‘Mad Men,’ ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ win first Critics’ Choice TV Awards

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Some winners of the first Critics’ Choice Television Awards looked a lot like the Emmys (‘Mad Men’ and ‘Modern Family’ as best drama and comedy series), but others were new honorees usually ignored by other kudos – like John Noble (‘Fringe’) and Busy Philipps (‘Cougar Town’).

Easily the most shocking recipient of a prize bestowed at the Beverly Hills Hotel lunch today was ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ winning best reality program in a tie with ‘Hoarders.’ Spin-off shows of the ‘Housewives’ franchise often get great TV ratings, but seldom much critical respect.

Below, the full list of champs:

DRAMA SERIES
‘Mad Men’

DRAMA ACTOR
Jon Hamm, ‘Mad Men’

DRAMA ACTRESS
Julianna Margulies, ‘The Good Wife’

SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR
John Noble, ‘Fringe’

SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTRESS (Tie)
Christina Hendricks, ‘Mad Men’
Margo Martindale, ‘Justified’

REALITY SERIES (Tie)
‘Hoarders’
‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’

REALITY SERIES, COMPETITION
‘American Idol’

REALITY SHOW HOST
Mike Rowe, ‘Dirty Jobs’

TALK SHOW
‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’

COMEDY SERIES
‘Modern Family’

COMEDY ACTOR
Jim Parsons, ‘The Big Bang Theory’

COMEDY ACTRESS
Tina Fey, ’30 Rock’

SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris, ‘How I Met Your Mother’

SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTRESS
Busy Philipps, ‘Cougar Town’

MOST EXCITING NEW SERIES
‘Alcatraz’
‘Apartment 23’
‘Awake’
‘Falling Skies’
‘New Girl’
‘Ringer’
‘Smash’
‘Terra Nova’

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-- Tom O’Neil