Apple TV won big with horror-comedy ‘Widow’s Bay,’ while ‘The Pitt’ continued its drama dominance for HBO Max. Last night, Hollywood celebrated the best that television has to offer with the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. Three-time winner Mariska Hargitay hosted Hollywood’s big night, where Apple TV walked away as the big winner thanks to a historic night for the horror-comedy “Widow’s Bay .” HBO Max also continued to show up with a strong performance, as medical-drama “The Pitt ” was another of the night’s big winners. Check out the 2026 Emmy nominees Emmy-winning series 2026 Emmy-winning lead performers Emmy-winning supporting performers Wins by series Wins by outlet 7-Day Free Trial $14.99+ / month apple.com When combined with the Creative Arts Emmys, which were announced earlier this month , Apple TV took home 26 awards, HBO Max nabbed 19, and Netflix earned 16 to lead all outlets. We have pulled together the details on how you can stream the winners in the major categories, but to check out who won (and who was nominated) for every award, you can go to the Emmys' website . Emmy-winning series Outstanding Drama Series “The Pitt ”: HBO Max Outstanding Comedy Series “Widow’s Bay ”: Apple TV Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series “DTF St. Louis ”: HBO Max Outstanding Variety Series] “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ”: Paramount+ Outstanding Reality Competition “The Traitors ”: Peacock Outstanding Animated Program “South Park ”: Paramount+ 2026 Emmy-winning lead performers Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Rhea Seehorn in “Pluribus ”: Apple TV Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Noah Wyle in “The Pitt ”: HBO Max Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Jean Smart in “Hacks ”: HBO Max Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Matthew Rhys in “Widow’s Bay ”: Apple TV Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Sally Field in “Remarkably Bright Creatures ”: Netflix Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Matthew Rhys in “The Beast in Me ”: Netflix Emmy-winning supporting performers Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Allison Janney in “The Diplomat ”: Netflix Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Tom Pelphrey in “Task ”: HBO Max Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate O’Flynn in “Widow’s Bay ”: Apple TV Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Stephen Root in “Widow’s Bay ”: Apple TV Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Linda Cardellini in “DTF St. Louis ”: HBO Max Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie David Harbour in “DTF St. Louis ”: HBO Max Wins by series “Widow’s Bay ” was the clear standout among individual programs at the 2026 Emmys, finishing with 14 total wins across the Creative Arts ceremonies and the main Primetime telecast. “DTF St. Louis ,” “The Pitt ,” “The Traitors ,” and “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny ” also had especially strong showings, while “Pluribus ” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ” rounded out the group of programs with at least six victories. “Widow’s Bay ”: 14 “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny ”: 7 “DTF St. Louis ”: 7 “The Traitors ”: 7 “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ”: 6 “The Pitt ”: 6 “Pluribus ”: 6 “Spider-Noir ”: 5 “The Muppet Show ”: 4 “Beef ”: 3 “Love on the Spectrum ”: 3 “Margo’s Got Money Troubles ”: 3 “Palm Royale ”: 3 “The Beast in Me ”: 2 “Bridgerton ”: 2 “Fallout ”: 2 “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal ”: 2 “Hacks ”: 2 “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay ”: 2 “Ocean with David Attenborough ”: 2 “Remarkably Bright Creatures ”: 2 Wins by outlet Apple TV emerged as the biggest winner of the 2026 Emmys, powered by a historic performance from “Widow’s Bay ,” which won 14 awards between the Creative Arts ceremonies and the main telecast. “Pluribus ” added six more victories, while “Margo’s Got Money Troubles ” and “Palm Royale ” each won three. HBO Max finished second, led by “DTF St. Louis ” and “The Pitt ,” which each collected multiple awards across the two weekends. Netflix finished third behind wins for “Beef ,” “The Beast in Me ,” and “Love on the Spectrum,” while NBC and Peacock each earned seven awards, driven respectively by “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny ” and “The Traitors .” Apple TV : 26 HBO Max : 19 Netflix : 16 NBC : 7 Peacock : 7 CBS : 6 MGM+ and Prime Video : 5 Prime Video : 5 Disney+ : 4 FX , Hulu : 3 National Geographic : 3 Adult Swim : 2 Comedy Central : 2 PBS : 2 YouTube: 2 Trending TV Shows More shows > import {get} from "https://thestreamable.com/assets/js/modules/website-app.js"; const trendingShowsUrl = https://ajax.thestreamable.com/ajax/v1/shows/popular-shows?limit=6&template=shows/shows-homepage-grid; const trendingShows = document.getElementById('trending-shows'); get(trendingShowsUrl) .then(function (response) { trendingShows.innerHTML = response; if (window.lazyLoadInstance) { window.lazyLoadInstance.update(); } }) .catch(function (error) { trendingShows.innerHTML = 'Error loading shows'; });

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