Every edition of the Emmys has several big winners. This year's award-winning hits will be locked in TV shows like Westworld, Saturday Night Live, Big Little Lies, Our Day, and The Handmaid's Tale.
For audiences, it's no surprise that these high-profile masterpieces will be the darlings of this year's Emmy Awards. But surprisingly, there are many TV shows that are also popular with audiences that have not performed very well at the Emmy Awards over the years, and some shows have even gone unpopular and returned empty-handed.
The classic American drama "Friends" won only 6 Emmy Awards during its broadcast, while another landmark sitcom, Seinfeld, won only 10 Emmy Awards. HBO's critically acclaimed series,"The Wire," didn't even get a single trophy and won just two nominations.
However, the most Emmy-winning television works in history have also been well received and loved by viewers and critics. Although "Game of Thrones" did not qualify for this year's Emmy Awards, the number of awards won by this high-scoring American drama is close to the record held by "Saturday Night Live". Hit American dramas such as Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Frasier have also been popular in the awards season, as evidenced by their double-digit awards and even triple-digit award nominations.
The 69th Emmy Awards ceremony in 2017 will be held on September 17 at 8 p.m. EST, and the award ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and will be broadcast exclusively by Mango TV in China.
Here are the 19 most-honored Emmy TV shows:
Breaking Bad: 16 awards and 58 nominations
The fifth season of Breaking Bad won two best drama series because it was divided into two segments. The two protagonists, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, won 3 Emmy Awards for the show.
"I'm a Comedy Maniac" (30 Rock): 16 awards and 103 nominations
"I'm a Comedy Maniac" was once an Emmy Darling, with 10 nominations in the first season and 17 nominations in the second season. The show won Best Drama Series in a Comedy category for three consecutive years.
Mad Men: 16 awards and 116 nominations
The Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series has always been fiercely competitive. After being nominated for the award seven times, Mad Men actor Jon Hamm was finally recognized, winning the award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2015. The first four seasons of Mad Men won Best Drama Series. In addition, the play has won a number of awards in the categories of screenwriting, directing and styling.
Murphy Brown: 18 awards and 62 nominations
"The Girl of the Storm" has been nominated for Best Drama Series in a Comedy category five times, and won twice in 1990 and 1992. For his outstanding performance at the end of the series, Candice Bergen, who plays the main character Murphy Brown, won five Emmy Awards. On par with Bergen's record are Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mary Tyler Moore.
Taxi: 18 awards and 34 nominations
Taxi won the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in a comedy series three times. The show focuses on a group of taxi drivers and hateful dispatchers in New York City, depicting their daily lives. Carol Kane, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and Judd Hirsch all won Emmy Awards for their performances in Taxi.
NYPD Blue: 20 awards and 84 nominations
The reason why the Emmy Awards favored "New York Major Crime Unit" so much, in addition to the excellent script and outstanding interpretation of the actors, is the uniqueness of the series itself. The drama focuses on the ordinary police officers of the 15th Police District of New York City, deeply portraying their ordinary lives. In 1995, the series won an Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. It was also nominated for the award between 1994 and 1999. Dennis Franz was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series every year from 1994 to 2001 for the show, and won four awards in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999.
24 Hours (24): 20 awards and 68 nominations
24 Hours was nominated for Best Drama Series three times between 2002 and 2005 and won in 2006. Kiefer Sutherland was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series several times from 2002 to 2007 for the show, and won in 2006.
The Sopranos: 21 awards and 112 nominations
"The Sopranos" has been nominated for Best Drama Series every year since its broadcast, and in 2004, the fifth season finally won the award. "The Sopranos" was the first cable television series to win the award. In 2007, the second part of the final season of The Sopranos once again won Best Drama Series.
While nominated for Best Drama Series every year, The Sopranos won best screenplay in a drama series, except in 2000. In the acting category, "The Sopranos" won a total of 9 Emmy Awards, including awards for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
"All in the Family": 22 awards and 55 nominations
The biggest breakthrough of the sitcom "Family Portrait" is that many of the themes that were previously considered inappropriate for tv dramas are reflected in the show, including racism, women's liberation, rape, religion, abortion, the Vietnam War and other issues. The Family Portrait series is groundbreaking and influential, and the Emmy Awards take it very seriously. "Family Portrait" is the first television series in which all the protagonists of the series have won Emmy Awards. This has happened only three times, with the other two TV series being "The Golden Girls" and "The Simpsons." In addition, in addition to winning several awards in the screenwriting category, the first three seasons of "Family Portrait" have won the best drama series in the comedy category, and the penultimate season that aired in 1978 also won the award again.
Modern Family: 22 awards and 80 nominations
The first five seasons of ABC's hit sitcom Modern Family won the Award for Best Drama Series in the Comedy category. Lead actors Ty Burell, Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen have all won several Emmy Awards for the show.
Emergency Room Story (ER): 23 awards and 124 nominations
NBC's hit medical drama "The Emergency Room Story" has been broadcasting since 1994 and has a total of 15 seasons. The famous movie star George Clooney became popular because of his appearance in the play. In 1996, "The Story of the Emergency Room" won best drama series. Most of the Emmy awards the show won are in the technical category, such as Best Sound Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Graphic Design.
The West Wing: 26 awards and 95 nominations
The NBC political-themed television series, in which Aaron Sorkin wrote and produced the script, set in the west wing of the White House at the U.S. presidential residence, fictionalizes the Oval Office of Democratic President Joshua Butler and the office area of senior presidential staff. Between 2000 and 2003, the series won four Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series.
Sorkin won Best Screenplay for the first season of "The White House." Sorkin has since been nominated for the award several times, but none of them have been awarded.
Hill Street Blues: 26 awards and 98 nominations
CNN once called "Blues on Hill Street" "the most influential TV series in history." Filmed using handheld photography technology, the story structure is intertwined, and the all-star cast is excellently interpreted, and it has won a total of 8 Emmy Awards since the first season aired. The series was extremely innovative throughout, and between 1981 and 1987, it was the object of emulation by many works.
Cheers: 28 awards and 117 nominations
NBC's hit sitcom "Hotel Joy" has 11 seasons, which began airing in 1982 and ended in 1993, and each season has been nominated for Best Drama Series in the Comedy category and won four awards. Many of the actors who participated in the show won Emmy Awards. Rhea Perlman has twice won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Ted Danson also won Best Actor twice.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: 29 awards and 67 nominations
This CBS sitcom starring Mary Taylor Moore was a hit and revolutionary. The play tells the story of an independent single professional woman in her 30s. During its broadcast from 1970 to 1977, the show won Best Drama Series in a Comedy category for three consecutive years. Moore also won three awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the show, and in 1974 won an award for Actress of the Year.
The Simpsons: 32 awards and 87 nominations
The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series in U.S. television history, winning the Emmy Award for Best Animated Show 10 times, and has consistently been the most award-winning animated sitcom in its class.
Frasier: 37 awards and 108 nominations
NBC's hit sitcom "Happy Hotel" was a great success, and as a spin-off of "Happy Hotel", "Happy Family" also received high recognition. From its 1993 broadcast to its finale in 2004, it had 11 seasons, during which it won the best drama series in the comedy category five times. Starring Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce, both won four Emmy Awards for their performances in the show.
Game of Thrones: 38 awards and 110 nominations
As the most popular TV series in the history of the Emmy Awards, HBO hit "Game of Thrones" is expected to top the list in 2018, becoming the most emmy award-winning TV show. Because the latest episode of "Game of Thrones" aired in midsummer and did not meet the criteria for the Emmy Awards, "Game of Thrones" did not qualify for this year's Emmy Awards.
Saturday Night Live: 50 awards and 231 nominations
Since its premiere on NBC in 1975, Weekend Night Live has aired a total of 42 seasons, winning awards in multiple Emmy Awards categories and being the most awarded television show in Emmy history. Originally founded by Lorne Michaels, the show won two awards for Best Variety/Music/Comedy in 1976 and 1993. In 2017, three actresses on the show, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Beyer and Leslie Jones, were all nominated for the same award and will compete together for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
(Translator: Liu Sang)