Drama Series Emmy Winners – Which shows are you most surprised only won once?

[Daniel B.Participant Joined: Nov 22nd, 2010 Topics: 164 Posts: 1535 View Predictions]

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Which Emmy-winning show are you most surprised only won 1 time for Best Drama Series? I included all shows with 4+ nominations (except NET Playhouse, as there is a limit of 10 options in the poll).

Other one-time winners include:
NET Playhouse
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Rockford Files
The Waltons
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Bold Ones
Elizabeth R
The Fugitive
Gunsmoke
Producers’ Showcase

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[jjjmossParticipant Joined: May 30th, 2016 Topics: 1 Posts: 468 View Predictions]

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The Handmaid’s Tale

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[RileyKeymaster Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 128 Posts: 15170 View Predictions]

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That is not even going to get a third nomination.

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[methaddictionParticipant Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 2 Posts: 1577 View Predictions]

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Lost being dropped for Grey’s Anatomy is comical.

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[PulpParticipant Joined: Feb 13th, 2017 Topics: 22 Posts: 9412 View Predictions]

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Riley wrote:

That is not even going to get a third nomination.

Why? Look at how long they kept nominating Homeland, Downton Abbey and House of Cards? THT could definitely be that show they just keep going back to despite no one caring about it anymore.

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[MukundParticipant Joined: May 27th, 2018 Topics: 5 Posts: 2021 View Predictions]

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Obviously NYPD Blue.

Record 4 Directing and 4 Lead Actor wins, 3 Writing wins, and two supporting acting wins. It’s also the 12th most nominated show in Emmy history.

I find it absurd that the Emmys were awarding shows like Picket Fences and The Practice their second Series wins during the same time.

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[Ivo StoyanovParticipant Joined: Jun 3rd, 2015 Topics: 2 Posts: 1158 View Predictions]

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Pulp wrote:

Why? Look at how long they kept nominating Homeland, Downton Abbey and House of Cards? THT could definitely be that show they just keep going back to despite no one caring about it anymore.

THT is one of the most talked and liked TV shows on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. It made Hulu rich and it gave them relevance and prestige. It gave the book a new life and multiplied his sales. The fact that no one on those forums cares about it, besides Luca, Jjjmoss and me, is completely irrelevant, the real world definitely cares.

The ongoing prestige dramas have real struggle to succeed with big audiences. THT is in top 5 of popularity along with Chernobyl, Big Little Lies, Stranger Things and Westworld. Then there is a huge gap. The Walking Dead, Riverdale, 13 reasons why, Grey’s Anatomy, Outlander and many more are much more popular than the rest of prestige dramas. This popularity will always help THT.

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[Ivo StoyanovParticipant Joined: Jun 3rd, 2015 Topics: 2 Posts: 1158 View Predictions]

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I don’t see a single surprise here, Lost and Homeland were never universally liked after their first seasons. The rest were products of different times, audiences and voting system, maybe with the exception of 24, but that would have never won today.

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[gatormanParticipant Joined: Aug 6th, 2015 Topics: 6 Posts: 358 View Predictions]

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On a side note, I’m surprised Law and Order: SVU has never been nominated for Best Drama Series.

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[sofanParticipant Joined: Oct 1st, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 1927 View Predictions]

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Homeland for especially its fourth season.

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[Daniel B.Participant Joined: Nov 22nd, 2010 Topics: 164 Posts: 1535 View Predictions]

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Ivo Stoyanov wrote:

I don’t see a single surprise here, Lost and Homeland were never universally liked after their first seasons. The rest were products of different times, audiences and voting system, maybe with the exception of 24, but that would have never won today.

I agree that there aren’t too many surprises on the list, especially compared to the comedy list, which in my opinion, is full of surprises.

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