Emmy inside track: The race for TV drama series
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Our message board moderators agree that three TV shows are seriously in the Emmy running for outstanding drama series: ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘The Good Wife.’
Matthew Cormier and Marcus Dixon back ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ which won best drama series at the Golden Globes and best ensemble drama series at the SAG Awards earlier this year. Chris Beachum, Darrin Dortch, Rob Licuria and Matt Noble pick ‘Mad Men’ to win for a fourth year in a row.
Curiously, all six moderators rank ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘Mad Men’ in their top two positions — and they all rank ‘The Good Wife’ in third place.
‘The Good Wife’ has several strong pluses. For starters, it’s a hit legal-eagle show in the tradition of past winners ‘The Practice’ and ‘L.A. Law.’ It airs on a broadcast TV channel (CBS). Broadcast channels employ the vast majority of the 14,000 members of the TV academy, and they haven’t won best drama series since 2006 (‘24’). Futhermore, it’s airing new episodes right now, so it’s fresh in the minds of Emmy voters. ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ are old news, having aired in late 2010.
Nominations will be unveiled July 14, winners Sept. 18.
— Tom O’Neil
DRAMA SERIES | Beachum | Cormier | Dixon | Dortch | Licuria | Noble |
| ‘Big Love’ | 6 | |||||
| ‘Boardwalk Empire’ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ‘Dexter’ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| ‘Friday Night Lights’ | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||
| ‘Game of Thrones’ | 6 | 5 | ||||
| ‘The Good Wife’ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| ‘In Treatment’ | 6 | |||||
| ‘The Killing’ | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| ‘Mad Men’ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ‘Sons of Anarchy’ | 6 | |||||
| ‘The Walking Dead’ | 6 |
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