Apple TV Wins 28 Emmys Thanks to ‘Widow’s Bay’ Sweep, HBO Max Takes Second Place With Help From ‘The Pitt’ and ‘DTF St. Louis’ — SkimNews
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- "Widow's Bay" won 14 Emmys — the most of any show this year — including 6 Primetime wins: outstanding comedy series, Matthew Rhys for lead comedy actor, Stephen Root for supporting comedy actor, Kate O'Flynn for supporting comedy actress, plus comedy writing and directing
- Apple TV took home 28 Emmys total, making it the most successful studio at the ceremony, with "Widow's Bay" accounting for exactly half of that haul
- HBO Max placed second with 21 Emmys, led by "DTF St. Louis" (outstanding limited series) and "The Pitt" (outstanding drama series), each with 7 wins
- "The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny" on NBC tied with 7 wins — matching "The Pitt," "DTF St. Louis," and Peacock's "The Traitors" as the second-most awarded titles after "Widow's Bay"
- "Pluribus" earned 6 Emmys for Apple TV, tying "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" as the third-winningest show of the year
- Netflix came in third among platforms with 16 wins, distributed across "Beef," "Love on the Spectrum," "Bridgerton," "The Beast in Me" and others
Why it matters: Apple TV's 28-Emmy haul vaults it past HBO Max (21) and Netflix (16) to claim the top Emmys platform title, cementing the streamer as a genuine awards heavyweight rather than a tech-branded outlier — though the result leans heavily on a single comedy, with 'Widow's Bay' responsible for half of the studio's total.
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