The worldwide leader notched 36 nods, including a dozen tied to its presentation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup from South Africa, the most for any entrant from a single production. The programmer's other vehicles combined for another 16 nominations.

The Emmys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award for AL Michaels, currently the play-by-play man for NBC's Sunday Night Football, will be presented May 2 in New York.

Michaels, along with Joe Buck (Fox), Bob Costas (MLB Network), Mike Emrick (NBC), Verne Lundquist (CBS) and Jim Nantz (CBS), is among the nominees for "Outstanding Sports Personality: Play-by-Play."

Relative to the "Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst" category the nominees: Cris Collinsworth (NBC), Jon Gruden (ESPN), Orel Hershiser (ESPN), Phil Simms (CBS) and Jeff Van Gundy (ABC).

Here's the tally for the other nods by network: HBO 22, NBC 20 (11 for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver), CBS 17, ABC 13, Fox 12, ESPN2 9, MLB Network 7, TNT 6, NFL Network 4, Showtime 4, DirecTV 2, NBCOlympics.com 2, NBCSports.com 2, NFL.com 2, Speed 2, TBS 2, Big Ten Network 1, CBS Interactive 1, Current TV 1, ESPN Deportes 1, ESPN.com 1, ESPNU 1, Fuel 1, MLBAM 1, Travel Channel 1, USA 1 and Versus 1.