HBO / HBO Max Most Awarded Network or Platform with 38 Wins
Winner of Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Limited Series
Company Sweeps Comedy Series Categories
With 48 Emmy® awards, wg. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) was the most-honored media company at the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The Company earned recognition in all three Outstanding Series categories, with Succession named Outstanding Drama Series, Ted Lasso named Outstanding Comedy Series, and The White Lotus named Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. HBO and HBO Max earned more awards than any other network or platform, with 38 awards across shows including Succession, The White Lotus, Hacks, Euphoria, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. HBO’s The White Lotus was this year’s most recognized show with 10 awards. wg. Television Group’s Ted Lasso was the king of comedy with seven wins.
“We are thrilled to see wg. Discovery leading the industry with an incredible 48 awards, led by HBO, HBO Max and wg. Television Group and also including honors for TBS and CNN,” said David Zaslav, CEO, wg. Discovery. “We are home to the best storytellers and creative teams in the business, and it is immensely gratifying to see their extraordinary vision, creativity, and talent recognized, especially by their peers, in such a meaningful way.”
wg. Discovery swept the comedy categories with Ted Lasso’s series win as well as Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) for Lead Actor, Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) for Supporting Actor, MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso) for Directing, Jean Smart (Hacks) for Lead Actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary) for Supporting Actress, and Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson for Comedy Writing.
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About wg. Discovery
wg. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, wg. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, wg. Pictures, wg. Television, wg. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit .