CBS, PBS Big Winners at News and Documentary Emmys

“Frontline” comes up big as its founder and executive producer David Fanning is honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

CBS and PBS lead the 34th Annual News and Documentary Awards, handed out Tuesday in New York, with the most wins, while PBS’ “Frontline” scored the most Emmys per show, with 7. Its founder and executive producer David Fanning was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Seattle’s KING 5 TV and Boston’s WBZ-TV also won an Emmy each for best regional reporting.

Also read: NBC4, ABC7 Lead L.A. Emmy Award Winners

Here’s the breakdown by the numbers:

Shows

Frontline: 7
60 Minutes: 6
HBO Documentary Films: 6
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley: 3
Sunday Morning: 2
ABC News Nightline: 1
AC360: 1
American Experience: 1
BBC World News America: 1
CBS This Morning/ CBS Sunday Morning: 1
Clouds Over Cuba: 1
CNN Election Night in America: 1
CNN Nick Paton Walsh: Reports from Syria and Afghanistan: 1
Dan Rather Reports: 1
In Jennifer’s Room: 1
Life, Interrupted: 1
Nature: 1
NBC News: Decision 2012: 1
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: 1
Space Dive: 1
Through the Wormhole: 1
Untamed Americas: 1
Winged Planet: 1
WWII From Space: 1

 

Networks/Outlets

CBS: 12
PBS: 9
HBO: 6
CNN: 3
National Geographic Channel: 2
NBC: 2
ABC: 1
AXS TV: 1
BBC World News: 1
Center for Investigative Reporting: 1
Discovery Channel: 1
History Channel: 1
JFK Presidential Library & Museum: 1
New York Times: 1
Science Channel: 1

And here’s the full list of winners:

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (CBS)

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: BBC World News America (BBC World News)

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: (tie) ABC News Nightline (ABC), Sunday Morning (CBS)

OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: CBS This Morning/CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A REGULARY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (CBS)

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS)

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS)

OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS)

OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS: AC360 (CNN)

OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY – LONG FORM: Election Night in America (CNN)

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY – LONG FORM: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM – LONG FORM: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM: HBO Documentary Films (HBO)

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING – LONG FORM: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW: 60 Minutes (CBS)

OUTSTANDING ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING: HBO Documentary Films (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING: Space Dive (National Geographic Channel)

OUTSTANDING NATURE PROGRAMMING: Nature (PBS)

BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: (tie) CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (CBS), NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (NBC)

BEST REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS)

BEST DOCUMENTARY: HBO Documentary Films (HBO)

NEW APPROACHES — CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE: In Jennifer’s Room (Center for Investigative Reporting)

NEW APPROACHES — DOCUMENTARIES: Clouds Over Cuba (The JFK Presidential Library & Museum)

NEW APPROACHES — ARTS, LIFESTYLE & CULTURE: Life, Interrupted (The New York Times)

OUTSTANDING WRITING: Nick Paton Walsh: Reports from Syria and Afghanistan (CNN)

OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: (tie) HBO Documentry (HBO), American Experience (PBS)

OUTSTANDING VIDEO JOURNALISM – NEWS: Dan Rather Reports (AXS TV)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY — DOCUMENTARY AND LONG FORM: (tie) Winged Planet (Discovery Channel), Untamed Americas (National Geographic Channel)

OUTSTANDING EDITING — NEWS: 60 Minutes (CBS)

OUTSTANDING EDITING — DOCUMENTARY AND LONG FORM: HBO Documentary Films (HBO)

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN & ART DIRECTION: WWII From Space (History Channel)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC & SOUND: HBO Documentary Films (HBO)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION & SCENIC DESIGN: NBC News: Decision 2012 (NBC)

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – INSTITUTIONAL: Frontline (PBS)

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC: Through the Wormhole (Science Channel)

OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS STORY – SPOT NEWS: WBZ-TV News

OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS STORY – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: KING 5 News

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