"Sopranos" grabs big piece of Emmy action
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A month after he abruptly disappeared from TV screens, Tony Soprano was back to grab a piece of the Emmy action on Thursday as HBO's mob drama led the field of network series nominated for U.S. television's highest honors.
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In an Emmy broadcast that meandered between comedy, music and simple uncertainty, it was only fitting that there was no clear winner at the 59th annual show. But "The Sopranos," one of the most highly regarded TV series in history, took home the biggest prize.
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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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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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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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America&#39;s favorite mob family, &quot;The  Sopranos,&quot; is favored to rub out the competition at Sunday&#39;s  Primetime Emmy Awards and notch a place in the record books of  U.S. television&#39;s top honors along the way.
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Packing the one-two punch of drama  &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and TV movie &quot;Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,&quot;  cable television&#39;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 - An estimated 14 million viewers watched the triumphs of HBO's "The Sopranos" and "Angels in America" on the Emmy Awards Sunday night on ABC - an alarmingly low number for what is supposed to be television's big night.    If those preliminary Nielsen Media Research numbers hold up, that would represent the smallest audience for the Emmys since 12.3 million saw it in 1990 on Fox - at the time a new network that many people weren't used to seeking out...
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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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"Angels in America" dominated the 56th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday with 11 Emmys, and "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City" were also honored.
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Acclaimed TV gangster saga "The Sopranos" won the Emmy Award as best drama on Sunday for its final season on HBO, becoming the first American series to clinch that prize after ending its prime-time run.
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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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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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Cable network HBO, nominated for a  staggering 124 awards, got off to a fast start at the 56th  annual Primetime Emmys on Sunday as three stars of its marquee  shows grabbed three early acting prizes.
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The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and its farewell salute to "The Sopranos" 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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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The world of Tony Soprano is about to come to an end with Sunday's final episode of "The Sopranos." Over seven years, the award-winning HBO TV series offered insight into the business of the modern mafia, albeit based on a fictional crime family in New Jersey.