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7 Hit TV Shows With the Most Emmys: From Comedies to Dramas, These Are the Biggest Television Winners in History
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Each year at the annual Emmy Awards, history is made as we celebrate the accomplishments and skill of those who make up the television industry. From honoring our favorite series to giving credit to the actors, actresses, musicians and crew that bring them to life, it’s a night full of glitz and glamor, but also, gratitude and admiration for the medium that brings us hours upon hours of entertainment.
This year, you can catch the highly anticipated award show on September 15 at 8 p.m. on ABC, but in the meantime, here’s a look at the seven shows that have taken home the most awards over the years.
The revered sitcom revolving around the beloved Boston bar has earned its loyal following, and at the time of its airing, countless Emmy Awards. Actors like Woody Harrelson, Ted Danson and Kirstie Alley were just a few of the players to take home the coveted awards for their acting, and the show as a whole won Best Comedy Series a total of four times. In total, it earned 117 nominations.
RuPaul’s Drag Race is the only reality competition series to make this list, and it has most certainly earned its place. The series, in which a group of drag queens compete against one another to come out on top as the next superstar of drag, has brought home 29 awards in total.
Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman, 1971 Bettmann/Getty Images
Another beloved sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show was not only laugh-out-loud funny, but was carried by a cast of characters that each pulled their weight. In a time in which women were depicted as wives and mothers in the world of television, Mary Tyler Moore leading the show as a single, working woman is legendary to this day.
The famed animated sitcom has been on the air since 1989 and is still going to this day. In total, it has won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated series 12 times.
3. Frasier — 37 Emmy Awards
Kelsey Grammer, Frasier , 2000 Gale Adler/Paramount/Getty Images
Ironically, Frasier , the spinoff of Cheers , has taken home more Emmys than the show it spawned from. Kelsey Grammer was actually nominated twice for his portrayal of the character on Cheers, but didn’t take home a Best Actor win until the spinoff series.
2. Game of Thrones — 59 Emmy Awards
Game of Thrones cast Pepito38/MoviestillsDB
Considering how big of a phenomenon this HBO drama series was, it’s no surprise that it comes in at #2 on this list of shows with the most Emmy Awards.
The Coneheads sketch, Saturday Night Live , 1977 Edie Baskin/Warner Bros./Archive Photos/Getty Images
When you’ve been on the air since 1975, you’ve earned the right to top this list. Saturday Night Live has taken home a total of 84 Emmys — and many of the show’s biggest stars have even stepped up as host of the award show over the years!
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