2018 Sports Emmy Awards: Winners, Snubs, and Wins By Network

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The Sports Emmy Awards don’t get nearly as much shine as the Primetime Emmy Awards, but in our business, they certainly deserve to be recognized. After all, millions of people watch sports every night…so why not show some love? Anyhow, they did a good job picking the winners this year, especially in the documentary categories. I mean, if you haven’t seen the Disgraced documentary by Showtime then you’re seriously missing out. On the flip side, Colin Cowherd should have taken home his first Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Studio Show – Daily category. Either way, here are the winners (and our picks) for the big categories.

Outstanding Live Sports Special

  • Winner: 118th Army-Navy Game (CBS)
  • Our Pick: 113th MLB World Series (FOX)

Outstanding Live Sports Series

  • Winner: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Our Pick: Same

Outstanding Playoff Coverage

  • Winner: AFC Championship (CBS)
  • Our Pick: NFC Divisional Playoff (FOX)

Outstanding Long Sports Documentary

  • Winner: Disgraced (Showtime)
  • Our Pick: Same

Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary

  • Winner: Hard Knocks (HBO)
  • Our Pick: Last Chance U (Netflix)

Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly

  • Winner: College Gameday (ESPN)
  • Our Pick: Inside The NBA (TNT)

Outstanding Studio Show – Daily

  • Winner: MLB Tonight (MLB Network)
  • Our Pick: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (FS1/FS2)

Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run

  • Winner: MLB on Fox: Postseason (FOX)
  • Our Pick: Same

Outstanding Sports News Anthology

  • Winner: Real Sports (HBO)
  • Our Pick: Same

Outstanding Studio Show In Spanish

  • Winner: Futbol Picante (ESPN Deportes)
  • Our Pick: Béisbol Esta Noche (ESPN Deportes)

Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host

  • Winner: Bob Ley (ESPN)
  • Our Pick: Ernie Johnson (Turner)

Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play

  • Winner: Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (NBC)
  • Our Pick: Joe Buck (FOX/FS1)

Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst

  • Winner: Harold Reynolds (MLB Network)
  • Our Pick: Alexi Lalas (FS1/FS2)

Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst

  • Winner: Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN/ABC)
  • Our Pick: Tony Romo (CBS/NFL Network)

Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter

  • Winner: Tom Verducci (MLB Network/FOX)
  • Our Pick: Same

Outstanding Camera Work

  • Winner: 143rd Kentucky Derby (NBC)
  • Our Pick: Same

Outstanding Music Direction

  • Winner: 118th Army-Navy Game (CBS)
  • Our Pick: 30 for 30: Nature Boy (ESPN)

Sports Emmy Awards by Network

  • ESPN (10)
  • CBS (8)
  • FOX (6)
  • NBC (6)
  • MLB Network (3)
  • HBO (2)
  • Sports Illustrated (1)
  • YouTube (1)
  • Showtime (1)
  • Verizon (1)
  • Twitch TV (1)
  • Turner (1)
  • Univision (1)
  • NFL Network (1)

Programs With Multiple Wins

  • AFC Championship (5, CBS)
  • 118th Army-Navy Game (3, CBS)
  • College Gameday (3, ESPN)
  • NASCAR on FOX (3, FOX/FS1)
  • E:60 (2, ESPN)

You can find the complete list of winners here.