Emmy &quot;Sopranos&quot; send-off ranks as ratings dud
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The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and  its farewell salute to &quot;The Sopranos&quot; was a ratings dud,  averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest  number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research  reported on Monday.
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The mid-scene blackout that brought the final episode of "The Sopranos" to an abrupt, ambiguous halt on Sunday night left many viewers dismayed and even convinced they had lost their cable TV reception.
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LOS ANGELES - "The Sopranos" finally whacked its competitors in the best drama category at the Emmy Awards, and a comedy series victory for ratings-starved "Arrested Development" proved SOMEBODY was watching - but it was HBO and its record-breaking "Angels in America" that fluttered away with the most trophies.    HBO's megahit about a New Jersey mob family collected the best drama Emmy on its fifth try Sunday, and the channel's "Sex and the City" and "Angels in America" helped cable overshadow the traditional networks...
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NBCâs bare-bones version of the â65th Annual Golden Globesâ attracted just 5.8 million viewers on Sunday night, a small fraction of the 20 million who tuned in to the awards show a year ago, according to Nielsenâs estimates. A two-hour âDatelineâ special, featuring interviews with the nominees and preceding the 9 p.m. announcement show fared no better, drawing only 4.4 million. Combined, the three-hour broadcast delivered a dismal 1.3 rating in the critical demographic of adults 18 to 49, a far cry from the 6.5 rating the show earned over prime time on a Monday last January. The big hit on Sunday was Foxâs premiere of âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,â which attracted 18.3 million viewers at 8 p.m. and the highest ratings by far of any new series this season. Although âTerminatorâ benefited from following a football game on Fox that attracted more than 35 million viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, no other scripted series debut on any broadcast network has done better in the 18-to-49 set in three years. The last scripted series debut on a broadcast network to earn higher ratings among adults 18 to 49 was CBSâs âNumb3rsâ on Jan. 23, 2005. Fox easily led the nightâs ratings, followed by CBS and ABC. NBC ranked fourth. Part one of CBSâs âComanche Moonâ drew 15.8 million viewers.
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Finally joining 21st century pop culture, Emmy voters last night caught up with what most of the world has known for years: &quot;The Sopranos&quot; is television&#39;s best show.
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Will "The Sopranos" bury its Emmy competition Sunday? Will Ryan Seacrest shine as the ceremony's host or hit a sour note? Will controversy help or hurt contenders "Grey's Anatomy" and Alec Baldwin?
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While mob boss Tony Soprano was embraced once again by Emmy voters on Thursday, they apparently drew the line at serial killers.
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Can they really call it an awards show if most of the winners don't turn up?
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Cable network HBO ran away with the  Emmy Awards on Sunday night as its gangster hit "The Sopranos"  finally got the respect it deserved and its landmark production  of "Angels in America" surpassed "Roots" to clinched a record  11 awards for a miniseries.
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LOS ANGELES, California  -- &quot;Arrested Development&#39;s&quot; three big wins Sunday night will test whether a cascade of Emmy honors still has the power to lure viewers to critically acclaimed but ratings-challenged series.
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A big loser at this year's Emmy ceremony? The Emmys broadcast, which may have been the least-watched in history. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday's show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That's 3 million fewer than for last year's telecast, on NBC, and less than the record low 13.8 million three years ago on ABC.
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NEW YORK  - CBS and ABC fell to their lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove viewers from their couches.
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The top TV awards in the US lavish nominations on the the last series of mob drama The Sopranos.
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The U.S. television industry paid a  final Emmy tribute on Sunday to &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and sent  America&#39;s favorite mob family off with the prestigious award  for best drama in a night otherwise filled with upsets.
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It was HBO&#39;s night at yesterday&#39;s 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The network&#39;s &quot;The Sopranos&quot; won the Emmy for best drama for the first time in its awards-packed six-year run and marked the first time
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Yes, you heard right. This year's prime-time Emmys really were awarded a few days ago. Lots of winged statuettes were presented. A hardcore audience (the second-smallest on record) saw it happen.
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While &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; and &quot;Lost&quot; sought to repeat their Emmy Awards dominance, changes to nominations rules gave lower-profile series a new shot at recognition.