How Apple TV (Ted) Lassoed a Record Number of Emmy Nominations

Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair

Jul 23, 202643:08TV & Film

Apple TV netted a personal best 89 nominations and is the third-most-nominated network at this year's Emmy Awards (behind awards behemoths Netflix and HBO). But when the service first launched in 2019, with eight origina...

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