it just goes to show that awards aren’t
everything
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
great TV shows that never won an Emmy I
don’t think I can give you any more I
want one before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
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videos for this list we’re looking at
those critically acclaimed and publicly
adored television series that have never
won an Emmy Award Norma I’m fine okay I
want to talk about it to be included on
this list the show cannot have won a
single Primetime Emmy Award including
the technical ones seeing is how the
Primetime Emmys honor American
television international shows like
number ten Bates Motel for a strong
mystery in psychological horror show
look no further than Bates Motel
co-developed by Carlton Cuse of lost
Fame Bates Motel acts as both a prequel
to and a reimagining of Robert blocks
timeless novel psycho for psychological
horror done right you need to have
fantastic lead actors at the helm and
both Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga
get the job done beautifully portraying
Norman and Norma Bates to eerie
perfection
don’t take that you killed anyone Vera
Farmiga was recognized by the Emmys and
received an outstanding actress
nomination in 2013 and the series was
also nominated for its music and
cinematography despite how strong those
aspects of the show were it never
received a coveted trophy so just go
number nine sons of anarchy
it ain’t easy being king you remember
that Sons of Anarchy was riding through
this world for seven great seasons yet
it never won a single Emmy and all that
time despite receiving considerable
critical acclaim throughout its run the
show follows Jackson Jax Keller a member
of the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club
who begins to question his role in the
family business yeah it’s basically
Hamlet with motorcycles and tattoos
anyone walks into this as Niall I’m
reborn no risks the series was nominated
for five awards but never received a
single one despite that katey sagal won
a Golden Globe for her performance as
Gemma so there’s that we suppose promise
you won’t take it to Jax
now number 8 parks and recreation would
you like to sample our vegan bacon 100%
often considered the sister show of the
office
Parks and Recreation follows the
bumbling adventures of a parks
department in the town of Pawnee Indiana
despite a rocky first season parks
enjoyed critical acclaim for the
remainder of its run particularly for
its wacky characters intelligent writing
and Amy Poehler’s performance as Leslie
Knope do it what I’m like an elephant
okay
the series was nominated for a
staggering 16 Emmys with six of those
nominations going to polar alone but
alas they went Oh for 16
however awards are not these characters
continue to live on in our hearts and
our memes number 7 Prison Break come
find me when you’re ready to talk Prison
Break aired at a time when the
television landscape was changing
protagonists were becoming more complex
and stories were taking on a more
serialize de Chur this show about a man
who tries to bust his innocent brother
out of jail was in the thick of it and
its first two seasons provided some
gritty and heart-racing entertainment
despite the show’s positive reception
particularly in its first season it only
ever received one Emmy nomination for
outstanding original main title theme
music while the opening theme is badass
the show itself is good and exciting as
well
number 6 Hannibal I didn’t poison you
Tobias I wouldn’t do that to the food
despite Hannibal lasting only three
seasons it’d have to be some of the
finest three seasons in network TV
history the series is adapted from
Thomas Harris’s thrilling Hannibal
Lecter novels and follows will Graham a
tortured FBI investigator and Hannibal
Lecter his cannibalistic psychiatrist
God do you pray to
I don’t pray Michelle received immense
amounts of critical acclaim throughout
its run particularly for its nuanced
acting and nightmare-inducing visuals
but despite that it never received
recognition at the Emmys in fact the
show was only nominated once for
outstanding special visual effects which
it lost to Sherlock travesty we say what
we do for ourselves dies with us over to
father’s that’s beyond us
number five It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia what are you keep hitting
me don’t talk back to me this show may
not be for everyone after all
it follows arguably the five worst
people on the planet as they ruin the
lives of everyone around them and the
humor is particularly dark that being
said it’s also gut-busting ly hilarious
and has since proudly taken on the
description of Seinfeld on crack okay
the customers has to think that you
think that you don’t want to be together
but you do deep down want to be together
the problem is right now I’m getting
that you guys don’t want to be together
I need you to want to be together
however no matter how great the
performances and writing the series has
only been recognized three times at the
Emmys and they were all for stunt
coordination no less the series has
poked fun at its own dysfunctional
nature and lack of mainstream
recognition proving that the creators
are perfectly content and proud of the
show as it is guys guys
slides for kids only size requirement
number four Oz juice you have to get to
1 oz is easily one of the most
influential shows of all time it follows
the inmates and guards of the maximum
security Oswald State Correctional
Facility and it features all the
harrowing and disturbing content that
brings distressing and complex content
like this had rarely been seen on TV
before and many critics argue that it
was this series among a few others that
helped usher in the Golden Age of TV
that came about soon after you sought it
you wanted me today however despite its
enormous influence on the medium it was
only nominated for two Emmys throughout
its lifetime outstanding casting and
Outstanding Guest Actor for Charles s
Dutton case number 3 Star Trek the
original series yes it is on has escaped
despite low ratings throughout its
initial run Star Trek has since become a
cultural phenomenon and has had a huge
influence not only on television but
also on popular culture as a whole it
spawned a franchise that continues today
and it’s remembered fondly as one of
TV’s most important titles so of course
it received zero Emmy Awards throughout
its original run however it’s not like
it wasn’t recognized the series was
nominated for 13 Awards including two
for outstanding dramatic series and
three for Leonard Nimoy yet it failed to
secure a single win maybe didn’t some
other galaxy
we can only hope this combat is stood at
didn’t try hard enough despite an
admittedly rocky first season the
leftovers captivated critics and
audiences alike for its remaining two
seasons providing viewers with some of
the most mysterious and emotional
television in years the series is
adapted from Tom Paradas novel and
follows a band of citizens after two
percent of the world’s population
critics have consistently praised its
acting writing and story but no matter
how much praise is showered upon it it
doesn’t change the fact that the series
has only received one Emmy Award
nomination and that is almost as
mysterious as two percent of the world’s
population disappearing it’s just a
story unto myself before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
yes number one
the wire why’d you let him play got this
America man
the wire is undoubtedly the most
deserving show for the top spot on this
list it’s widely considered to be one of
if not the greatest television show of
all time not only does it tell thrilling
stories with fantastic characters it’s
also been praised for its explorations
of urban life politics and the drug
trade among many many others y’all
played checkers on my chest but alas it
received almost no recognition at the
Emmys it was nominated twice for
outstanding writing but lost to house
and Mad Men however even without any
Emmys it’s widely regarded and respected
and nothing can take that away the bunk
as well and afloat nevis do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
everything
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
great TV shows that never won an Emmy I
don’t think I can give you any more I
want one before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re looking at
those critically acclaimed and publicly
adored television series that have never
won an Emmy Award Norma I’m fine okay I
want to talk about it to be included on
this list the show cannot have won a
single Primetime Emmy Award including
the technical ones seeing is how the
Primetime Emmys honor American
television international shows like
number ten Bates Motel for a strong
mystery in psychological horror show
look no further than Bates Motel
co-developed by Carlton Cuse of lost
Fame Bates Motel acts as both a prequel
to and a reimagining of Robert blocks
timeless novel psycho for psychological
horror done right you need to have
fantastic lead actors at the helm and
both Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga
get the job done beautifully portraying
Norman and Norma Bates to eerie
perfection
don’t take that you killed anyone Vera
Farmiga was recognized by the Emmys and
received an outstanding actress
nomination in 2013 and the series was
also nominated for its music and
cinematography despite how strong those
aspects of the show were it never
received a coveted trophy so just go
number nine sons of anarchy
it ain’t easy being king you remember
that Sons of Anarchy was riding through
this world for seven great seasons yet
it never won a single Emmy and all that
time despite receiving considerable
critical acclaim throughout its run the
show follows Jackson Jax Keller a member
of the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club
who begins to question his role in the
family business yeah it’s basically
Hamlet with motorcycles and tattoos
anyone walks into this as Niall I’m
reborn no risks the series was nominated
for five awards but never received a
single one despite that katey sagal won
a Golden Globe for her performance as
Gemma so there’s that we suppose promise
you won’t take it to Jax
now number 8 parks and recreation would
you like to sample our vegan bacon 100%
often considered the sister show of the
office
Parks and Recreation follows the
bumbling adventures of a parks
department in the town of Pawnee Indiana
despite a rocky first season parks
enjoyed critical acclaim for the
remainder of its run particularly for
its wacky characters intelligent writing
and Amy Poehler’s performance as Leslie
Knope do it what I’m like an elephant
okay
the series was nominated for a
staggering 16 Emmys with six of those
nominations going to polar alone but
alas they went Oh for 16
however awards are not these characters
continue to live on in our hearts and
our memes number 7 Prison Break come
find me when you’re ready to talk Prison
Break aired at a time when the
television landscape was changing
protagonists were becoming more complex
and stories were taking on a more
serialize de Chur this show about a man
who tries to bust his innocent brother
out of jail was in the thick of it and
its first two seasons provided some
gritty and heart-racing entertainment
despite the show’s positive reception
particularly in its first season it only
ever received one Emmy nomination for
outstanding original main title theme
music while the opening theme is badass
the show itself is good and exciting as
well
number 6 Hannibal I didn’t poison you
Tobias I wouldn’t do that to the food
despite Hannibal lasting only three
seasons it’d have to be some of the
finest three seasons in network TV
history the series is adapted from
Thomas Harris’s thrilling Hannibal
Lecter novels and follows will Graham a
tortured FBI investigator and Hannibal
Lecter his cannibalistic psychiatrist
God do you pray to
I don’t pray Michelle received immense
amounts of critical acclaim throughout
its run particularly for its nuanced
acting and nightmare-inducing visuals
but despite that it never received
recognition at the Emmys in fact the
show was only nominated once for
outstanding special visual effects which
it lost to Sherlock travesty we say what
we do for ourselves dies with us over to
father’s that’s beyond us
number five It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia what are you keep hitting
me don’t talk back to me this show may
not be for everyone after all
it follows arguably the five worst
people on the planet as they ruin the
lives of everyone around them and the
humor is particularly dark that being
said it’s also gut-busting ly hilarious
and has since proudly taken on the
description of Seinfeld on crack okay
the customers has to think that you
think that you don’t want to be together
but you do deep down want to be together
the problem is right now I’m getting
that you guys don’t want to be together
I need you to want to be together
however no matter how great the
performances and writing the series has
only been recognized three times at the
Emmys and they were all for stunt
coordination no less the series has
poked fun at its own dysfunctional
nature and lack of mainstream
recognition proving that the creators
are perfectly content and proud of the
show as it is guys guys
slides for kids only size requirement
number four Oz juice you have to get to
1 oz is easily one of the most
influential shows of all time it follows
the inmates and guards of the maximum
security Oswald State Correctional
Facility and it features all the
harrowing and disturbing content that
brings distressing and complex content
like this had rarely been seen on TV
before and many critics argue that it
was this series among a few others that
helped usher in the Golden Age of TV
that came about soon after you sought it
you wanted me today however despite its
enormous influence on the medium it was
only nominated for two Emmys throughout
its lifetime outstanding casting and
Outstanding Guest Actor for Charles s
Dutton case number 3 Star Trek the
original series yes it is on has escaped
despite low ratings throughout its
initial run Star Trek has since become a
cultural phenomenon and has had a huge
influence not only on television but
also on popular culture as a whole it
spawned a franchise that continues today
and it’s remembered fondly as one of
TV’s most important titles so of course
it received zero Emmy Awards throughout
its original run however it’s not like
it wasn’t recognized the series was
nominated for 13 Awards including two
for outstanding dramatic series and
three for Leonard Nimoy yet it failed to
secure a single win maybe didn’t some
other galaxy
we can only hope this combat is stood at
didn’t try hard enough despite an
admittedly rocky first season the
leftovers captivated critics and
audiences alike for its remaining two
seasons providing viewers with some of
the most mysterious and emotional
television in years the series is
adapted from Tom Paradas novel and
follows a band of citizens after two
percent of the world’s population
critics have consistently praised its
acting writing and story but no matter
how much praise is showered upon it it
doesn’t change the fact that the series
has only received one Emmy Award
nomination and that is almost as
mysterious as two percent of the world’s
population disappearing it’s just a
story unto myself before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
yes number one
the wire why’d you let him play got this
America man
the wire is undoubtedly the most
deserving show for the top spot on this
list it’s widely considered to be one of
if not the greatest television show of
all time not only does it tell thrilling
stories with fantastic characters it’s
also been praised for its explorations
of urban life politics and the drug
trade among many many others y’all
played checkers on my chest but alas it
received almost no recognition at the
Emmys it was nominated twice for
outstanding writing but lost to house
and Mad Men however even without any
Emmys it’s widely regarded and respected
and nothing can take that away the bunk
as well and afloat nevis do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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