'30 Rock' breaks comedy record at Emmy nominations
July 17, 2008 | 6:57
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By scoring 17 nominations today, "30 Rock" set a record for most bids among comedy series. Previous champ: "The Larry Sanders Show" (16 in 1997). Mind you, that's not the biggest score among series. "NYPD Blue" pulled that off in 1994 with 26 nods.
Best drama series nominee "Mad Men" scored 16. "Pushing Daisies" pushed through for 12 but didn't get nommed for best comedy!
Hating to be a squeaky wheel, I wonder if it makes any difference that Roots' nominations were categorized mostly under Drama Series? Making the Angels in America mini-series the previous recordholder...
Posted by: David Acacia | July 17, 2008 at 08:32 AM
Previously, the biggest tally of bids for a mini-series was actually for Angels in America, with 21 nominations.
Posted by: David Acacia | July 17, 2008 at 07:45 AM
I'm thrilled about John Adams particularly about the nomination for Stephen Dillane who was BRILLIANT as Thomas Jefferson.
Posted by: jmarsh | July 17, 2008 at 07:36 AM
Tom, you are right about John Adams breaking the nomination record, but it actually broke Angels in America record. It was nominated for 21 awards, winning 11. Just letting you know!
Posted by: Awardshq | July 17, 2008 at 07:32 AM