PBS programs received six nominations for the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees on Tuesday, July 28 during a live virtual event hosted by Leslie Jones on Emmys.com.

The critically acclaimed documentary series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE received a nomination for CHASING THE MOON in Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE films have earned a total of 30 Emmy Awards over the years.

AMERICAN MASTERS received their 76th Emmy nomination overall and 11th in Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

The Primetime Emmy® Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will broadcast on Sunday, September 20, 2020, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. ET on ABC.

A complete list of PBS nominees and their categories follows. For a full list of the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy® nominees, go to www.emmys.com.

PBS congratulates all of our nominees!

AMERICAN MASTERS
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Outstanding Structured Reality Program

CHASING THE MOON (AMERICAN EXPERIENCE)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

DAVE CHAPPELLE: THE KENNEDY CENTER MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

ONE CHILD NATION (INDEPENDENT LENS)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking