Once ‘Not TV,’ HBO Now Most Definitely Is

For all that was new and different and—for lack of a better word—revolutionary about the Emmys, they were also a reminder that in many ways, it’s the establishment that’s winning, epitomized by HBO taking home 14 statuettes. Combined with its Creative Emmy wins last week, HBO notched 43 awards overall, which is one less than than CBS won in 1974, when it set the all-time record.