Outstanding Live Sports Special
Sports award
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The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Special has been awarded since 1976. It is awarded to a network for their coverage of one specific sporting event in a calendar year, which means it should not be confused with the award for Outstanding Live Sports Series.
List of winners
- 1975-76: 1975 World Series (NBC) [1]
- 1976-77: 1976 Summer Olympics (ABC)
- 1977-78: Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks heavyweight championship match (CBS)
- 1978-79: Super Bowl XIII (NBC)
- 1979-80: 1980 Winter Olympics (ABC)
- 1980-81: 1981 Kentucky Derby (ABC)
- 1981-82: 1982 Men's NCAA Basketball National Championship game between the University of North Carolina and Georgetown University (CBS)
- 1982-83: 1982 World Series (NBC)
- 1983-84: no award was given
- 1984-85: 1984 Summer Olympics (ABC)
- 1985-86: no award was given
- 1986-87: 1987 Daytona 500 (CBS)
- 1987-88: 1987 Kentucky Derby (ABC)
- 1988: 1988 Summer Olympics (NBC)
- 1989: 1989 Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
- 1990: 1990 Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
- 1991: 1991 NBA Finals (NBC)
- 1992: 1992 Breeders Cup (NBC)
- 1993: 1993 World Series (CBS)
- 1994: 1994 Stanley Cup Finals (ESPN)
- 1995: The September 6, 1995 baseball game in which Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record previously held by Lou Gehrig (ESPN)
- 1996: 1996 World Series (FOX)
- 1997: 1997 NBA Finals (NBC)
- 1998: September 8, 1998 Cardinals/Cubs baseball game in which Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season. (FOX)
- 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (FOX)
- 2000: 2000 World Series (FOX)
- 2001: 2001 World Series (FOX)
- 2002: 2002 Winter Olympics (NBC)
- 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball postseason (FOX)
- 2004: 2004 Masters Tournament (CBS)
- 2005: 2005 Open Championship (TNT)
- 2006: 2006 Major League Baseball postseason (FOX)
- 2007: 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (FOX)
- 2008: 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship (NBC)
- 2009: Super Bowl XLIII (NBC)
- 2010: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final (ABC)
- 2011: 2011 World Series (FOX)
- 2012: Super Bowl XLVI (NBC)
- 2013: 2013 World Series (FOX)
- 2014: Super Bowl XLIX (NBC)
- 2015: Super Bowl 50 (CBS)
- 2016: 2016 World Series (FOX)
- 2017: 118th Army–Navy Game (CBS)
- 2018: 2018 World Series (FOX)
- 2019: 2019 Masters (CBS)
- 2020: 2020 NBA All-Star Game (TNT/TBS)
- 2021: 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams (Fox)
- 2022: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
- 2023: Super Bowl LVIII (CBS)
- 2024: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (NBC/Peacock)
Total awards
- NBC - 14
- FOX - 12
- ABC - 8
- CBS - 8
- ESPN - 2
- TNT - 1