Monday, September 24, 2012

Emmys 2012: Numbers up, but repeat winners were, too

The rousing endorsement of "Game Change," which drew more than 2 million viewers when it premiered in March, about a sixth of the audience of the miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys," was a reflection of the way politics factored into this year's EmmysThe audience at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nearly got an extreme close-up of Modern Family star Sofia Vergara when the cast went up to accept the award for Best Comedy at the end of the evening. Vergara had a wardrobe malfunction justFor some reason I started Emmy night worrying that Hugh Bonneville of PBS Masterpiece's Downton Abbey would win best actor in a drama, or that there'd be a Downton sweep. He gives a perfectly lovely performance, but it's essentially like watching PiersThe rousing endorsement of "Game Change," which drew more than 2 million viewers when it premiered in March, about a sixth of the audience of the miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys," was a reflection of the way politics factored into this year's EmmysHe was modestly referring to the debatable decision to choose him over comic geniuses like Larry David and Louis C.K. But he could easily have been talking about the entire Emmys telecast. It was hideous. Television had a very good year, and this was
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