Playing catch up, but I thought this definitely was worth noting.

Last week in New York, ESPN’s 30 for 30 won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Documentary Series. Given that 30 for 30 might be the best thing the network does, you would think the films would have earned several of those neat trophies.

“First one,” said 30 for 30 executive producer John Dahl with the Emmy in hand.

I cracked that now 30 for 30 knows how Martin Scorsese felt after being forced to wait through numerous nominations before winning his first best director Oscar.

Dahl laughed and said, “I guess the fifth time is the charm.”

Yes, ever since being first nominated in 2009, 30 for 30 had been 0 for the Emmys until Tuesday.

“It’s nice to win,” Dahl said. “If you look at all of the other nominees, they’re all great. It’s hard to win in this category.”

You can be sure 30 for 30’s first Sports Emmys won’t be its last.