NBC’s “30 Rock” won the Emmy award for best comedy series for the third year in a row and its star Alec Baldwin received his second win for his portrayal of a slick and unscrupulous network executive.
AMC’s “Mad Men” won best dramatic series for the second year in a row at today’s 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris on CBS Corp.’s television network.
“30 Rock” dominated the comedy category. The satire, set behind the scenes at a television show on General Electric Co.’s NBC, won a total of five awards, the most of any television series. The accolades haven’t helped in viewer ratings, where the show has struggled.
“This is the greatest job I’ll ever have,” Baldwin said after his win. “We’ve been very lucky with the show.”
There were multiple repeat winners. Glenn Close and Bryan Cranston both won for the second year in a row for their leading dramatic roles in FX Network’s “Damages” and AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” AMC is owned by Bethpage, New York- based Cablevision Systems Corp. and FX is owned by New York-based News Corp.
Toni Collette received the award for best lead actress in a comedy for her role as a mother with an identity disorder in Showtime’s “United States of Tara.”
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“The Amazing Race,” on CBS, won the award for best competition reality show, and “Grey Gardens” won best made- for-television movie on Time Warner Inc.’s HBO.
Jon Cryer won best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role as a hapless father in CBS Corp.’s “Two and a Half Men,” and Kristin Chenoweth also won for supporting actress in a comedy for her role in ABC’s “Pushing Daisies.”
Cherry Jones, who plays President Allison Taylor of Fox’s action thriller “24,” won best supporting actress in a drama. It was Jones’s first Emmy nomination.
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” from Viacom Inc.’s Comedy Central received awards for best program and best writing in variety-comedy-musical categories.
Prime-time audiences fell at three of the four biggest U.S. TV networks last season, with only CBS gaining both total viewers and the 18-to-49-year-olds that advertisers target most, according to Nielsen Co. CBS ended the season as the most- watched network and Fox finished with the most viewers 18 to 49.
The broadcast networks followed HBO in nominations, with 67 for New York-based NBC and 55 for Burbank, California-based ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co. CBS nabbed 49, while News Corp.’s Fox received 42, with 8 coming from “American Idol,” the most- watched show in prime time.
AMC’s “Mad Men” won best dramatic series for the second year in a row at today’s 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris on CBS Corp.’s television network.
“30 Rock” dominated the comedy category. The satire, set behind the scenes at a television show on General Electric Co.’s NBC, won a total of five awards, the most of any television series. The accolades haven’t helped in viewer ratings, where the show has struggled.
“This is the greatest job I’ll ever have,” Baldwin said after his win. “We’ve been very lucky with the show.”
There were multiple repeat winners. Glenn Close and Bryan Cranston both won for the second year in a row for their leading dramatic roles in FX Network’s “Damages” and AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” AMC is owned by Bethpage, New York- based Cablevision Systems Corp. and FX is owned by New York-based News Corp.
Toni Collette received the award for best lead actress in a comedy for her role as a mother with an identity disorder in Showtime’s “United States of Tara.”
‘The Daily Show’
“The Amazing Race,” on CBS, won the award for best competition reality show, and “Grey Gardens” won best made- for-television movie on Time Warner Inc.’s HBO.
Jon Cryer won best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role as a hapless father in CBS Corp.’s “Two and a Half Men,” and Kristin Chenoweth also won for supporting actress in a comedy for her role in ABC’s “Pushing Daisies.”
Cherry Jones, who plays President Allison Taylor of Fox’s action thriller “24,” won best supporting actress in a drama. It was Jones’s first Emmy nomination.
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” from Viacom Inc.’s Comedy Central received awards for best program and best writing in variety-comedy-musical categories.
Prime-time audiences fell at three of the four biggest U.S. TV networks last season, with only CBS gaining both total viewers and the 18-to-49-year-olds that advertisers target most, according to Nielsen Co. CBS ended the season as the most- watched network and Fox finished with the most viewers 18 to 49.
The broadcast networks followed HBO in nominations, with 67 for New York-based NBC and 55 for Burbank, California-based ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co. CBS nabbed 49, while News Corp.’s Fox received 42, with 8 coming from “American Idol,” the most- watched show in prime time.
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