Chasing Television’s Long Tail
Here’s a list of prime time Emmies:
* Supporting actor in a comedy series: Jeremy Piven, Entourage
* Supporting actor in a drama series: Terry O’Quinn, Lost
* Supporting actress in a comedy series: Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
* Supporting actress in a drama series: Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
* Lead actor in a miniseries or movie: Robert Duvall, Broken Trail
* Miniseries: Broken Trail
* Variety, music, or comedy series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
* Variety, music, or comedy special: Tony Bennett: An American Classic
* Made for TV movie: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
* Lead actress in a miniseries or movie: Prime Suspect: The Final Act
* Reality program (competition): The Amazing Race
* Lead actor in a comedy series: Ricky Gervais, Extras
* Lead actress in a drama series: Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters
* Lead actress in a comedy series: America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
* Lead actor in a drama series: James Spader, Boston Legal
With the exception of My Name is Earl, I don’t watch any of these shows. I watch plenty of tv, but there’s so much more choice today that it’s easy to find “smaller” shows on cable networks that are more to my taste. Far different from the days when everyone watched MASH and All In The Family and Dallas each week. Viva la long tail.
