Can you name the shows that were nominated for the Primetime Emmy for best comedy or drama every season?

created by 1906cubs

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Correctly named TV shows will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Minimum 2 seasons. * indicates show is still running. ** indicates that: in 1957 & 1965, the Emmy's did not have these categories, thus no one was nominated.
Source: Emmy Database
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Outstanding Comedy Series
11 Years, 1973-1983, 1 Win, CBS
11 Years, 1983-1993, 4 Wins, NBC
9 Years, 1971-1978, 4 Wins, CBS
7 Years, 1971-1977, 3 Wins, CBS
6 Years, 1993-1998, 0 Wins, HBO
6 Years, 1999-2004, 1 Win, HBO
* 6 Years, 2007- present, 3 Wins, NBC
5 Years, 1979-1983, 3 Wins, ABC
3 Years, 1953-1955, 0 Wins, NBC
** 3 Years, 1956-1958, 2 Wins, CBS
3 Years, 2004-2006, 1 Win, FOX
* 3 Years, 2010-present, 3 Wins, ABC
2 Years, 1983-1984, 0 Wins, NBC

Outstanding Drama Series
7 Years, 2000-2006, 4 Wins, NBC
7 Years, 1999-2007, 2 Wins, HBO
6 Years, 1983-1988, 0 Wins, NBC
5 Years, 1978-1982, 2 Wins, CBS
* 5 Years, 2008-present, 4 Wins, AMC
4 Years, 1959-1962, 0 Wins, ABC
4 Years, 1988-1991, 1 Win, ABC
** 3 Years, 1958-1960, 3 Wins, CBS
** 3 Years, 1962-1964, 3 Wins, CBS
3 Years, 1966-1968, 0 Wins, NBC
2 Years, 1951-1952, 1 Win, ABC
2 Years, 1962-1963, 0 Wins, ABC
2 Years, 1962-1963, 0 Wins, NBC
2 Years, 1992-1993, 0 Wins, NBC
* 2 Years, 2011-present, 0 Wins, HBO
* 2 Years, 2011-present, 0 Wins, HBO

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Emmy Nominated Every Season Quiz

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Created Sep 23, 2011 in Television
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	Tony_A:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 18:21 GMT		7 points
	I still don't understand how Larry Sanders Show never won. It had Garry Shandling and Rip Torn!

	chikka2:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 18:32 GMT		3 points
	Interesting that the overwhelming % of correct guesses are for comedies, but that might be because a lot of the drama choices are (to me anyway) more obscure. Intriguing quiz

	TonyT074:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 18:32 GMT		1 point
	@rockgolf Taxi was on for 5 seasons.....4 on ABC and it's last season was indeed on NBC.

	Tony_A:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:02 GMT		1 point
	@chikka2, 50 % of the drama series' are from the 1950s and 1960s, and I am guessing that drama "ruled" television during that time, and since there were only 3 stations to watch, there wasn't the overload of shows we now have access to.

	ZapRowsdower:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:23 GMT		6 points
	I can't believe that 0.1% got Pulitzer Prize Playhouse! How can that number be so high!

	Bobman1:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:24 GMT		4 points
	Isn't Alcoa Premier a soccer league? If not, that sure explains why I'm the only one in the stands every "game." I fondly remember the championship when they went head-to-head with Pulitzer Prize Playhouse....

	rockgolf:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:38 GMT		3 points
	@bobman1: I remember that game. As I recall Alcoa foiled the Pulitzers. No prize for them.

	js42109:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:40 GMT		4 points
	further proof the West Wing is the greatest series of all time

	WCRoentgen:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:42 GMT		3 points
	Excellent quiz. Heck of a lot of data, bonus answers alone. And, no Emmy love for Bob Newhart?

	JacketFan:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 19:57 GMT		2 points
	Wally Cox as Mr. Peepers - thanks for the memories!

	encoffman:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 20:34 GMT		1 point
	This doesn't impact the game or the answers - I'm just a Breaking Bad nerd. They've been on for 4 seasons, but only been able to be nominated for the first 3 (this past season that just ended falls into next year's Emmy cycle). So, technically, they've been nominated 2 out of 3 and could (SHOULD) be nominated 3 out of 4.

	UshMush:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 20:37 GMT		-3 points
	Hahaha i only got 2 of the actual answers (Glee and MAS*H) but got 7 of the extra ones at the bottom... oops...

	volkstraum:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 20:39 GMT		-2 points
	I got about a dozen bonuses and five real answers. Took me almos the entire length of the quiz to figure out that "every season" applied to the show's particular run.

	FIGO:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 21:28 GMT		5 points
	Now that Arrested is coming back next season we have to hope they can keep the streak alive.

	Caedus:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 21:46 GMT		4 points
	Can't wait to see Game of Thrones on here next year :)

	brewoodlodger:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 22:12 GMT		1 point
	I managed 4 real answers and 11 extras. Well done me!

	steel03:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 22:38 GMT		1 point
	Glee and Sex and the City, but not Parks and Rec, Community, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dexter, Six Feet Under...

	needapausebutton:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 23:03 GMT		6 points
	@js42109: I liked The West Wing too, and am currently re-watching the series.... And re-experiencing, of course, the obligatory repetitive dialogue between any two staffers. Wish I’d been a writer for the show, let’s see: Donna: “I’ve got something to say.” Josh: “Did you say you have something to say?” Donna: “I’m just saying…” Josh: “What are you saying?” Donna: “That I’ve got something to say.” Josh: “Then say it!” Donna: “You don’t want me to say it?” Josh “I didn’t say that.” Donna: “Then what are you saying?” Josh: “What are YOU saying?” Donna: “That I’ve got something to say…”

	segacs:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 00:08 GMT		3 points
	Ah, Sorkinese...

	Pogues:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 01:06 GMT		0 points
	Considering the quiz I just put together, based on Emmy nominations and awards, this should have been a cakewalk. Not. Even. Close. (PS, check out my quiz...I won't advertise it...make you work for it)

	Buckler:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 01:47 GMT		1 point
	For the bonus answer "Breaking Bad," the show has been nominated twice out of only three times of eligibility. The 4th season will be eligible for the next Emmys and it will definitely get nominated. You should change it to 2 out 3 seasons.

	cuttywise:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 02:06 GMT		2 points
	I've really got to wonder about the people who come up with the nominations. The Wire was never even nominated? It won 2 emmys for best writing in a dramatic series so they were clearly aware of it. I won't bash any of the other shows on here except to say that none of them are as good as The Wire.

	sillysweet1:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 02:12 GMT		1 point
	Wow. 30 Rock is on there. I guessed it right, but I expected that to be bonus!

	eab21:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 02:44 GMT		2 points
	How did Seinfeld only have 1 win?

	heatherh:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 07:37 GMT		2 points
	Hill Street Blues, you were so close!

	BiloxiSean:	Oct 22nd, 2011 at 15:51 GMT		6 points
	My avatar aside, it amazes me that The Wire was never nominated.

	tm16scud:	Oct 24th, 2011 at 15:02 GMT		2 points
	The fact that Curb Your Enthusiasm has never won, yet SATC has won an Emmy, astounds me and leaves me with little hope for our species.

	Tom_Tildrum:	Oct 27th, 2011 at 16:32 GMT		1 point
	If I was a TV executive, you know what I would slap on the air: "Pee-Wee's Pulitzer Prize Playhouse." It can't lose!

	Fawkcue:	Feb 26th, 2012 at 07:55 GMT		1 point
	Nice. Very tough. Got 4 right and still got 69%, lol.

	StevieB82:	Feb 27th, 2012 at 14:09 GMT		2 points
	Wow, that's a LOT of research you did. Well done!

	kjack66:	May 14th, 2012 at 18:36 GMT		2 points
	I'm not sure what this says about me, but this is one of my highest percentile scores ever. I got 23, which puts me in the top .5%. My most obscure score: "Mr. Peepers," which I've never seen. But I knew it was on NBC for 3 years in the mid-50's, so there you go. Too bad almost no one saw or remembered "I'll Fly Away," an excellent drama about the civil rights era in the south in the early 1960's, from both black and white perspectives. It starred Sam Waterston before he went to "Law and Order."

	Sapphiretnr:	Jun 21st, 2012 at 00:16 GMT		0 points
	WTF! What about soap operas? Bold & The Beautiful, Days of our lives, Charmed? Hello? >:(

	1906cubs:	Jul 26th, 2012 at 18:47 GMT		1 point
	30 Rock now finds itself in the same position as Hill Street Blues. 6 for 6 with 1 season to go. It will be tough because of stiff competition (the return of arrested development) and a shortened season. Hopefully it makes it. The comedy side needs some more entires.