In opening sketch, Nate Bargatze and ‘SNL’ stars poke fun at the state of TV today

The Emmys opened with a sketch featuring stand-up host Nate Bargatze playing the “visionary genius” Philo T. Farnsworth, who invented TV. He was joined on the lavish lightbulb-studded set by a handful of lab assistants played by the likes of “SNL” stars Bowen Yang, Mikey Day and James Austin Johnson. Several TV stalwarts got the usual roasting, including the History Channel’s fondness for airing alien content instead of actual history shows and the creepy domination of true crime content (the answer to “who watches murderers for entertainment?” is “your wife,...