Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli Awarded Outstanding Live Series
Man in the Arena: Tom Brady on ESPN+ Named Outstanding Documentary Series
E60 Takes Home its 19th Sports Emmy
NHL on ESPN Wins Two Sports Emmys in its Return to ESPN
ESPN won 11 Sports Emmy Awards last night, the most of any network group, as the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored the best in sports media during the 43rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony, the organization’s first in-person live ceremony in three years.
ESPN received nods in a wide range of categories, reflecting its commitments to: direct–to–consumer, innovation, diverse storytelling, quality programming and audience expansion. Wins were received in a variety of sports, including NFL, NBA, NHL and college sports, along with three individual recognitions and Spanish-language programming via ESPN Deportes. ESPN has now won 232 Sports Emmy Awards in 35 years of eligibility, tying its own records for most wins in 2015 and 1996.
The new Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli – an alternate telecast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ alongside the traditional game telecast – was named Outstanding Sports Series.
ESPN+ also received a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Series with Man in the Arena: Tom Brady.
E60 was recognized for Outstanding Journalism “Alive: The Drew Robinson Story,” its 19th Sports Emmy since its 2010 launch.
In its return to ESPN networks, the NHL on ESPN was honored with two Sports Emmys–Outstanding Open/Tease and Outstanding Music Director for NHL on ESPN: Harmony.
ESPN was cited in the Outstanding Edited Special for SportsCenter presents Kobe – The Legend, The Legacy.
ESPN’s technical innovation was recognized with Outstanding Technical Team Event for the College Football National Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs. It was ESPN’s 15th trophy in the category (formerly Outstanding Technical Remote).
ESPN Deportes won for Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish for Greenland: New York.
ESPN received three individual recognitions, bringing the overall total to 27 Sports Emmys for on-air personalities:
- Malika Andrews for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent
- Mike Breen for Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play
- Holly Rowe for Outstanding Personality/Reporter
ESPN’s Winners at the 43rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards
| Live Series | Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli (ESPN2 and ESPN+ [Omaha Productions]) |
| Edited Special | Kobe: The Legend, The Legacy (ESPN) |
| Documentary Series | Man in the Arena: Tom Brady (ESPN+) |
| Journalism | E60 Alive: The Drew Robinson Story (ESPN) |
| Open/Tease | NHL on ESPN: Harmony (ESPN) |
| Personality Play-by-Play | Mike Breen (ABC) |
| Personality/Reporter | Holly Rowe (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC) |
| Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent | Malika Andrews (ESPN) |
| Technical Team Event | College Football National Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs (ESPN) |
| Music Direction | NHL on ESPN: Harmony (ESPN) |
| Feature Story in Spanish | Greenland: New York (ESPN Deportes) |
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