• News
    • Latest
    • TV
    • Shopping
    • Awards
    • Style
    • Music
    • Movies
    • Newsletter

    Trending

    • MoviesHow and Where to Watch All The Oscar-Nominated Films Online
    • ShoppingShop the 30 Best Amazon Deals on Swimsuit Styles for Spring Break
    • ShoppingJennifer Aniston’s Favorite Augustinus Bader Moisturizer Is on Sale
    • ShoppingSave Big On Nintendo Switch Games With These Epic Mario Day Deals
    • ShoppingDrew Barrymore Says This Face Mask Makes You Look "10 Year Younger"
  • Oscars
    • How to Watch the 2023 Oscars
    • 2023 Oscar Nominations: See the Full List
    • Oscars 2023: Why Lady Gaga Is Not Performing Her Nominated Song From 'Top Gun: Maverick'
    • 2023 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win the Top Categories
    • The Most Groundbreaking and Historic Oscars Wins
    • Host Jimmy Kimmel Reveals His Plan for If There's Another Slap at 2023 Oscars
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Watch ET
News

All-Time Emmy Record Holders

HBO

By

11:01 AM PDT, September 19, 2016

Click through to find out which shows have scored big over the years -- some might surprise you!
1 / 56

Most Wins by a Television Program

NBC
Saturday Night Live - 50

Most Wins by a Drama Series

HBO
Game of Thrones - 38

Most Wins by a Comedy Series

NBC
Fraiser - 37

Most Wins by Any Fictional Series

HBO
Game of Thrones - 38

Most Wins by a Series in a Single Season

ETONLINE
'Game of Thrones' - 12 wins in 2015 and 2016 (season 5 and 6, respectively)

Most Wins by an Animated Program

FOX
The Simpsons - 32

Most Wins by a Reality-Competition Program

CBS
The Amazing Race and Dancing With the Stars - tied for 15

Most Wins by an Online-Streaming Original Program

Amazon
Transparent - 8

Most Wins for Outstanding Drama Series

AMC
Mad Men (2008-2001), The West Wing (2000-2003), L.A. Law (1987, 1989-1991), and Hill Street Blues (1981-1984) - 4 wins each

Most Wins for Outstanding Comedy Series

ABC
Modern Family (2010-2014) and Frasier (1994-1998) - tied for 5 each

Most Wins for Outstanding Animated Program

FOX
The Simpsons - 10 in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998. 2001, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2008

Most Wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

Comedy Central
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 11 from 2003-2012 and in 2015

Most Wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Getty Images
The Kennedy Center Honors - 7 wins in 1994, 1996, and 2009-2013

Most Wins for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

CBS
The Amazing Race - 10 wins from 2003-2009, 2011-2012, and in 2014

Most Wins for Acting in a Drama Series

HBO
The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and The West Wing - all tied with 9

Most Wins for Acting in a Comedy Series

CBS
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - 16

Most Wins for Acting in a Television Movie

ABC
The Glass Menagerie - 4 in 1974

Most Wins for Acting in a Limited Series

HBO
Angels in America - 4 in 2004

Most Wins by a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

NBC
Saturday Night Live - 49

Most Wins by a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Getty Images
The Kennedy Center Honors - 15

Most Wins by a Television Movie

HBO
Behind the Candelabra and Eleanor and Franklin - tied for 11, 2013 and 1977, respectively

Most Wins by a Single Episode

HBO
Boardwalk Empire for "Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)" in 2011 and Game of Thrones for "Battle of the Bastards" in 2016 - tied for 6 each

Most Wins by an Animated Program in a Single Year

FOX
The Simpson - 6 in 1992 (season 3)

Most Wins by a Program in All Major Categories

HBO
Angels in America - 7 in 2004

Most Wins by a Drama Series in Its First Season

NBC
West Wing - 9 in 2000

Most Wins by a Drama Series in Its Final Season

AMC
Breaking Bad - 9 in 2013-2014

Most Wins by a Comedy Series in Its First Season

ABC
Modern Family - 6 in 2010

Most Wins by a Comedy Series in Its Final Season

NBC
Frasier - 6 in 2004

Most Wins by a Series in Its First Season

NBC
West Wing - 9 in 2000

Most Wins by a Writer/Producer

Getty Images
Jon Stewart - 22

Most Wins by a Network in a Single Year

CBS
CBS - 44 in 1974

Most Wins for Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program

Getty Images
Jeff Probst - 4 wins from 2008-2011

Most Wins by a Performer for the Same Role in the Same Series

HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer on Veep, Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown for Murphy Brown, and Don Knotts as Barney Fife for The Andy Griffith Show - tied for 5 each

Most Wins for an Individual Performance

CBS
Harvey Korman - 4 in 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1974 for his work on The Carol Burnett Show

Most Wins by an Individual in a Single Year

Getty Images
Moira Demos - 4 in 2016

Most Wins by an Individual

Getty Images
Sheila Nevins - 32

Most Wins by a Performer

Getty Images
Cloris Leachman - 8

Most Wins by a Limited Series

HBO
John Adams - 13

Most Wins by a Network

Getty Images
NBC - over 1,000

Oldest Emmy Winner

Getty Images
Betty White was 88 when she won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live in 2010. She also holds the record for oldest nominee, as she was nominated in 2012 at age 90 for Outstanding Hose for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for Betty White's Off Their Rockers.

Youngest Emmy Winner

ABC
Roxana Zal was 14 years, 314 days old when she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for Something About Amelia in 1984.

Most Nominations for a Television Program

NBC
Saturday Night Live - 209

SNL also scored the most nominations for a variety, music, or comedy series overall and in a single year, as well as the most nominations for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series and most nominations for a variety, music, or comedy series in a single year with 16 nods in both 2011 and 2016.

Most Nominations for a Drama Series

NBC
ER - 124

Most Nominations for a Comedy Series

NBC
Cheers - 117

Most Nominations for a Drama Series in Its First Season

ABC
NYPD Blue - 27 in 1994

Those 27 nods also earned the hit procedural the honor of having the most nominations for a drama series in a single year.

Most Nominations for a Drama Series in Its Final Season

AMC
Breaking Bad - 29 in 2013-2014

Most Nominations for a Comedy Series in its First Season

FOX
Glee - 19 in 2010

Most Nominations for a Comedy Series in Its Final Season

NBC
30 Rock - 13 in 2013

The NBC sitcom also received the most nominations for a comedy series in a single year, scoring 22 nods in 2009.

Most Nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program

ABC
Tom Bergeron - 9 (for Dancing With the Stars)

Most Nominations for Outstanding Drama Series

NBC
Law & Order - 11

Most Nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series

CBS
M*A*S*H and Cheers - tied at 11 each

Most Nominations for Outstanding Animated Program

FOX
The Simpsons - 24

The animated juggernaut also scored the most nominations for an animated program in a single year, earning 9 nods in both 1990 and 2009.

Most Nominations for a Reality-Competition Program

ABC
Dancing With the Stars - 87

Most Nominations for a Reality-Competition Program in a Single Year

NBC
The Voice (2014), American Idol (2011), and Dancing With the Stars (2009) - 10 each

Most Nominations for an Individual in a Single Year

ETONLINE
Louis C.K. - 9 in 2013

Most Nominations for a Network in a Single Year

HBO
HBO - 126 in 2015

tags:

  • Emmys

Browse

  • News
  • Video
  • Photos
  • Movies
  • TV
  • Awards
  • Music
  • Style
  • Giveaways
  • Newsletters

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • ET on TV
  • About
  • ETonline Staff
  • RSS
  • Submit Feedback

Legal

  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies Policy
  • Closed Captioning
  • Submit a Tip
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Opens a new window
  • Opens a new window
  • Opens a new window
  • Opens a new window
  • Opens a new window
™ & © 2023 CBS Studios Inc. and CBS Interactive Inc., Paramount companies.  All Rights Reserved.