Apple TV Reigns at Emmys With ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Pluribus’ Breakthroughs

Apple TV had its best ever showing at the Emmy Awards on Monday, topping its previous high mark … from a year ago.

For the first time since it launched in 2019, Apple TV led all outlets at the Emmys with 28 awards (Apple, the parent company, also won for best commercial). A record-setting haul for first-year comedy Widow’s Bay accounted for half of the streamer’s total. The horror-comedy won 14 total awards, breaking the prior record of 13 for a comedy — also set last year by another Apple series, The Studio.

Widow’s Bay won six Emmys during Monday’s telecast, including best comedy series, to go with eight Creative Arts honors. Another first-year show, Pluribus, won six total awards, including drama lead actress (Rhea Seehorn) and best writing for a drama (Vince Gilligan). Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Palm Royale, Slow Horses and Mr. Scorsese accounted for Apple TV’s remaining eight Emmys.

Last year’s Emmy leaders, HBO Max and Netflix, fell to second and third place after coming in first and second in nominations this year. HBO Max (which for Emmy purposes includes both the streamer and HBO’s cable channel) claimed 21 awards across the Creative Arts and primetime ceremonies, with DTF St. Louis (seven) and The Pitt (six) earning the majority of those. Netflix had 16 wins, led by Beef and Love on the Spectrum with three apiece. Including the five it shared with MGM+ for Spider-Noir, Prime Video was the only other outlet to reach double digits with 10 Emmys.

Apple TV has had major breakthroughs at each of the last two Emmys. Prior to 2025, the tech giant’s streaming service had topped out at 10 Emmy wins in a single year (in 2021 and 2023). It more than doubled that total last year with 22 awards, then set an all-time high with 29 this year.

The streamer also had a very high batting average: Apple TV’s 29 wins came from 87 nominations, meaning it won exactly a third of the Emmys for which it was nominated.

The list of streamers and networks with multiple Emmys in 2026 are below, followed by shows with more than one win.

Wins by Outlet

Apple TV: 28
HBO Max: 21
Netflix: 16
Prime Video: 10
NBC: 8
Peacock: 7
CBS: 6
Disney+: 6
MGM+: 5
FX: 3
Nat Geo: 3
ABC: 2
Adult Swim: 2
PBS: 2
YouTube: 2
Comedy Central: 2

Wins by Program

Widow’s Bay (Apple TV): 14
DTF St. Louis (HBO/HBO Max): 7
Super Bowl LX Halftime Show (NBC): 7
The Traitors (Peacock): 7
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS): 6
The Pitt (HBO Max): 6
Pluribus (Apple TV): 6
Spider-Noir (MGM+/Prime Video): 5
The Muppet Show (Disney+): 4
Beef (Netflix): 3
Love on the Spectrum (Netflix): 3
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV): 3
Palm Royale (Apple TV): 3
The Beast in Me (Netflix): 2
Bridgerton (Netflix): 2
Fallout (Prime Video): 2
Hacks (HBO Max): 2
My Mom Jayne (HBO/HBO Max): 2
Ocean With David Attenborough (Nat Geo): 2
Primal (Adult Swim): 2
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix): 2