You can size up the Emmy’s by a number of factors from who’s been nominated and who’s won the most by viewing this infographic below. Or take a deeper dive into the annual event that has fascinated TV viewers for more than six decades.
Emmys 2011
Read between the lines and consider this…
How many Emmy’s are going to “Cable” and “smaller” audiences?
Did you know that the Emmy’s consider the content – not the platform. They have said that the greatest growth they’ve seen is with short-form web content and they have a category for it. So when you’re looking to the future and see more series that start online and move to Cable or TV, think about in 3 years when it will all be served up on the same medium and it will be the size of the audience that gets measured accurately.
Look at the size of the audience that Mad Men has… and compare it to traditional audience sizes. Size does not matter – the quality of the story does.
Here are some fascinating numbers to compare 2010-2011
NON-CABLE NOMINATIONS AND WINS
2011 2010
ABC – 40 nominations ABC – 63 nominations, 18 wins (includes juried wins)
CBS – 50 nominations CBS – 57 nominations, 10 wins
FOX – 42 nominations FOX – 48 nominations, 11 wins (includes juried wins)
NBC – 46 nominations NBC – 46 nominations, 8 wins
PBS – 43 nominations PBS – 32 nominations, 7 wins
CABLE NOMINATIONS AND WINS
2011 2010
A&E – 2 nominations A&E – 2 nominations, 1 win
AMC – 29 nominations AMC – 26 nominations, 6 wins
Animal Planet – 2 nominations Animal Planet – 2 nominations, 0 wins
BBC America – 1 nomination BBC America – 0 nominations, 0 wins
BIO – 2 nominations BIO – 0 nominations, 0 wins
Bravo – 5 nominations Bravo – 6 nominations, 1 win
Cartoon Network – 6 nominations Cartoon Network – 7 nominations, 4 wins (includes juried wins)
Comedy Central – 11 nominations Comedy Central – 8 nominations, 2 wins
CW – 1 nomination CW – 0 nominations, 0 wins
DirecTV – 4 nominations DirecTV – 4 nominations, 0 wins
Discovery Channel – 5 nominations Discovery Channel – 14 nominations, 2 wins
Disney Channel – 2 nominations Disney Channel – 5 nominations, 1 win
Disney XD – 1 nomination Disney XD – 0 nominations, 0 wins
EPIX – 2 nominations EPIXHD – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ESPN – 2 nominations ESPN – 0 nominations, 0 wins
Fox Movie Channel – 1 nomination Fox Movie Channel – 0 nominations, 0 wins
FUSE – 1 nomination FUSE – 0 nominations, 0 wins
FX Networks – 6 nominations FX Networks – 9 nominations, 0 wins
HBO – 104 nominations HBO – 101 nominations, 25 wins (includes juried win)
History – 7 nominations History – 6 nominations, 1 win
Lifetime – 3 nominations Lifetime – 11 nominations, 0 wins
MTV – 1 nomination MTV – 0 nominations, 0 wins
Nickelodeon – 6 nominations Nickelodeon – 2 nominations, 1 win
OWN – 3 nominations OWN – 0 nominations, 0 wins
ReelzChannel – 10 nominations ReelzChannel – 0 nominations, 0 wins
Showtime – 21 nominations Showtime – 23 nominations, 7 wins
Starz – 9 nominations Starz – 0 nominations, 0 wins
Sundance Channel – 2 nominations Sundance Channel – 2 nominations, 0 wins
Syfy –1 nomination Syfy – 6 nominations, 0 wins
TBS – 3 nominations TBS – 0 nominations, 0 wins
TCM – 3 nominations TCM – 1 nomination, 0 wins
TeenNick – 1 nomination TeenNick – 0 nominations, 0 wins
TNT – 3 nominations TNT – 3 nominations, 1 win
Travel Channel – 4 nominations Travel Channel – 1 nomination, 0 wins
TV Land – 3 nominations TV Land – 0 nominations, 0 wins
USA – 1 nomination USA – 4 nominations, 1 win
BROADBAND NOMINATIONS AND WINS
2011 2010
ABC.com – 2 nominations ABC.com – 1 nomination, 0 wins
Fox.com – 1 nomination Fox.com – 1 nomination, 0 wins
JayLenosGarage.com – 1 nomination JayLenosGarage.com – 0 nominations, 0 wins
NBC.com – 2 nominations NBC.com – 3 nominations, 1 win
TBS.com – 1 nomination TBS.com – 0 nominations, 0 wins
thedailyshow.com – 1 nomination thedailyshow.com – 1 nomination, 0 wins
SUMMARY OF “MOST” EMMYS
MOST EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL:
- Hector Ramirez: 64 (new record in 2011)
- Jac Venza: 57
- Sheila Nevins: 54
MOST EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR A PROGRAM:
- Saturday Night Live: 142 (new record in 2011)
- ER: 124
- Cheers: 117
MOST EMMYS WON BY INDIVIDUALS:
- Sheila Nevins: 22 (new record in 2011)
- James L. Brooks: 20
- Edward J. Greene: 20
MOST EMMYS WON BY A MALE PERFORMER:
- Edward Asner: 7
- Carl Reiner: 6 (as performer)
- Tim Conway: 6
- Art Carney: 6
MOST EMMYS WON BY A FEMALE PERFORMER:
- Cloris Leachman: 8
- Mary Tyler Moore: 7
MOST EMMYS WON BY A PERFORMER – SAME ROLE, SAME SERIES:
- Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown): 5
- Don Knotts (Andy Griffith Show): 5
MOST EMMYS WON BY A SERIES:
- Frasier: 37
MOST EMMYS WON BY A MINISERIES:
- John Adams (2008): 13
MOST EMMYS WON BY A MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
- Eleanor and Franklin (1976): 11
MOST EMMYS WON IN A SINGLE YEAR BY A NETWORK:
- CBS (1974): 44
MOST EMMYS WON BY A SERIES IN ITS FIRST SEASON:
- The West Wing (2000): 9
MOST EMMYS WON BY A SERIES IN A SINGLE SEASON:
- The West Wing (2000): 9
MOST EMMY WINS AS BEST DRAMA SERIES:
- Hill Street Blues: 4
- L.A. Law: 4
- The West Wing: 4
MOST EMMY WINS AS BEST COMEDY SERIES:
- Frasier: 5
MOST PROGRAM NOMINATIONS IN A SINGLE AWARDS YEAR
COMEDY SERIES
- 30 Rock (2009): 22 nominations
- Most in 2011 – Modern Family: 17 nominations
DRAMA SERIES
- NYPD Blue (1994): 27 nominations
- Most in 2011 – Mad Men: 19 nominations
MINISERIES
- Roots (1977): 37 nominations
- Most in 2011 – Mildred Pierce: 21 nominations
MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
- Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) and Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (2007) and Grey Gardens (2009): 17 nominations
- Most in 2011 – Too Big To Fail: 11 nominations
VARIETY PROGRAM
- Saturday Night Live (2011): 16 nominations (new record in 2011)
- Most in 2011 – Saturday Night Live: 16 nominations
NONFICTION PROGRAM
- Dancing With The Stars (2009) and American Idol (2011): 10 nominations (new record in 2011)
- Most in 2011 – American Idol: 10 nominations
PERFORMER HUSBANDS AND WIVES WHO HAVE BOTH WON EMMYS
- Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks
- Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels
- Colleen Dewhurst and George C. Scott
- Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt
- Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy
- Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
- Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue
- Lynn Whitfield and Brian Gibson
- Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman
PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BOTH WON EMMYS
- Lucille Ball and Lucie Arnaz
- Tony and Danny and Dae Bennett
- James and Tyne Daly
- Buz and David and Jenji Kohan
- Walter C. and Paul Miller
- Christopher and Amanda Plummer
- Carl and Rob Reiner
- George Stevens and George Stevens, Jr.
- George Stevens, Jr. and Michael Stevens
- Donald and Kiefer Sutherland
- Danny and Marlo and Tony Thomas

2011 Emmy Nominees
2011 PERFORMER NOMINATION HISTORY
(includes all category nominations for 2011 as of 7/14/2011 bold = first time nominee)
- WILL ARNETT (30 ROCK) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- EILEEN ATKINS (UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (MASTERPIECE)) – 2 nominations, 1 win
- ALEC BALDWIN (30 ROCK) – 11 nominations, 2 wins
- ELIZABETH BANKS (30 ROCK) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- CHRISTINE BARANSKI (THE GOOD WIFE) – 9 nominations, 1 win
- KATHY BATES (ALICE) – 9 nominations, 0 wins
- BOB BERGEN (THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- TOM BERGERON (DANCING WITH THE STARS) – 6 nominations, 0 wins
- JULIE BOWEN (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- ANDRE BRAUGHER (MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE) – 7 nominations, 2 wins
- BEAU BRIDGES (BROTHERS & SISTERS) – 14 nominations, 3 wins
- CONNIE BRITTON (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) – 2 nomination, 0 wins
- CARA BUONO (MAD MEN) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- TY BURRELL (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- STEVE BUSCEMI (BOARDWALK EMPIRE) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- STEVE CARELL (THE OFFICE) – 9 nominations, 0 wins
- DAN CASTELLANETA (THE SIMPSONS) – 3 nominations, 4 wins (includes juried wins)
- KYLE CHANDLER (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
- JOSH CHARLES (THE GOOD WIFE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- KRISTIN CHENOWETH (GLEE) – 4 nominations, 1 win
- LOUIS C.K. (LOUIE & LOUIS C.K. HILARIOUS) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- CHRIS COLFER (GLEE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- JON CRYER (TWO AND A HALF MEN) – 6 nominations, 1 win
- ALAN CUMMING (THE GOOD WIFE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- JOAN CUSACK (SHAMELESS) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- MATT DAMON (30 ROCK) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- JEREMY DAVIES (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- CAT DEELEY (SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- BRUCE DERN (BIG LOVE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- LORETTA DEVINE (GREY’S ANATOMY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- PETER DINKLAGE (GAME OF THRONES) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- IDRIS ELBA (LUTHER & THE BIG C) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- MIREILLE ENOS (THE KILLING) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- EDIE FALCO (NURSE JACKIE) – 9 nominations, 4 wins
- JESSE TYLER FERGUSON (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- TINA FEY (30 ROCK & SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 19 nominations, 7 wins
- LAURENCE FISHBURNE (THURGOOD) – 5 nominations, 2 wins
- MICHELLE FORBES (THE KILLING) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- MICHAEL J. FOX (THE GOOD WIFE) -13 nominations, 5 wins
- JOHNNY GALECKI (THE BIG BANG THEORY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- ZACH GALIFANAKIS (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- PAUL GIAMATTI (TOO BIG TO FAIL) – 2 nominations, 1 win
- WALTON GOGGINS (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- SETH GREEN (ROBOT CHICKEN) – 7 nominations, 1 win
- MICHAEL C. HALL (DEXTER) – 5 nominations, 0 wins
- JON HAMM (MAD MEN) – 6 nominations, 0 wins
- MARISKA HARGITAY (LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT) – 8 nominations, 1 win
- RANDEE HELLER (MAD MEN) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- CHRISTINA HENDRICKS (MAD MEN) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- TARAJI P. HENSON (TAKEN FROM ME: THE TIFFANY RUBIN STORY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- WILLIAM HURT (TOO BIG TO FAIL) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- DOT-MARIE JONES (GLEE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- PHIL KEOGHAN (THE AMAZING RACE) – 12 nominations, 7 wins
- GREG KINNEAR (THE KENNEDYS) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- JANE KRAKOWSKI (30 ROCK) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
- MAURICE LAMARCHE (FUTURAMA) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- DIANE LANE (CINEMA VERITE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- NATHAN LANE (MODERN FAMILY) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
- HUGH LAURIE (HOUSE) – 7 nominations, 0 wins
- CLORIS LEACHMAN (RAISING HOPE) – 22 nominations, 8 wins
- MATT LEBLANC (EPISODES) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- MELISSA LEO (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- LAURA LINNEY (THE BIG C) – 4 nominations, 3 wins
- JANE LYNCH (GLEE) – 3 nominations, 1 win
- KELLY MACDONALD (BOARDWALK EMPIRE) – 2 nominations, 1 win
- JULIANNA MARGULIES (THE GOOD WIFE) – 8 nominations, 1 win
- JEAN MARSH (UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (MASTERPIECE)) – 4 nominations, 1 win
- MARGO MARTINDALE (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- MELISSA MCCARTHY (MIKE & MOLLY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- PAUL MCCRANE (HARRY’S LAW) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- MARY MCDONNELL (THE CLOSER) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- ELIZABETH MCGOVERN (DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- ROBERT MORSE (MAD MEN) – 5 nominations, 1 win
- ELISABETH MOSS (MAD MEN) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
- BRIAN F. O’BYRNE (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- ED O’NEILL (MODERN FAMILY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- GWYNETH PALTROW (GLEE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- ARCHIE PANJABI (THE GOOD WIFE) – 2 nominations, 1 win
- JIM PARSONS (THE BIG BANG THEORY) – 3 nominations, 1 win
- GUY PEARCE (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- BARRY PEPPER (THE KENNEDYS) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- MARTHA PLIMPTON (RAISING HOPE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER (MOGULS & MOVIE STARS) – 7 nominations, 2 wins
- AMY POEHLER (PARKS AND RECREATION) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- JEFF PROBST (SURVIVOR) – 10 nominations, 4 wins
- EDGAR RAMIREZ (CARLOS) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- RYAN SEACREST (AMERICAN IDOL) – 10 nominations, 1 win
- JOHN SLATTERY (MAD MEN) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
- MAGGIE SMITH (DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)) – 5 nominations, 1 win
- JULIA STILES (DEXTER) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- ERIC STONESTREET (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 1 win
- BRENDA STRONG (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 7 nominations, 2 wins
- SOFIA VERGARA (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- BETTY WHITE (HOT IN CLEVELAND) – 17 nominations, 5 wins
- KRISTEN WIIG (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
- TOM WILKINSON (THE KENNEDYS) – 4 nominations, 1 win
- MARE WINNINGHAM (MILDRED PIERCE) – 6 nominations, 2 wins
- KATE WINSLET (MILDRED PIERCE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
- EVAN RACHEL WOOD (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
- ALFRE WOODARD (TRUE BLOOD) – 16 nominations, 4 wins
- JAMES WOODS (TOO BIG TO FAIL) – 8 nominations, 2 wins