HBO's 'The Sopranos' Shoots for Elusive Emmy Prize
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HBO's celebrated mob hit "The  Sopranos" is favored to finally rub out NBC's "The West Wing"  on Sunday and grab an unprecedented victory for cable networks  in the race for best television drama at the 56th annual  Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Packing the one-two punch of drama "The Sopranos" and TV movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," cable television's HBO dominated Emmy nominations on Thursday with 86 nods overall to lead all other networks.
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Millions of US TV viewers tune in for the finale of The Sopranos, eager to learn the fate of mob boss Tony Soprano.
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LOS ANGELES - The increasing popularity of HBO was evident at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, with the American cable network&#39;s drama series The Sopranos and the miniseries Angels in America dominating the awards gala.
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LOS ANGELES Sept. 20, 2004 - When cable channel HBO tried to woo the Emmy Awards away two years ago, the networks fought back and won.
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The 11.9 million viewers who watched "The Sopranos" finale brought HBO to the edge of a historic feat: a show on a pay cable network available in about 30 million homes was more popular last week than all but one show on the far larger world of broadcast television.
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Celebrated mafioso drama The Sopranos finally whacked its rivals at the Emmy awards last night to win the best drama category at the fifth time of asking, while other shows honoured included Sex and the City and Frasier.
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LOS ANGELES  - In its four seasons of  Primetime Emmy eligibility, HBO's "The Sopranos" has won 13  statuettes -- including three apiece for stars James Gandolfini  and Edie Falco.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - If one trend stands out  among nominations for the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards,  which take place in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, it is the  dominance of HBO.
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Fans of "The Sopranos" are seizing on clues suggesting that the controversial blackout which abruptly ended the TV mob drama meant that Tony Soprano was rubbed out, and HBO said on Thursday they may be on to something.
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Tony Soprano's fate may remain a mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES - HBO showed its muscle at the Emmys Sunday, with "The Sopranos" becoming the first cable series to win best drama and "Angels in America," the miniseries about the AIDS crisis, getting a record-setting 11 trophies. The premium cable channel received more than triple the awards of its next closest competitor...
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LOS ANGELES Sept. 20, 2004 - &quot;The Sopranos&quot; finally whacked its competitors in the best drama category at the Emmy Awards, and a comedy series victory for ratings-starved &quot;Arrested Development&quot; proved SOMEBODY
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The broadcast networks have a lot more viewers, but HBO has most of the Emmys, winning more than ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox combined on Sunday night.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - HBO was the only television network with two shows apiece in both the dramatic and comedy series categories of the Writers Guild Awards, which announced TV nominations Wednesday.