CBS Leads News Networks at 46th News and Documentary Emmy Awards

Despite CBS News’ uncertainty as it awaits a new owner amid the ongoing Skydance Media merger with Paramount and fights a legal challenge from President Donald Trump, the network emerged as a big winner during the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony recently.

The network took home five awards, with its Sunday newsmagazine, 60 Minutes, winning three awards during the two-day celebration. Wednesday night was dedicated to news, and Thursday night was reserved for documentaries. 

Bill Owens, 60 Minutes’ former executive producer, was a Silver Circle honoree, receiving the recognition alongside ABC News’ Akram Abi-Hanna and Deborah Roberts and Spectrum News’ Cater Lee.

Gold Circle honorees included ABC News’ Marc Burstein and CBS News’ Martha Teichner.

Owens resigned from 60 Minutes in April, explaining his departure as not being able to “run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience.”

His exit comes as owner Shari Redstone looks to settle the lawsuit brought by President Trump. The network filed a new response on Monday seeking to have the suit dismissed.

Circling back to the Emmys, ABC News and CNN each received four awards, with ABC World News Tonight With David Muir winning the award for outstanding live news program for the third year in a row. Meanwhile, CNN’s The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper took the outstanding recorded news program for the second year in a row.

NBC News, BBC News, Al Jazeera International, Telemundo, and Univision each received two awards, while NewsNation, The Weather Channel, Bloomberg, PBS News, Scripps News, and Prime Video each received one award.

Prime Video’s award is notable as it was for its 2024 Election Night special hosted by Brian Williams. The streamer won the Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence: News award.

Finally, NBC News weather personality and Today co-host Al Roker received the Lifetime Achievement honor.

On the Documentary side, PBS received two awards, while Bloomberg and MSNBC/NBC News Studios each received one.

Documentary filmmaker Jon H. Else received the Lifetime Achievement honor.

A total of 66 awards were distributed by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences throughout the two nights. The celebrations took place at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.

The Newser winners are listed below, and the complete list of winners can be found here.

ABC News
Outstanding Live News Program
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)

Outstanding Recorded News Special
Jimmy Carter: A Full Life
20/20 (ABC)

Outstanding Direction: News
ABC News Your Voice Your Vote
The ABC News Presidential Debate (ABC)

Outstanding Promotional Announcement: News
No Fear
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)

Al Jazeera International
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Longform
Children of the Darien Gap
Fault Lines (Al Jazeera International USA)

Outstanding Editing: News
Children of the Darien Gap
Fault Lines (Al Jazeera International USA)

BBC News
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Shortform
Myanmar’s Civil War (BBC News)

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Shortform
Europe’s Migration Crisis (BBC News)

Bloomberg
Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage
Quantum Arms Race
The Future with Hannah Fry (Bloomberg)

CBS News
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Longform
Border Coverage
60 Minutes (CBS News)

Outstanding Light Feature Story: Shortform
Face to Face
CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Longform
Targeting Americans
60 Minutes (CBS)

Outstanding Edited Interview
Pope Francis
60 Minutes (CBS News)

Outstanding Writing: News
CBS Sunday Morning: Empty Rooms (CBS)

CNN
Outstanding Recorded News Program
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Worldwide)

Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis
America First: A Fareed Zakaria Special (CNN Worldwide) 

Outstanding Live Interview—Shortform
Interview with Jake Larson
Amanpour (CNN Worldwide)

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish
NarcoFiles: Tren de Aragua (CNN Worldwide)

NBC News
Outstanding Live Interview—Longform
President Joe Biden Exclusive
NBC News Specials & Nightly News (NBC News)

Technical Excellence: News
NBC News: Election Night Coverage (NBC News)

NewsNation
Outstanding Emerging Journalist
Natasha Zouves (NewsNation)

PBS
Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage
Maui’s Deadly Firestorm
Frontline (PBS)

Prime Video
Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence: News
Election Night Live with Brian Williams (Prime Video/White Cherry Entertainment)

Scripps News
Outstanding Video Journalism
A Hidden War
In Real Life (Evident | Scripps News)

Telemundo
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
Julio Vaqueiro (Telemundo)

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024
Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)

The Weather Channel
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
Hurricane Helene Landfall
Tracking Helene (The Weather Channel)