LOS ANGELES – Notable facts and figures from Tuesday’s nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards:___‘WATCHMEN’ SOARS BUT ‘ROOTS’ RUNS DEEPHBO's “Watchmen” led all shows with a whopping 26 nominations, but that doesn't come close to the record for a limited series.
That honor belongs to the 1977 mega-hit “Roots,” which like “Watchmen” looked at American history and the legacy of racism, though in a very different way. “Roots” was nominated for 37 Emmys, the biggest number for any show of any kind in a single year.
It won nine. Another HBO limited series, 2008's “John Adams,” holds the record for limited series Emmy wins with 13, from 23 nominations.