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ENTERTAINMENT
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Mainstream TV wins at Emmys
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Emmy voters showed a populist bent, mostly shunning the less mainstream in favor of familiar, top-rated fare, including The West Wing and Friends.
This year's nominations had been expansive, with the macabre HBO mortuary drama Six Feet Under and Fox's daring action drama 24 sharing in them. But the awards Sunday walked a traditional line.
While Six Feet Under was nearly shut out despite its leading 23 nominations. NBC's The West Wing picked up its third consecutive best drama trophy and acting awards for Allison Janney, John Spencer and Stockard Channing.
Friends, although little-honored during its eight-year run, came off a resurgent season as the No.1 program to claim its first best comedy series award.
Jennifer Aniston became the first member of the NBC com-
edy's cast to receive a lead acting award. The award was bittersweet, Aniston agreed backstage, because this season is probably the last.
But when asked directly whether the cast will continue their run, Aniston shrugged and said, "Oh, who knows?"
The 54th annual ceremony, airing on NBC with host Conan O'Brien, was seen by an average of 19.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year's show on CBS had 17.1 million viewers — but it was twice-postponed and aired opposite the seventh game of the World Series.
The last time the Emmys were in September, in 2000, the show was seen by 21.8 million viewers.
Everybody Loves Raymond cleaned up with acting awards for Doris Roberts, Brad Garrett and Roy Romano, who became the last of its cast to win an Emmy (Peter Boyle and Patricia Heaton were past winners).
"I'm not making it up when I
tell you it's great and I appreciate it,"he said.
One series yet to attract a wide audience bucked the night's trend: Michael Chikilis, who plays a corrupt police detective in the FX cable series The Shield, received the top dramatic award.
The ceremony veered away from the sorberness that marked last year's post-Sept. 11 event. But there were touching moments, including recognition of World War II veterans whose exploits served as the basis for the ministeries Band of Brothers.
The 10-part HBO drama, created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book, won awards for miniseries and directing. A shot of cheering veterans, gathered at a nearby hotel, was shown during the ceremony.
A prewar drama, HBO's The Gathering Storm, was named best TV movie and Albert Finney. was honored as lead actor in a miniseries or movie for his portrayal of Winston Churchill.
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