The 2025 Emmys paid tribute to several beloved series on Sunday night.

Amid cast reunions for Gilmore Girls, the Law & Order franchise and others, the show honored The Golden Girls on what was the 40th anniversary of the beloved NBC comedy’s premiere, on Sept. 14, 1985.

Reba McEntire and Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman took the stage to pay tribute to the show by singing the iconic theme song, “Thank You for Being a Friend.” They performed in front of a re-creation of the show’s also-iconic kitchen set — where the four women, played by late actresses Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty — would gather to talk about their lives, their loves and more.

The 2025 Emmys paid tribute to several beloved series on Sunday night.

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