TV Worth Blogging
by David Thiel, Program Director for WILL-TV
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PBS Cleans Up
Emmy nominations were announced this week, and PBS was by no means overlooked, scoring 33 in Primetime categories and 38 News and Documentary nods.
Masterpiece Theatre picked up 10, including Outstanding Miniseries, Lead Actress (Dame Judi Dench) and Supporting Actress (Eileen Atkins) nods for “Cranford.” Ken Burns’ The War and Great Performances each received six.
Other Primetime nomination highlights: American Masters for Outstanding Nonfiction Series; Pioneers of Television for Nonfiction Special; Antiques Roadshow for Reality Program, and Great Performances’ “James Taylor: One Man Band” for Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
In the News and Documentary categories PBS dominated the field with 38, more than the next two closest competitors (ABC and CBS) combined. Big winners included P.O.V. with six nominations; America at a Crossroads, Nature and Frontline (including Frontline/World) with five each; NOVA (including NOVA scienceNOW) with four; and The Newshour and Independent Lens with three each.
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