CBS Grabs 43 News and Doc Emmy Nominations

'60 Minutes' leads all programs with 34 noms

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/12/2012 12:15:31 PM

CBS again led all networks with 43 nominations for the 33^rd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, which were announced Thursday.

CBS was led by 60 Minutes, which received 34 total nominations, easily the most of any program. CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley took home five, Sunday Morning received three and 48 Hours was nominated once.

Following CBS was PBS, who scored 37 nominations, including 15 for POV (second most) and eight for Frontline. NBC received 20 nominations, with eight for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and five for Dateline. NBC News' newest newsmagazine Rock Center earned three nods.

ABC finished with 17 nominations, led by 20/20, which earned four nominations. HBO received 15 nominations, with 14 of those going towards its HBO Documentary Films series. CNN & CNNI finished with nine.

The News and Documentary Emmy Awards will take place Oct. 1 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

Click here for a complete list of the nominees.