Deadline: What can you say about a Primetime Emmy Awards category that has been completely dominated by one series for the last five years? When it comes to comedy, Television Academy members like familiarity—and family. Modern Family, that is. Last year the show made Emmy history by tying Frasier for winning five consecutive Outstanding Comedy Series Emmys for its first five seasons. Even though there is a bit of ennui settling around the show, can it truly break all records and take a sixth statuette here? That’s the big question in this category, which, like Drama Series, has been expanded to seven nominees this year. Surprisingly, perennial nominee The Big Bang Theory was NOT one of them this time, and the exiting Parks And Recreation was, despite being ignored here for most of it seven-year run (with the exception being one previous nom in 2011). Veep, Louie, and Silicon Valley will be trying to break through with a win, as will two streaming newcomers, Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Amazon’s timely Transparent.
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