{"id":917951,"date":"2026-07-06T22:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/sports-emmys-2026-winners-list-nbcs-sunday-night-football-mike-tirico-ernie-johnson-katie-george-among-honored\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:17:24","slug":"sports-emmys-2026-winners-list-nbcs-sunday-night-football-mike-tirico-ernie-johnson-katie-george-among-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/sports-emmys-2026-winners-list-nbcs-sunday-night-football-mike-tirico-ernie-johnson-katie-george-among-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Emmys 2026 Winners List: NBC\u2019s \u2018Sunday Night Football\u2019, Mike Tirico, Ernie Johnson & Katie George Among Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tWe have the winners of the 47th annual Sports Emmy Awards<\/a>, which were handed out at Tuesday night\u2019s ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2019s Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

\n\tRoy Wood Jr., who co-hosts CNN\u2019s\u00a0Have I Got News for You,\u00a0<\/em>hosted the show, produced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, that honored excellence in sports television coverage from 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Sports Emmys<\/a> presented its 2026 lifetime achievement award to longtime sports media and entertainment executive Steve Bornstein<\/a>, who joined ESPN in its infancy in 1980 and became its president and CEO a decade later.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ceremony featured presenters from across the sports community, including: Andr\u00e9s Cantor (Telemundo), Ian Eagle (CBS Sports), Rich Eisen (NFL Network), Scott Graham (NFL Films), New York Sirens athlete Elle Hartje, NBA Champion Dwight Howard, Brian Kenny (MLB Network), MLB Champion Pedro Martinez (TNT Sports), Mark Shapiro (TKO Group Holdings), Jonathan Scott (TNT Sports), Jenny Taft (FOX Sports), Pablo Torre (Pablo Torre Finds Out), Colleen Wolfe (NFL Network), Nick Wright (FOX Sports).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIn an era defined by endless content and increasingly individualized media consumption, sports television remains one of the few experiences that still consistently brings people together in real time,\u201d said NATAS President and CEO, Adam Sharp. \u201cTonight we honor the extraordinary professionals whose talent, creativity and innovation bring those dramatic victories, enduring heartbreaking defeats to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the winners of the 2026 Sports Emmy Awards: <\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Live Sports Series<\/strong>: Sunday Night Football (NBC \/ Peacock)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Studio Show: Weekly<\/strong>: College Game Day (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Studio Show: Daily<\/strong>: NFL Live (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Personality<\/strong>: Play-By-Play: Mike Tirico<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Studio Host:<\/strong> Ernie Johnson (TNT \/ CBS)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Emerging On-Air Talent<\/strong>: Katie George<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Studio Analyst<\/strong>: Alex Rodriguez<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Event Analyst<\/strong>: Greg Olsen (Fox \/ NFL Network)<\/p>\n

\n\tLifetime Achievement Award<\/strong>: Steve Bornstein, former CEO of the NFL Network<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Live Sports Special: Championship Event<\/strong>: Fox MLB: World Series (Fox)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Live Sports Special: Non-Championship Event<\/strong>: Fox MLB: The 95th All-Star Game (Fox)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Playoff Coverage: Fox MLB<\/strong>: The American League Playoffs (Fox \/ FS1)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage:<\/strong> 4 Nations Face-Off: Unveiled (NHL Productions \/ Radan Films \/ NHLPA)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Edited Sports Special:<\/strong> Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Edited Sports Series: Hosted<\/strong>: E60 (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding ESports Championship Coverage<\/strong>: 2025 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend (ESL Faceit Group)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Documentary: Short<\/strong>: Final Finishers (East 89th St Productions \/ Tribeca Studios \/ Bluff Road Films)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Documentary: Long<\/strong>: Champions of the Golden Valley (Olympic Channel \/ XTR Studios \/ Sturgefilm \/ Tideshift \/ Optimist \/ Taleem)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Documentary Series<\/strong>: Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (Prime Video \/ Unrealistic Ideas)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Documentary Series: Serialized<\/strong>: Quarterback (Netflix \/ NFL Films \/ Omaha Productions \/ 2PM Productions)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Studio Show: Limited Run<\/strong>: Road to the Final Four (CBS \/ TNT)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Journalism<\/strong>: Save: The Katie Meyer Story (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Feature<\/strong>: Short Form: Behan Strong (CBS)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Feature: Long Form<\/strong>: Tim Green \u2013 A Voice Reclaimed (FS1 \/ NFL Films)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Open\/Tease<\/strong>: America\u2019s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix \/ Skydance Sports \/ NFL Films \/ Stardust Frames Productions)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Interactive Experience: Sports<\/strong>: Fan Optionality on Prime Video (Prime Video)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Digital Innovation: Sports<\/strong>: World of Red Bull in Apple Immersive (Red Bull Media House \/ Apple)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Technical Team: Sports Event<\/strong>: FOX MLB: World Series \u2014 Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Fox \/ FS1)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Technical Team: Sports Studio<\/strong>: NBA on Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Camera Work: Short Form<\/strong>: The Harder Choice \u2014 The 126th Army-Navy Game (CBS)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Camera Work: Long Form<\/strong>: I Skied Down Mount Everest (Red Bull Media House \/ East Studio)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Editing: Short Form<\/strong>: 4 Nations Face-Off: For Crest and Country (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Editing: Long Form<\/strong>: Celtics City (HBO Max \/ Ringer Films \/ Words + Pictures \/ Left\/Right \/ NBA Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Dick Schaap Outstanding Sports Writing Award<\/strong>: Short: Wimbledon \u2014 Jeffrey Sarokin (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Writing: Long Form<\/strong>: In Season with the NFC East \u2014 Hard Knocks \u2014 Gerry Reimel (HBO Max \/ NFL Films)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Music Direction: Sports<\/strong>: Home Turn \u2013 Daytona Beach, FL (NASCAR Studios \/ Bluefoot Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Audio\/Sound<\/strong>: Live Event: Fox MLB (Fox \/ FS1)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Audio\/Sound: Post-Produced<\/strong>: Hard Knocks \u2014 Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (HBO Max \/ NFL Films)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Graphic Design: Event\/Show<\/strong>: NBA on NBC & Peacock (NBC \/ Peacock)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Graphic Design: Specialty<\/strong>: Believers: Boston Red Sox (ESPN \/ Religion of Sports \/ Artists Equity)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Studio Or Production Design\/Art Direction: Sports<\/strong>: The NFL Today \u2014 The Virtual Time Machine: Rebuilding the Legacy of The NFL Today (CBS)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe George Wensel Technical Achievement Award<\/strong>: Fox MLB: The Postseason (MLB \/ Fox Sports \/ Bolt6 \/ Virtual Eye)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Promotional Announcement: Sports<\/strong>: Unforgettable Awaits \u2014 2025 NBA Finals (NBA Entertainment \/ Translation)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Public Service Content: Sports<\/strong>: Champion \u2014 Super Bowl LX (NFL \/ 72andSunny \/ Morton Jankel Zander, Inc.)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports On-Air Personality In Spanish<\/strong>: Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo \/ Universo \/ Peacock)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Studio Show In Spanish<\/strong>: ESPN FC (ESPN)<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Sports Feature Story In Spanish<\/strong>: Los Coloores del Istmo (Mundo Originals \/ Mundo NFL \/ Sway \/ Cobra Films)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We have the winners of the 47th annual Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed out at Tuesday night\u2019s ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2019s Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan. Roy Wood Jr., who co-hosts CNN\u2019s\u00a0Have I Got News for You,\u00a0hosted the show, produced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, that honored<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":917952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1578,192],"tags":[13604,6810],"class_list":["post-917951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-emmys","category-sports","tag-emmys","tag-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}