The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series has been awarded since 1976. Unlike the award for Outstanding Live Sports Special, this award is given to networks for a weekly series in which a specific sport is televised live.

List of winners

  • 1975-76: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1976-77: The NFL Today/NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1977-78: The NFL Today/NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1978-79: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1979-80: College Football on ABC <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1980-81: PGA Golf Tour <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1981-82: NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1982-83: NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1983-84: no award was given
  • 1984-85: no award was given
  • 1985-86: no award was given
  • 1986-87: NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1987-88: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1988: CBS's coverage of the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1989: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1990: CBS's coverage of the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1991: CBS's coverage of the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1992: CBS's coverage of the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 1993: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1994: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1995: ESPN SpeedWorld <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • 1996: ESPN SpeedWorld <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • 1997: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • 1998: NBC Golf Tour <small>(NBC)</small>
  • 1999: Major League Baseball on Fox regular season coverage <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2000: ESPN Sunday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • 2001: NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2002: The NBA on NBC <small>(NBC)</small>
  • 2003: ESPN Sunday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • 2004: Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • ESPN Sunday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • INDY Racing League <small>(ABC/ESPN)</small>
  • MLB on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2005: NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • ESPN Sunday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 2006: NASCAR on NBC / TNT <small>(NBC/TNT)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • ESPN Major League Baseball <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • HBO PPV Boxing <small>(HBO)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • 2007: NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NBA on ESPN <small>(ESPN)</small> / NBA on ABC <small>(ABC)</small>
  • NBC Golf Tour <small>(NBC)</small>
  • NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2008: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • NASCAR on TNT Summer Series <small>(TNT)</small>
  • 2009: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • College Football on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NASCAR on TNT Summer Series <small>(TNT)</small>
  • PGA Tour on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 2010: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX)</small> / NASCAR on Speed <small>(Speed)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2011: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • HBO WCB/PPV Boxing <small>(HBO)</small>
  • MLB on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NBA on TNT <small>(TNT)</small>
  • 2012: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX)</small> / NASCAR on Speed <small>(Speed)</small>
  • NBA on TNT <small>(TNT)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2013: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ABC)</small>
  • HBO Boxing <small>(HBO)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • SEC on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 2014: NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX/Fox Sports 1)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ABC/ESPN/SEC Network)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • 2015: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ESPN/ABC)</small>
  • NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX/Fox Sports 1)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • Thursday Night Football <small>(CBS/NFL Network)</small>
  • 2016: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • ESPN College Football <small>(ESPN/ABC)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX/Fox Sports 1)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • 2017: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • NASCAR on Fox <small>(FOX/FS1)</small>
  • NBA on TNT <small>(TNT)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • Thursday Night Football <small>(NBC/NFL Network)</small>
  • 2018: NBC Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • ESPN Major League Baseball <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • Golf Channel on NBC <small>(NBC)</small>
  • NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • SEC on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • 2022: Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli <small>(ESPN2/ESPN+)</small>
  • Fox College Football <small>(FOX/FS1)</small>
  • Fox MLB <small>(FOX/FS1)</small>
  • NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • 2023: Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NFL on CBS <small>(CBS)</small>
  • Saturday Night College Football <small>(ESPN/ESPN2/ABC)</small>
  • Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC)</small>
  • Thursday Night Football <small>(Prime Video)</small>
  • 2024: Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli <small>(ESPN2)</small>
  • Fox College Football <small>(FOX/FS1)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN/ABC)</small>
  • Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC/Peacock)</small>
  • 2025: SEC on ABC <small>(ABC/ESPN+)</small>
  • College Football on CBS <small>(CBS Sports)</small>
  • Monday Night Football <small>(ESPN)</small>
  • NFL on Fox <small>(FOX)</small>
  • Sunday Night Football <small>(NBC/Peacock)</small>

Multiple wins

10 wins

  • NBC Sunday Night Football

9 wins

  • Monday Night Football

5 wins

  • NFL on CBS

4 wins

  • CBS's coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
  • NASCAR on Fox

2 wins

  • ESPN SpeedWorld
  • ESPN Sunday Night Football
  • Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli
  • The NFL Today

References