ABC, PBS Top News Emmy Nods

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/7/2005 8:01:00 AM

PBS and ABC tied for most news and documentary Emmy nods Thursday with 27 apiece, and the History Channel beat out CBS, as the National Television Academy announced its nominations.

NBC was next after PBS and ABC with 21, followed by History with 14 and CBS with 10. MSNBC rounded out the top five with 7.

One of ABC's nominations is for a Peter Jennings special report on the tobacco wars in America. Jennings, a former smoker, is currently undergoing treatment for lung cancer.
Denver was the most-nominated local market, with KMGH and KUSA there each getting a nod for regional reporting. The awards will be handed out Sept. 19 in New York, where HBO's documentary maven Sheila Nevins will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Following is the Academy's breakout of nominees by show:

ABC NEWS 20/20 (2)

The First Brother............................................................................................................. 1
The Matthew Shepard Story: Secrets of a Murder....................................................... 1

ABC NEWS BULLETIN (1)

Reagan's Death ...............................................................................................................1

ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE (1)

Anatomy of Beslan.......................................................................................................... 1

ABC NEWS PRIMETIME (1)

Back from Iraq................................................................................................................ 1

ABC NEWS PRIMETIME LIVE (2)

Non-Profit Hospital Litigation........................................................................................ 1
Tsunami : Wave of Destruction...................................................................................... 1

ABC NEWS PRIMETIME THURSDAY (3)

A Survivor's Story........................................................................................................... 1
Mystery of the Masterpieces......................................................................................... 1
Rent-a-Patient................................................................................................................. 1

ABC NEWS SPECIAL (2)

NYPD 24/7....................................................................................................................... 1
The Reunion.................................................................................................................... 1

ABC NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS (1)

Ronald Reagan: Farewell to a President....................................................................... 1

ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WEEKEND (2)

Jessica's Journey............................................................................................................ 1 Tsunami: The First Waves.............................................................................................. 1

ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH PETER JENNINGS (7)

Battle of Fallujah............................................................................................................ 1
Crisis in Beslan.............................................................................................................. 1
Hidden War: Genocide in Darfur.................................................................................. 1
Iraq: Where Things Stand............................................................................................. 2
Money Trail.................................................................................................................... 1
Wounds of War............................................................................................................... 1

GOOD MORNING AMERICA (2)

Adanech's Story............................................................................................................. 1
The First Debate - John Kerry's Moment of Truth..................................................... 1

GOOD MORNING AMERICA / ABC NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS (1)

Saddam Hussein's Day in Court.................................................................................... 1

PETER JENNINGS REPORTING (1)

LAPD............................................................................................................................... 1

PETER JENNINGS REPORTING: FROM THE TOBACCO FILE (1)

The Tobacco Wars in America....................................................................................... 1

PBS (27)

CHARLIE ROSE (1)

Interview with Ted Turner.............................................................................................. 1

DNA (1)

The Human Race............................................................................................................ 1

FRONTLINE (2)

Ghosts of Rwanda.......................................................................................................... 1
The Secret History of the Credit Card......................................................................... 1

INDEPENDENT LENS (2)

Afghanistan Unveiled..................................................................................................... 1
The Day my God Died................................................................................................... 1

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS (4)

Arlington: Field of Honor................................................................................................ 2
Dawn of the Maya........................................................................................................... 2

NATURE (2)

Ireland.............................................................................................................................. 1
Pale Male......................................................................................................................... 1

NOVA (5)

Mars Dead or Alive .........................................................................................................2
The Crash of Flight 111................................................................................................... 2
The Most Dangerous Woman in America...................................................................... 1

NOW WITH BILL MOYERS (1)

Endangered Species......................................................................................................... 1

P.O.V. (3)

Every Mother's Son......................................................................................................... 1
Lost Boys of Sudan.......................................................................................................... 2

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (2)

RFK................................................................................................................................... 1
The Fight........................................................................................................................... 1

THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER (1)

Disappearing Dropouts..................................................................................................... 1

THIS IS A GAME LADIES (1)

WIDE ANGLE (2)

Ladies First........................................................................................................................ 2

NBC (21)

DATELINE NBC (11)

A Pattern of Suspicion...................................................................................................... 1
A Question of Trust: Interview with Jayson Blair.......................................................... 1
Angel of Mercy................................................................................................................. 1
Bin Laden's Brother......................................................................................................... 1
Children for Sale............................................................................................................... 2
Columbine: Missed Signals.............................................................................................. 1
Dangerous Web................................................................................................................ 1
Dateline Presents: Deadline............................................................................................ 1
Secrets and Lies............................................................................................................... 1
Tom Brokaw: Eyewitness to History............................................................................... 1

NBC NEWS SPECIAL (3)

Decision 2004--Election Night......................................................................................... 1
Election Night on Democracy Plaza................................................................................ 1
The Death and Funeral of Ronald Wilson Reagan........................................................ 1

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS (1)

Tsunami: One Day After.................................................................................................. 1

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM BROKAW (5)

Baghdad Hotel Bombing.................................................................................................. 1
Faces of Terror: Unmasking the Terrorists.................................................................... 1
Fallujah Shooting.............................................................................................................. 1
Iraq: Life on the Streets................................................................................................... 1
The Death of Arafat......................................................................................................... 1

THE TODAY SHOW (1)

Confronting Colon Cancer-Michael Stennis' Story........................................................ 1

History Channel (14)

BEN FRANKLIN (2)

EYEWITNESS IN IRAQ (2)

ISAAC'S STORM (1)

RWANDA: DO SCARS EVER FADE? (2)

SECRETS OF THE AEGEAN APOCALYPSE (1)

TEN DAYS TO D-DAY (2)

THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT (1)

THE BATTLE OF TRIPOLI (1)

THE LAST DAY OF WORLD WAR I: 11TH MONTH, 11TH DAY, 11 th Hour ( 1)

WITCH HUNT (1)

CBS (10)

CBS NEWS 48 HOURS (1)

Prime Suspect................................................................................................................... 1

CBS NEWS 60 MINUTES (2)

The Killing in Sudan......................................................................................................... 1
The Murder of Emmett Till............................................................................................. 1

CBS NEWS 60 MINUTES II (1)

Garden of Eden................................................................................................................ 1

CBS NEWS 60 MINUTES WEDNESDAY (1)

Life in Baghdad............................................................................................................... 1

CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING (3)

Cuba, Kansas.................................................................................................................. 1
Iowa State Fair................................................................................................................ 1
Net Gain.......................................................................................................................... 1

THE CBS EVENING NEWS WITH DAN RATHER (2)

Employee of the Century................................................................................................ 1
The Enron Tapes............................................................................................................. 1

MSNBC (7)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ULTIMATE EXPLORER (7)

Battle of the Arctic Giants............................................................................................... 2
China's Lost Girls............................................................................................................. 2
Girl Power......................................................................................................................... 1
Into the Lost World.......................................................................................................... 1
On Thin Ice....................................................................................................................... 1

Cinemax (6)

CINEMAX REEL LIFE (6)

And Along Came a Spider ...............................................................................................1
Balseros........................................................................................................................... 1
Bus 174............................................................................................................................ 1
My Architect.................................................................................................................... 2
The Day I will Never Forget........................................................................................... 1

Discovery Times Channel (5)

ABC NEWS PRODUCTIONS/ DISCOVERY TIMES (1)

Declassified: Nixon in China........................................................................................... 1

LIBERIA: AN UNCIVIL WAR (2)

2

REPORTERS AT WAR (1)

1

WORD WARS (1)

HBO (5)

AMERICA UNDERCOVER (5)

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks....................................................................................... 1
Capturing the Friedmans................................................................................................. 1
Chernobyl Heart.............................................................................................................. 1
My Flesh and Blood........................................................................................................ 2

CNN (4)

ANDERSON COOPER 360 (1)

Anetta's Choice............................................................................................................... 1

CNN PRESENTS (2)

True Believers: Inside the Dean Campaign.................................................................. 1
Warsaw Rising: The Forgotten Soldiers of World War II............................................ 1

INSIGHT (1)

Sudan's Other Civil War................................................................................................. 1

Discovery Channel (2)

DECISIONS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (1)

LBJ.................................................................................................................................. 1

VIRTUAL HISTORY (1)

The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler.......................................................................................... 1

Sundance Channel (2)

DOCDAY (2)

In Rwanda We Say...The Family That Does Not Speak Dies..................................... 1
With God On Our Side: George W Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right........... 1

Discovery Health (1)

ABC NEWS PRODUCTIONS/DISCOVERY HEALTH (1)

Super Surgery: A Face Restored................................................................................... 1

FOX (1)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL ADVENTURE (1)

When Animals Attract..................................................................................................... 1

Hallmark Channel (1)

PATRICK (1)

REGIONAL REPORTING NOMINEES

KARE-TV (1) (Minneapolis, MN)
KARE-11 NEWS AT TEN (1)

Cave Deaths ....................................................................................................................1

KMGH-TV (1) (Denver, CO)
KMGH 7 NEWS AT 10PM (1)

The Picnic Rock Fire...................................................................................................... 1

KNXV-TV (1) (Phoenix, AZ)
ABC 15 NEWS AT 6 AND 10 PM (1)

Lost to India.................................................................................................................... 1

KRIV-TV (1) (Houston, TX)
KRIV FOX 26 NEWS AT 9 (1)

Reid Center: Crack in Security..................................................................................... 1

KUSA-TV (1) (Denver, CO)
KUSA-TV (1)

Suffering for a Smile...................................................................................................... 1

WABC-TV (1)
WABC EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11PM (1) (New York, NY)

Chopper 4 Crash............................................................................................................ 1

WBZ-TV (1) (Boston, MA)
CBS 4 NEWS AT 11:00 (1)

Judges on Recess.......................................................................................................... 1

WCAU-TV (1) (Philadelphia, PA)
NBC 10 NEWS AT 11PM (1)

Dirty Little Secret......................................................................................................... 1

WCNC-TV (1) (Charlotte, NC)
WCNC-TV 6 NEWS AT 6 AND WCNC-TV 6 NEWS NIGHTCAST (1)

The Investigators: Medicaid Dental Centers.............................................................. 1