2016 Broady Awards

In 2010 The Word created its own special awards for broadcast television shows called the Broadys. You may be asking yourself, “Broadys? What is that?” … Well, the Broadys are yearly awards for broadcast network television series and only broadcast network television series. For years I watched the Emmys and Golden Globes and saw almost exclusively cable or premium cable shows (especially in the drama categories) winning all of the awards. Most years you’ll be lucky to see one drama series from broadcast networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox & CW) nominated for anything. Why? Because there’s this stigma that because cable and premium shows can show things like graphic violence and sex and harsher language that that somehow makes them more “real” and thus “award-worthy.” That bothers me for two primary reasons: 1) it seems these shows are throwing excess sex and violence that’s unnecessary (don’t get me wrong sex & violence are both fine if they pertain to the story) into their plots and 2) there’s still so many of us television viewers who don’t have networks like HBO and Showtime, etc. and thus we’re not getting to see these shows anyway and want some love for those we do follow. That is why the Broadys exist.

Best Drama

Person of Interest (CBS)

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Best Comedy

Black-ish (ABC)

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Best Variety Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

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Best New Drama

Blindspot (NBC)

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Best New Comedy

The Carmichael Show (NBC)

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Best Actor in a Drama

Michael Emerson (Person of Interest)

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Best Actress in a Drama

Megan Boone (The Blacklist)

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Best Actor in a Comedy

Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)

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Best Actress in a Comedy

Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

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Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Michael Weatherly (NCIS)

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Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Amy Acker (Person of Interest)

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Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy

David Alan Grier (The Carmichael Show)

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Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Zoe Lister-Jones (Life in Pieces)

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Best Guest Actor in a Drama

Joe Morton (Scandal)

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Best Guest Actress in a Drama

Artemis Pebdani (Scandal)

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Best Guest Actor in a Comedy

Jason Sudeikis (The Last Man on Earth)

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Best Guest Actress in a Comedy 

Megan Fox (New Girl)

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Best Drama Episode

Person of Interest- return 0

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Best Comedy Episode

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Yippe Kayak

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Hall of Fame TV Show:

I Love Lucy

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Hall of Fame TV Legend 

Lucille Ball

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