Outstanding Live Sports Special
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
- 1976-77: 1976 Summer Olympics
- 1977-78: Heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks
- 1978-79: Super Bowl XIII
- 1979-80: 1980 Winter Olympics
- 1980-81: 1981 Kentucky Derby
- 1981-82: 1982 Men's NCAA Basketball National Championship game between the University of North Carolina and Georgetown University
- 1982-83: 1982 World Series
- 1983-84: no award was given
- 1984-85: 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1985-86: no award was given
- 1986-87: 1987 Daytona 500
- 1987-88: 1987 Kentucky Derby
- 1988: 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1989: 1989 Indianapolis 500
- 1990: 1990 Indianapolis 500
- 1991: 1991 NBA Finals
- 1992: 1992 Breeders Cup
- 1993: 1993 World Series
- 1994: 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
- 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
- 1996: 1996 World Series
- 1997: 1997 NBA Finals
- 1998: September 8, 1998 Cardinals/Cubs baseball game in which Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season.
- 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- 2000: 2000 World Series
- 2001: 2001 World Series
- 2002: 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball postseason
- 2004: 2004 Masters Tournament
- * Major League Baseball: Division Series
- * Super Bowl XXXVIII
- * 2004 Wimbledon Championships
- * 2004 World Series
- 2005: 2005 Open Championship
- * 2005 Little League World Series
- * 2005 Masters Tournament
- * 2005 Preakness Stakes
- * 2005 World Series
- 2006: 2006 Major League Baseball postseason
- * 2006 FIFA World Cup
- * Indianapolis Colts - Pittsburgh Steelers Divisional Playoff
- * 2006 Masters Tournament
- * 2006 Preakness Stakes
- 2007: 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
- * Dallas Cowboys - Seattle Seahawks Wild Card Playoff
- * 2007 Daytona 500
- * 2007 AFC Championship Game
- * 2007 Open Championship
- * Super Bowl XLI
- 2008: 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
- * 2008 Daytona 500
- * Super Bowl XLII
- * 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final
- * X Games XIV
- 2009: Super Bowl XLIII
- * 2009 Breeders' Cup
- * 2009 Indianapolis 500
- * 2009 NBA Playoffs
- * 2009 Stanley Cup Finals
- * 2009 World Series
- 2010: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
- * 2010 Breeders' Cup
- * 2010 Masters Tournament
- * 2010 NBA Finals
- * 2010 Ryder Cup
- * 2010 Tour de France
- 2011: 2011 World Series
- * 2011 Daytona 500
- * 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
- * 2011 Masters Tournament
- * 2011 Stanley Cup Finals
- 2012: Super Bowl XLVI
- * 2012 Army–Navy Game
- * 2012 Indianapolis 500
- * 2012 Masters Tournament
- * 2012 World Series
- 2013: 2013 World Series
- * 2013 America's Cup
- * 2013 Daytona 500
- * 2013 NBA Finals
- * 2013 Wimbledon Championships
- 2014: Super Bowl XLIX
- * 146th Belmont Stakes
- * 2014 FIFA World Cup Final
- * 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship
- * 2014 Daytona 500
- 2015: Super Bowl 50
- * 147th Belmont Stakes
- * 2015 NBA All-Star Saturday Night
- * 2015 World Series
- * 2015 Masters Tournament
- 2016: 2016 World Series
- * 2016 NBA Finals
- * 2016 Summer Olympics
- * 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
- * Super Bowl LI
- 2017: 118th Army-Navy Game
- * 2017 Masters Tournament
- * 2017 Open Championship
- * 2017 World Series
- * 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
- 2018: 2018 World Series
- * 150th Belmont Stakes
- * 2018 Tour Championship
- * 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
- * Super Bowl LIII
Total awards
- NBC - 12
- FOX - 12
- ABC - 8
- CBS - 7
- ESPN - 2
- TNT - 1