Which comedy series were nominated in all 7 top Emmy races? [PHOTOS]
Although it took five seasons for it to garner any Emmys attention at all, Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek” ended up earning enough TV academy support in its sixth and final year to merit wins in all seven of the major comedy series categories at once. Prior to its accomplishment of this feat in 2020, eight other sitcoms had endeavored to concurrently win the series, directing, writing, actor, actress, supporting actor, and supporting actress awards but were each hindered by at least one loss. Scroll through our photo gallery to learn more about all 17 attempted sweeps of the major comedy Emmy categories.
The first series of any kind to simultaneously receive nominations for all seven main Primetime Emmys was “Father Knows Best” in 1959. One year earlier, it had an unprecedented chance to sweep just the top five comedy categories (minus the supporting acting ones) but only finished with a pair of lead performance wins. To date, the only comedy series that has successfully scored just those five awards at once is “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1964).
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On average, these sweep attempts have resulted in 2.8 actual wins, with “All in the Family” skewing the data by having hit six out of seven in both 1972 and 1978. The most common award given in these cases has been Best Comedy Series at a rate of 53%, with the most elusive being Best Comedy Supporting Actor at just 18%.
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