BROADCAST NETWORKS MAKE STRONG SHOWING AT EMMYS

After being trounced by the cable networks for years, the broadcast networks made a comeback Sunday night, collecting a slew of Emmy awards for such shows as ABC’s Modern Family, PBS’s Downton Abbey, and CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, and The Good Wife. One would be tempted to add DirecTV’s Friday Night […]

NEW EMMY DEAL STRUCK WITH TV NETWORKS

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has approved a new deal with the broadcast networks for its annual Emmy awards show that will put $66 million in its coffers over the next eight years. The Academy also announced that this year’s telecast will be produced for the first time by reality show maven Mark […]

LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 2010 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS

COMEDY SERIES: Modern Family (ABC) DRAMA SERIES: Mad Men (AMC) MINI-SERIES: The Pacific (HBO) TELEVISION MOVIE: Temple Grandin (HBO) VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) REALITY PROGRAM: Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) REALITY COMPETITION: Top Chef (Bravo) ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory […]