host Seth Meyers, and Breaking Bad co-stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston.

Here’s an embeddable graphic that includes the most shared Twitter photos from the evening:

Aside from being a great night for Twitter and the television industry, it was also a fashion extravaganza as the “Twitter Zip Line Camera,” the @TodayShow’s Vine 360 Booth, and @Yahoo’s Twitter Mirror took the red carpet pre-show to the next level. The zip-line video footage was featured on NBC’s Twitter account and the syndicated “Access Hollywood” program. In addition, part of E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet” coverage will be viewable online at Eonline.com and on air, and NBC’s Today show with the Vine 360 booth were published to the “Today” social accounts.