Emmy Nominations by the Numbers: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘People v OJ’ Lead

HBO’s fantasy epic again scores the most nods

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“Game of Thrones” led with the most Emmy nominations Thursday — 23 — but was closely followed by the FX limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” which scored 22.

FX also scored with the second season of “Fargo,” which had 18 nominations.

“Game of Thrones” and “People v. O.J.” also cleaned up in the acting categories. The two series won’t go head to head for the main awards because “Game of Thrones” competes in the drama category and “Simpson” and “Fargo” are in the movies and miniseries categories.

On the platform side, Netflix joined HBO and FX toward the top. NBC had the most nods on broadcast.

Below are nominees tallied by network and series.

Broadcast nets:
NBC – 41 nominations
ABC – 35 nominations
CBS – 35 nominations
FOX – 29 nominations
PBS – 26 nominations

CW – 5 nominations

Cable nets:
HBO – 94 nominations
FX – 56 nominations
AMC – 24 nominations
Showtime – 22 nominations
Comedy Central – 17 nominations
History – 13 nominations
A&E – 12 nominations
CNN – 9 nominations
National Geographic Channel – 9 nominations
Discovery Channel – 8 nominations
Lifetime – 7 nominations
Adult Swim – 6 nominations
USA – 6 nominations
BBC America – 4 nominations
Cinemax – 4 nominations
Disney Channel – 4 nominations
IFC – 4 nominations
Nickelodeon – 4 nominations
Starz – 4 nominations
TBS – 4 nomination
Cartoon Network – 3 nominations
Bravo – 2 nominations
Logo – 2 nomination
Viceland – 2 nominations
Disney XD – 1 nomination
Food Network – 1 nomination
Hallmark Chanel – 1 nomination
MTV – 1 nomination
Spike TV – 1 nomination
TLC – 1 nomination
TV Land – 1 nomination

Online platforms:
Netflix – 54 nominations
Amazon Instant Video – 16 nominations
Crackle – 3 nominations
Youtube.com – 3 nominations
AOL.com – 2 nominations
funnyordie.com – 2 nominations
Hulu – 2 nominations
LouisCK.net – 2 nominations
ActingDead.com – 1 nomination
Arts.gov – 1 nomination
BET.com – 1 nomination
ComedyCentral.com – 1 nomination
nbc.com – 1 nomination
Time.com – 1 nomination
Vimeo.com – 1 nomination

Comedy series:
VEEP – 17 nominations
SILICON VALLEY – 11 nominations
TRANSPARENT – 10 nominations
THE BIG BANG THEORY – 7 nominations
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND – 4 nominations
MASTER OF NONE – 4 nominations
MODERN FAMILY – 4 nominations
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT – 4 nominations
BLACK-ISH – 3 nominations
MOM – 3 nominations
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE – 2 nominations
GETTING ON – 2 nominations
GRACE AND FRANKIE – 2 nominations
SHAMELESS – 2 nominations
ANGIE TRIBECA – 1 nomination
BASKETS – 1 nomination
CATASTROPHE – 1 nomination
GALAVANT – 1 nomination
JANE THE VIRGIN – 1 nomination
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH – 1 nomination
LAST MAN STANDING – 1 nomination
MIKE & MOLLY – 1 nomination
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE – 1 nomination
THE MUPPETS – 1 nomination
THE SOUL MAN – 1 nomination
2 BROKE GIRLS – 1 nomination

Drama series:
GAME OF THRONES – 23 nominations
HOUSE OF CARDS – 13 nominations
DOWNTON ABBEY – 10 nominations
BETTER CALL SAUL – 7 nominations
MR. ROBOT – 6 nominations
PENNY DREADFUL – 6 nominations
THE AMERICANS – 5 nominations
RAY DONOVAN – 5 nominations
THE GOOD WIFE – 4 nominations
HOMELAND – 4 nominations
THE KNICK – 4 nominations
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE – 4 nominations
EMPIRE – 3 nominations
GOTHAM – 3 nominations
MASTERS OF SEX – 3 nominations
NARCOS – 3 nominations
VIKINGS – 3 nominations
BATES MOTEL – 2 nominations
BLACK SAILS – 2 nominations
BLOODLINE – 2 nominations
HORACE AND PETE – 2 nominations
MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL – 2 nominations
MARVEL’S JESSICA JONES – 2 nominations
OUTLANDER – 2 nominations
UNREAL – 2 nominations
VINYL – 2 nominations
THE WALKING DEAD – 2 nominations
THE AFFAIR – 1 nomination
THE BLACKLIST – 1 nomination
HANNIBAL – 1 nomination
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER – 1 nomination
MINORITY REPORT- 1 nomination
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK – 1 nomination
ORPHAN BLACK – 1 nomination
SENSE8 – 1 nomination
THE WHISPERS – 1 nomination

Reality competition:
DANCING WITH THE STARS – 8 nominations
THE VOICE – 6 nominations
THE AMAZING RACE – 3 nominations
PROJECT RUNWAY – 3 nominations
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE – 3 nominations
AMERICAN IDOL – 2 nominations
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE – 2 nominations
SURVIVOR – 2 nominations
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR – 1 nomination
AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW – 1 nomination
HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT – 1 nomination
TOP CHEF – 1 nomination

Variety talk series:
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER – 6 nominations
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN – 3 nominations
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE – 2 nominations
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON – 2 nominations
COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE – 1 nomination
CONAN – 1 nomination
FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE – 1 nomination
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER – 1 nomination

Variety sketch series:
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – 16 nominations
KEY & PEELE – 7 nominations
INSIDE AMY SCHUMER – 4 nominations
DRUNK HISTORY – 3 nominations
PORTLANDIA – 3 nominations
DOCUMENTARY NOW! – 1 nomination

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