'The Pitt' Tops Emmys with 25 Noms; HBO Max Leads
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- "The Pitt" led all Emmy nominees with 25 bids while HBO Max stablemate "Hacks" commanded 24 in its farewell season, together accounting for roughly 40% of HBO and HBO Max's nomination haul (which was further padded by "DTF St. Louis" at 13).
- Apple TV posted its best-ever Emmy showing at 89 nominations, fueled by two buzzy freshman series — spooky dramedy "Widow's Bay" with 19 bids and the Rhea Seehorn-Vince Gilligan collaboration "Pluribus" with 18.
- Netflix ranked second among platforms, with anthology "Beef"'s second installment delivering 16 noms, limited series "The Beast in Me" adding nine, and the final season of "Stranger Things" pulling in seven.
- Walt Disney Co. led the major studio groups with 125 noms across Hulu, FX, ABC, and National Geographic — including eight for FX's "The Bear," seven each for "Abbott Elementary" and "Paradise," and six for the revived "The Muppet Show."
- NBCUniversal's platforms combined for 90 nominations, with Peacock limited series "All Her Fault" landing seven and buzzy reality competition "The Traitors" earning six including best reality-competition series and a nod for host Alan Cumming.
- Amazon Prime Video trailed at 28 noms — nine for "Fallout" and five for "The Boys" — while MGM+'s "Spider-Noir" broke through with 11 mentions, largely in technical categories plus a nod for original tune "The Devil You Know."
Why it matters: HBO Max reasserts streaming dominance with two returning champions anchoring roughly 40% of its haul, but the bigger structural shift is Apple TV's 89 noms — its best-ever tally — proving it can break through with originals after years of also-ran finishes. Netflix held steady in second at a distance, suggesting the streamer-vs-streamer Emmy race is tightening rather than consolidating.
