Disney Entertainment TV Chairman Debra OConnell on Emmy Noms, Recognition for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and the New FX/Hulu Setup

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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Four months after she was elevated to chairman of Disney Entertainment Television, Debra OConnell experienced her first Emmy nominations morning in the new gig — and it was a good one for the exec. The Walt Disney Company scored a total of 125 nominations at the 78th Emmy Awards — including 46 for ABC (the most of any broadcast network).

“It’s an embarrassment of riches,” OConnell told Variety. Besides ABC, the 125-nom tally includes Disney Kids & Family, FX, Disney Television Studios (20th Television Animation and 20th Television), Hulu Originals, National Geographic and Onyx Collective, as well as The Walt Disney Studios’ Lucasfilm, Marvel Television, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures.

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