Drama

Graceland wins 2013 Viewers Voice Award for the “Best New Series,” in Channel Guide’s annual reader poll. It was a crowded field for new series but USA Network’s Graceland (from White Collar’s Jeff Eastin) was the standout. The series was the No. 1 new scripted series of the summer and was renewed for a sophomore season. Best New Series — Winner: Graceland Graceland/USA Network 49.3% Banshee/Cinemax 39.0% Devious Maids/Lifetime 3.7% Bates Motel/A&E 1.8% King & Maxwell/TNT 1.4% Vikings/History 1.4% Ray Donovan/Showtime 1.2% The Americans/FX 1.1% Orphan Black/BBC America 0.6% Da Vinci’s Demons/Starz 0.3% Rectify/Sundance Channel 0.2% Percentages may not total 100 […]

Rizzoli & Isles wins Best Cop Show in Channel Guide’s 2013 Viewers Voice Awards. Can’t say we were surprised by this one, even with such a strong field. The lady-buddy drama starring Angie Harmon as tough-cookie cop Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as family-tormented medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is TNT’s top-rated show of all time and the No. 2 scripted series in the history of ad-supported cable television, bested only by our Best Drama winner The Walking Dead. Best Cop Show — Winner: Rizzoli & Isles Rizzoli & Isles/TNT 87.6% Major Crimes/TNT 3.3% Graceland/USA Network 2.7% Southland/TNT 2.6% Boston’s […]

Suits and Franklin & Bash tie in the 2013 Viewers Voice Award for the “Best Legal/Political Show,” in Channel Guide’s annual reader poll. As Gabriel Macht, who plays Harvey Specter on Suits, told us about his character earlier this year: “He takes such risks and I think people just love that. And there’s just a sense that women love him and men want to be him, that’s what I’m getting.” And that’s what we got, too, when readers voted for Suits for their favorite legal/political show. But Harvey Specter wasn’t the only winner in this category, as TNT’s Franklin & […]

Burn Notice wins 2013 Viewers Voice Award for the “TV Series You’ll Miss the Most,” in Channel Guide’s annual reader poll. Its final campaign might not have had the groundswell of, say, Breaking Bad’s home stretch, but Burn Notice left plenty of people sad to see it go. After seven seasons of sexy spy fun, Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) and company went out with a particularly dark season and an epic finale that brought its characters to the very brink. For all those forlorn fans, though, creator Matt Nix says he hopes to bring back the series via the occasional […]