The figure represents a five percent drop from the previous low of 11.8 million viewers who tuned in to watch last year’s event which was hosted by Fox.
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HBO’s “Game of Thrones”, based on Martin’s beloved adult fantasy series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, took home awards for Best Drama, Best Writing and Best Directing, replacing “Frasier” as the most decorated television series in Emmy history, with a total of 38 awards. They accounted for four of the 27 awards, and only one for a prime-time scripted series.
Dame Maggie Smith may not frequent Hollywood’s annual Emmys ceremony, but the television academy sure as hell isn’t holding on to her award.
“This, if you don’t know, is she’s been nominated nine times, won three times”. It was her third win for playing the formidable dowager.
An emotional Louis-Dreyfus noted that her father had passed away only a few days before. In her acceptance speech she said, “I’d also like to take this opportunity to personally apologise for the current political climate”.
Winning for comedy series writing, the Master co-creator pointed out that Italian Americans can see themselves in movies such as The Godfather and Rocky, while Asian Americans have mostly stereotypical representations such as Sixteen Candles’ Long Duk Dong.
Malek, of USA’s thriller “Mr. Robot”, and Maslany of “Orphan Black” won the top acting trophies for drama series. “I would not be unhappy if I were the last cisgender man to play a female transgender”.
Saturday Night Live still holds the record for the most Emmy wins of all time for any show, but it’s been on since 1975.
Executive Producer David Mandel accepts the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for “Veep” along with the cast and crew at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2016. “I feel like that perspective, that’s really right for right now”, she said.
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The Jimmy Kimmel-hosted affair was bested by both a tight battle between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers on NBC’s Sunday Night Football (7.4/23) and the first part of CBS’ four-part series The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey, which pulled down 10.29 million viewers and a 2.1/7 in the key demo. “When you take people of color, women, trans people, queer people, as the subjects of stories, you change the world”, Soloway said, before ending on the mic drop/rallying cry “Topple the patriarchy!”
