Four months after being promoted to president of Disney Entertainment Television, Debra OConnell experienced her first morning Emmy nominations in the new job, and it was good for the executive. The Walt Disney Company earned a total of 125 nominations at the 78th Emmy Awards, including 46 for ABC (the most for any broadcast network).

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

On ABC, perhaps the biggest surprise was the return of “Dancing With the Stars” to the reality competition series category, earning its first nomination there in a decade.

“I mean, what a phenomenon it still is, and just an incredible creative display of great work, and decades of evolution and continuity being a very important thing,” OConnell said. “When you think about it a little bit, I’d say it’s overdue recognition. Just a great example of his cultural impact.”

Additionally, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” earned its 15th consecutive nomination in the outstanding variety series field (which this year combined spoken-word and scripted variety), and its first writing nomination for a variety series in 13 years.

“Being nominated for writing, I’m so proud of Jimmy and the entire team,” she said. “It’s just a testament to the wonderful creativity that exists everywhere.”

ABC’s nominations were led by “Abbott Elementary,” which earned its fifth consecutive nomination for best comedy series, as well as acting nominations for Quinta Brunson, Janelle James and Tyler James Williams. And in the game show segment, ABC earned four of five nominations.

Hulu received 22 nominations, including “Paradise,” which earned seven nominations (including drama series) and “Only Murders in the Building,” once again for outstanding comedy. National Geographic’s 12 nominations included “Tucci in Italy” (outstanding featured nonfiction special or series), as well as outstanding documentary or nonfiction special and outstanding narrator for “Ocean with David Attenborough.”

The 59 Emmy nominations for Disney Television Studios (spanning 20th Television and 20th Television Animation) included “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons” for outstanding animated program; comedy nominations for “Abbott Elementary” (shared with Warner Bros. TV), “Only Murders in the Building” and Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This”; limited or anthology series nominations for FX/Hulu’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” and Netflix’s “The Beast in Me”; and a featured variety special (pre-recorded) for “The Muppet Show.”

Meanwhile, this represented the first year that FX’s linear and streaming outlets, which have separate oversight, shared the day and date of all their contenders. That meant OConnell’s linear side of the FX equation shared the 23 nominations with John Landgraf’s FX programming oversight, which can also be found at Huly. That included “The Bear,” “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,” “Welcome to Wrexham” and “Alien: Earth.”

Previously, not all FX-branded programming ran on the FX linear channel. Now, all FX-branded series launch on linear FX and Hulu at the same time. “It’s a really nice opportunity to reach the audience where they are,” he said.