NBC walked away with nine Sports Emmy awards last night, the most by any network. The net won big with its NFL coverage, which took home honors in six categories: Live Sports Series, Playoff Coverage, Sports Event Analyst (Cris Collinsworth), Studio Host (Bob Costas), Sports Reporter (Michele Tafoya) and Production Design/Art Direction. ESPN finished second with six statues, including three for "Outside the Lines" – Short Feature, Long Feature and Edited Sports Special.
Fox won five awards, including four for its MLB coverage (Live Sports Special, Play-by-Play for Joe Buck, Technical Team Remote and Live Event Audio Sound). TNT's "Inside the NBA" took home four statues, including a win for Charles Barkley as top studio analyst. "Inside the NBA's" other wins were for Top Weekly Studio Show and Sports Promo Announcement and Open/Tease.
Another big winner was Showtime's "A Game of Honor" documentary, which won three awards including Top Sports Documentary, New Approaches to Sports Programming and Sports Promotional Announcement. HBO, Showtime and MLB Network each won three Sports Emmys last night.
