Flemington, NJ, September 2, 2009 – A new national media study among 500 Americans revealed that Fox’s, ‘House’ is the viewers’ favorite to win the Emmy for the best drama series at this year’s 61st Annual Emmy Awards scheduled to air on September 20.
The study was conducted by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website on September 1, to obtain viewers’ perceptions of the recently announced 2009 Emmy Award nominees.
The study also revealed that the viewers’ favorites in the reality show category include Fox’s ‘American Idol’ and ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ Ryan Seacrest is the favorite to win the Emmy in the best reality show host category. Hugh Laurie and Sally Field are the favorites for best actor and actress in a drama series, and Charlie Sheen and Tina Fey are the viewers’ picks for best actor and actress in a comedy series.
Among the findings:
Respondents were provided with a list of all nominated shows, actors, actresses and host, and asked to pick who they thought should win in each major category at the 61st Annual Emmy Awards.
Drama Series:
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Total |
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Big Love, HBO |
7% |
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Breaking Bad, AMC |
2% |
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Damages, FX Networks |
4% |
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Dexter, Showtime |
7% |
|
House, Fox |
42% |
|
Lost, ABC |
24% |
|
Mad Men, AMC |
13% |
Comedy Series:
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|
Total |
|
Entourage, HBO |
7% |
|
Family Guy, Fox |
16% |
|
Flight of the Conchords, HBO |
3% |
|
How I Met Your Mother, CBS |
24% |
|
The Office, NBC |
23% |
|
30 Rock, NBC |
20% |
|
Weeds, Showtime |
7% |
Actor, Drama Series:
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|
Total |
|
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC |
4% |
|
Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Showtime |
10% |
|
Hugh Laurie, House, Fox |
48% |
|
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment, HBO |
4% |
|
Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC |
10% |
|
Simon Baker, The Mentalist, CBS |
24% |
Actress, Drama Series:
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|
Total |
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Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters, ABC |
27% |
|
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT |
20% |
|
Glenn Close, Damages, FX Networks |
13% |
|
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: S.V.U., NBC |
24% |
|
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC |
4% |
|
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace, TNT |
12% |
Actor, Comedy Series:
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|
Total |
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Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS |
11% |
|
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords, HBO |
4% |
|
Tony Shalhoub, Monk, USA |
22% |
|
Steve Carell, The Office, NBC |
20% |
|
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC |
16% |
|
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men, CBS |
27% |
Actress, Comedy Series:
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|
Total |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS |
26% |
|
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who? ABC |
26% |
|
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program, Comedy Central |
6% |
|
Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC |
29% |
|
Toni Collette, United States of Tara, Showtime |
3% |
|
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds, Showtime |
11% |
Reality Show:
|
|
Total |
|
Antiques Roadshow, PBS |
22% |
|
Dirty Jobs, Discovery Channel |
23% |
|
The Dog Whisperer, National Geographic Channel |
18% |
|
Intervention; A&E |
13% |
|
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Bravo |
9% |
|
Mythbusters, Discovery Channel |
15% |
Reality Show- Competition:
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|
Total |
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The Amazing Race, CBS |
19% |
|
American Idol, Fox |
28% |
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Dancing With the Stars, ABC |
27% |
|
Project Runway, Bravo |
9% |
|
Top Chef, Bravo |
17% |
Host on Reality Show- Competition:
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|
Total |
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Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race, CBS |
11% |
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Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Fox |
28% |
|
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC |
22% |
|
Heidi Klum, Project Runway, Bravo |
11% |
|
Jeff Probst, Survivor, CBS |
15% |
|
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colichhio, Top Chef, Bravo |
13% |
Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net). You can also receive updates from MediaCurves.com by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mediacurves and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flemington-NJ/MediaCurves/86691908820
HCD Research, a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
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