Viewers Voice Awards

In what some might view as a slight upset, the crew at Hardcore Pawn edged out Pawn Stars, and Les Gold, the proprietor of American Jewelry and Loan, couldn’t be happier. “We want to thank our loyal fans! This award is such a great honor; it’s something we’d never sell!” Best Pawn/Collectible Series — Winner: Hardcore Pawn Hardcore Pawn/truTV 34% Pawn Stars/History 31% American Pickers/History 22% Hollywood Treasure/Syfy 9% Barter Kings/A&E 4% Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. Check out our complete list of 2012 Viewers Voice Award winners! Channel Guide Magazine, the only monthly print and online […]

There is no one on this list you’d want to meet alone in a dark alley, but it was the gladiator turned revolutionary who struck the most fear in our voters’ hearts. Star Liam McIntyre says, “It’s an honor to be in such illustrious company — to win against such bad-asses is a real privilege. Spartacus does cut a man’s face off; perhaps that gives you an edge.” Biggest Bad-Ass — Winner: Spartacus Spartacus, Spartacus: Vengeance/Starz 25% Walter White, Breaking Bad/AMC 21% Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones/HBO 18% Jax Teller, Sons of Anarchy/FX 17% Raylan Givens, Justified/FX 13% Ben Diamond, […]

This is becoming an increasingly crowded category (and we even could have had an entire “Swamp” show category itself), but Swamp People — one of the original series devoted to following a subculture of folks living and working down in the bayou — remains your favorite. As the series aired its third season this year, it had some incredible ups and downs — from hitting the national stage in a “Swamperbowl” commercial during the Super Bowl, to experiencing the heartbreaking loss of star Mitchell Guist in May. Fans like you were there with them for all the highs and lows. […]

Boy, the folks who name TV shows have been feeling a bit warlike lately. But the ever-popular Storage Wars stood out from the crowd, and the show’s star auctioneers, Dan and Laura Dotson, were thankful to have come out on top. “I am sure that God does not appreciate wars, but he seems to like this one,” they said. “The best wars are won without firing a shot!” Best Wars Series — Winner: Storage Wars Storage Wars/A&E 35% Cupcake Wars/Food Network 28% Parking Wars/A&E 10% Whale Wars/Animal Planet 8% Swamp Wars/Animal Planet 7% Shipping Wars/A&E 5% Craft Wars/TLC 4% Property […]

Our most lopsided win in the 2012 Channel Guide’s Viewers Voice Awards belongs to rookie cop show Common Law, a fun hour that pays tribute to all those classic ’80s buddy-cop movies. Michael Ealy and Warren Kole make for a dynamic duo, and even though the future of the show is in doubt, our voters made sure it will always have a place in Viewers Voice Awards history. “Recognition from the hearts and voices of our loyal viewers is the finest acknowledgment Common Law can receive. Our fans have been amazingly supportive over the past year, and our team is […]