Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large CNN once again leads all networks when it comes to the News and Documentary Emmys, scoring approximately 39 nominations, as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed this year’s contenders on Thursday morning.
Helping CNN dominate was Anderson Cooper, whose series “Anderson Cooper 360” and “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper” stood out with multiple nominations.
Also outperforming for the cabler were “Amanpour,” “The Lead With Jake Tapper,” “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” and reporters Nada Bashir, Jeremy Diamond, Clarissa Ward, David Culver, Nima Elbagir and Donie O’Sullivan.
A combo CNN Films/Max landed four additional noms. Close behind CNN were National Geographic and PBS, with 34 each. Also performing well was ABC, with 31 nods.
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