At the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony, ESPN won in 13 categories—setting a company record as the National Academy of Television and Sciences honored the best in sports media.
ESPN has now won 246 Sports Emmy Awards in 36 years of eligibility, surpassing its own record this year for most wins; ESPN’s previous record of 11 wins was set in 1996 and matched in 2015 and 2022.
ESPN was recognized in a range of categories, reflecting its commitment to diverse storytelling, quality programming, and innovative excellence. Wins were received across a variety of properties, including the NFL, college football, the NHL, and the NBA.
ESPN wins a company-record 13 Sports Emmy Awards:
- Personality/Event Analyst: Peyton Manning (ESPN2, ESPN+)
- Digital Innovation: McEnroe vs. McEnroe (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+)
- Long Feature: Betsy & Irv (ESPN+)
- Short Feature: College GameDay: “Jump Around” (ESPN)
- Personality/Reporter: Lisa Salters (ESPN, ABC)
- Edited Event Coverage: Welcome to the NHL: 2022 NHL Draft (ESPN+, NHL Network)
- Editing – Short Form: Outside the Lines – “Without You” (ESPN)
- Journalism: E60: “Remember the Blue and Yellow” (ESPN, ESPN+)
- Personality/Studio Analyst: Ryan Clark (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC)
- Personality/Play-by-Play: Mike Breen (ABC)
- The Dick Schaap Writing Award – Short Form: Outside the Lines – “Without You” (ESPN)
- Live Series: Monday Night Football (ESPN)
- Studio Show – Daily: SportsCenter (ESPN)