- Outstanding Live Sports Special
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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
- 2010 ABC for their coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
- 2009 NBC for their coverage of the Super Bowl XLIII
- 2008 NBC for their coverage of the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
- 2007 Fox for their coverage of the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
- 2006 Fox for their coverage of the 2006 Major League Baseball postseason
- 2005 TNT for their coverage of the 2005 Open Championship at St. Andrews
- 2004 CBS for their coverage of the 2004 Masters Tournament
- 2003 Fox for their coverage of the 2003 Major League Baseball postseason
- 2002 NBC for their coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2001 Fox for their coverage of the 2001 World Series
- 2000 Fox for their coverage of the 2000 World Series
- 1999 Fox for their coverage of the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- 1998 Fox for their coverage of a September 8, 1998 baseball game in which Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking a record previously held by Roger Maris
- 1997 NBC for their coverage of the 1997 NBA Finals
- 1996 Fox for their coverage of the 1996 World Series
- 1995 ESPN for their coverage of a 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
- 1994 ESPN for their coverage of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
- 1993 CBS for their coverage of the 1993 World Series
- 1992 NBC for their coverage of the 1992 Breeders Cup
- 1991 NBC for their coverage of the 1991 NBA Finals
- 1990 ABC for their coverage of the 1990 Indianapolis 500
- 1989 ABC for their coverage of the 1989 Indianapolis 500
- 1988 NBC for their coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1987-88 ABC for their coverage of the 1987 Kentucky Derby
- 1986-87 CBS for their coverage of the 1987 Daytona 500
- 1985-86 no award was given
- 1984-85 ABC for their coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1983-84 no award was given
- 1982-83 NBC for their coverage of the 1982 World Series
- 1981-82 CBS for their coverage of the 1982 Men's NCAA Basketball National Championship game between the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Georgetown University
- 1980-81 ABC for their coverage of the 1981 Kentucky Derby
- 1979-80 ABC for their coverage of the 1980 Winter Olympics
- 1978-79 NBC for their coverage of Super Bowl XIII
- 1977-78 CBS for their coverage of a heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks
- 1976-77 ABC for their coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics
- 1975-76 NBC for their coverage of the 1975 World Series
Sports Emmy Awards categories Program Live Sports Special · Live Sports Series · Studio Show
Personalities Special Awards Retired Categories:- Sports Emmy Awards
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