Outstanding Live Sports Special

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

 * 1975-76: 1975 World Series (NBC)
 * 1976-77: 1976 Summer Olympics (ABC)
 * 1977-78: Heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks (CBS)
 * 1978-79: Super Bowl XIII (NBC)
 * 1979-80: 1980 Winter Olympics (ABC)
 * 1980-81: 1981 Kentucky Derby (ABC)
 * 1981-82: 1982 Men's NCAA Basketball National Championship game between the University of North Carolina and Georgetown University (CBS)
 * 1982-83: 1982 World Series (NBC)
 * 1983-84: no award was given
 * 1984-85: 1984 Summer Olympics (ABC)
 * 1985-86: no award was given
 * 1986-87: 1987 Daytona 500 (CBS)
 * 1987-88: 1987 Kentucky Derby (ABC)
 * 1988: 1988 Summer Olympics (NBC)
 * 1989: 1989 Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
 * 1990: 1990 Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
 * 1991: 1991 NBA Finals (NBC)
 * 1992: 1992 Breeders Cup (NBC)
 * 1993: 1993 World Series (CBS)
 * 1994: 1994 Stanley Cup Finals (ESPN)
 * 1995: The 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 (ESPN)
 * 1996: 1996 World Series (FOX)
 * 1997: 1997 NBA Finals (NBC)
 * 1998: September 8, 1998 Cardinals/Cubs baseball game in which Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season. (FOX)
 * 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (FOX)
 * 2000: 2000 World Series (FOX)
 * 2001: 2001 World Series (FOX)
 * 2002: 2002 Winter Olympics (NBC)
 * 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball postseason (FOX)
 * 2004: 2004 Masters Tournament (CBS) 
 * Major League Baseball: Division Series (ESPN)
 * Super Bowl XXXVIII (CBS)
 * 2004 Wimbledon Championships (NBC)
 * 2004 World Series (FOX)
 * 2005: 2005 Open Championship (TNT) 
 * 2005 Little League World Series (ABC/ESPN)
 * 2005 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2005 Preakness Stakes (NBC)
 * 2005 World Series (FOX)
 * 2006: 2006 Major League Baseball postseason (FOX) 
 * 2006 FIFA World Cup (ABC)
 * Indianapolis Colts - Pittsburgh Steelers Divisional Playoff (CBS)
 * 2006 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2006 Preakness Stakes (NBC)
 * 2007: 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (FOX) 
 * Dallas Cowboys - Seattle Seahawks Wild Card Playoff (NBC)
 * 2007 Daytona 500 (FOX)
 * 2007 AFC Championship Game (CBS)
 * 2007 Open Championship (ABC/ESPN)
 * Super Bowl XLI (CBS)
 * 2008: 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship (NBC) 
 * 2008 Daytona 500 (FOX)
 * Super Bowl XLII (FOX)
 * 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final (NBC)
 * X Games XIV (ESPN)
 * 2009: Super Bowl XLIII (NBC) 
 * 2009 Breeders' Cup (ESPN)
 * 2009 Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
 * 2009 NBA Playoffs (TNT)
 * 2009 Stanley Cup Finals (NBC)
 * 2009 World Series (FOX)
 * 2010: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final (ABC) 
 * 2010 Breeders' Cup (ESPN)
 * 2010 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2010 NBA Finals (ABC)
 * 2010 Ryder Cup (NBC/USA)
 * 2010 Tour de France (Versus)
 * 2011: 2011 World Series (FOX) 
 * 2011 Daytona 500 (FOX)
 * 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final (ESPN)
 * 2011 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2011 Stanley Cup Finals (NBC/Versus)
 * 2012: Super Bowl XLVI (NBC) 
 * 2012 Army–Navy Game (CBS)
 * 2012 Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
 * 2012 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2012 World Series (FOX)
 * 2013: 2013 World Series (FOX) 
 * 2013 America's Cup (NBCSN)
 * 2013 Daytona 500 (FOX)
 * 2013 NBA Finals (ABC/ESPN)
 * 2013 Wimbledon Championships (ABC/ESPN)
 * 2014: Super Bowl XLIX (NBC) 
 * 146th Belmont Stakes (NBC)
 * 2014 FIFA World Cup Final (ABC)
 * 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
 * 2014 Daytona 500 (FOX)
 * 2015: Super Bowl 50 (CBS) 
 * 147th Belmont Stakes (NBC)
 * 2015 NBA All-Star Saturday Night (TNT)
 * 2015 World Series (FOX)
 * 2015 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2016: 2016 World Series (FOX) 
 * 2016 NBA Finals (ABC)
 * 2016 Summer Olympics (NBC)
 * 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
 * Super Bowl LI (FOX)
 * 2017: 118th Army-Navy Game (CBS) 
 * 2017 Masters Tournament (CBS)
 * 2017 Open Championship (NBC/Golf Channel)
 * 2017 World Series (FOX)
 * 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
 * 2018: 2018 World Series (FOX) 
 * 150th Belmont Stakes (NBC)
 * 2018 Tour Championship (NBC/Golf Channel)
 * 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
 * Super Bowl LIII (CBS)
 * 2019: 2019 Masters (CBS) 
 * 2019 Stanley Cup finals (NBC)
 * 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final (Fox)
 * 61st Daytona 500 (Fox)
 * 115th World Series (Fox)
 * 2020: 2020 NBA All-Star Game (TNT/TBS) 
 * The Match: Champions for Charity (TNT/TBS/HLN/TruTV)
 * 146th Kentucky Derby (NBC)
 * Super Bowl LV (CBS)
 * 116th World Series (Fox)
 * 2021: 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams (Fox) 
 * 122nd Army–Navy Game (CBS)
 * 103rd PGA Championship (CBS)
 * Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC/CNBC/Golf Channel/NBCSN/USA/Olympic Channel)
 * Super Bowl LVI (NBC)

Total awards

 * NBC - 12
 * FOX - 12
 * ABC - 8
 * CBS - 7
 * ESPN - 2
 * TNT - 1