Emmy Nominations, Facts & Figures: Ted Lassos A Record, Zoey's Parting Gifts, (Super) Power Players And More

As nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards continue to be processed, TVLine does what it does annually, drill down to take a look at some of the quieter (and sometimes fun?) trends.

First, what we already know: Netflix's The Crown and Disney+'s The Mandalorian this year tied for the most nominations (with 24 each), followed by WandaVision (23), The Handmaid's Tale (21) and Saturday Night Live (21).

Going by outlet, HBO/HBO Max amassed 130 total nods to edge out 2020 champ Netflix's 129; rounding out the Top 5 are Disney+ (with 71 nominations), NBC (46) and Apple TV+ (34).

Broadcast-TV, which increasingly struggles to garner awards-show kudos, collected its fewest nominations in... well, a while, totalling 96 versus last year's 121. (And yes, The CW was shut out for the third time in five years.)

And as noted in a separate news story, Pose star Mj Rodriguez is the first trans woman  to be recognized in the Emmys' lead drama actress category.

Now, let's take a look at some of the other facts and figures to be gleaned from this year's crop of contenders....

This year's double nominees include Jean Smart (for Hacks and Mare of Easttown), Kenan Thompson (for Kenan and Saturday Night Live), Aidy Bryant (for Shrill and SNL), Maya Rudolph (for SNL and voicing Big Mouth's Connie the Hormone Monstress) and Sterling K.Brown (for This Is Us and narrating CNN's Lincoln: Divided We Stand) — but they are all a far cry from Bo Burnham, who is nominated in six categories (including Writing, Directing, Picture Editing and Music & Lyrics) for his eponymous Netflix variety special.

Jessica Walter, who passed away in her sleep in March, received a posthumous nod in the Character Voice-Over Performance category, for her work as Archer's Mallory; it marks her fifth career Emmy nod. Other nominees in the category include Maya Rudolph (Big Mouth), Stacey Abrams (black-ish), Julie Andrews (Bridgerton), Tituss Burgess (Central Park), Stanley Tucci (Central Park) and Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy).

NBC's two-and-done Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist grabbed a total of five nominations in the course of its curtain call (including for choreography and guest actress Bernadette Peters), while CBS' Mom added another three to its eight-season haul (including Allison Janney's sixth nomination for her work as Bonnie Plunkett, for which she has grabbed gold twice — in addition to several West Wing wins).

Other cancelled shows feeling some Emmy love are CBS' Man With a Plan (which earned a Multi-Camera Picture Editing nod for one of its two eligible final episodes), and Netflix's one-and-done Country Comfort (which got nommed for Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series).

Not only is Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso the most-nominated comedy series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, its 20 nods mark the most ever for a freshman comedy series (besting the 19 that Glee collected back in 2010).

Whereas only HBO's Watchmen and The Boys netted nods in 2020, WandaVision (with 23 total nominations), Falcon and the Winter Soldier (five), The Umbrella Academy (four), Doom Patrol (up for Stunt Coordination) and The Nevers joined the superhero mix this year, alongside The Boys (which netted five nods, including for Outstanding Drama).

Bowen Yang became Saturday Night Live's first "featured player" (i.e. not a full-fledged cast member, though he is surely due for a promotion this fall) to earn an Emmy nomination.

Already the Primetime Emmys' most-nominated TV program, NBC's Saturday Night Live grew its grand total to 306 lifetime nods, by adding another 21 this year.

Even Don Cheadle himself had to marvel at his nomination for Guest Actor in a Drama, for a 95-second scene in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.  Similarly, Claire Foy will compete in the Guest Actress in a Drama race, for reprising her Emmy-winning role as The Crown's Queen Elizabeth in a brief flashback scene that involved mostly narration.

Almost 27 years after Friends debuted, Courtney Cox earned her first-ever Emmy nomination for the iconic comedy — well, sort of — as an executive producer on HBO Max's Friends: The Reunion, which will vie in the Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) race.

Among upstart streamers collecting their first-ever Emmy nominations , HBO Max came out on top with 36 total nods, including for Hacks (15), The Flight Attendant (nine) and Friends: The Reunion (four).

Paramount+ in turn amassed six nominations, while Peacock collected two and Discovery+ earned one.

Yet again proving that some dreams do come true, 44 of TVLine's 96 Dream Emmy Nominees — including Outstanding Comedy contender PEN15 — wound up landing on the Academy's short list. (Like last year and the year before it, that represents just about half! As always, we'll take it.)