Summary of the 2008 Emmy Awards Nominations

Zap2It.com | July 17, 2008
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23 Nominations
'John Adams'

17 Nominations
'30 Rock'

16 Nominations
'Mad Men'

12 Nominations
'Pushing Daisies'

11 Nominations
'Recount'

10 Nominations
'Bernard And Doris'

9 Nominations
'80th Annual Academy Awards' 'Tin Man'

8 Nominations
'Cranford' ('Masterpiece Theatre')
'Dancing With The Stars'
'The Office'

7 Nominations
'The Andromeda Strain'
'Boston Legal'
'Damages'
'Lost'
'Two And A Half Men'

6 Nominations
'The Amazing Race'
'The Company'
'Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale'
'Saturday Night Live'
'Ugly Betty'
'The War'

5 Nominations
'American Idol'
'Autism: The Musical'
'Battlestar Galactica'
'Comanche Moon'
'Dexter'
'Entourage'
'50th Annual Grammy Awards'
'Grey's Anatomy'
'Late Show With David Letterman'
'Project Runway'
'This American Life'

4 Nominations
'Breaking Bad'
'The Colbert Report'
'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
'Deadliest Catch'
'Desperate Housewives'
'Flight Of The Conchords'
'House'
'In Treatment'
'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
'Late Night With Conan O'Brien'
'So You Think You Can Dance'

3 Nominations
'American Masters'
'Brothers & Sisters'
'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'
'Heroes'
'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
'Life After People'
'MADtv'
'A Raisin In The Sun'
'Survivor'
'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'
'Top Chef'
'Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union'
'Weeds'

2 Nominations
'AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition'
'Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq'
'Californication'
'Chuck'
'Company ('Great Performances')
'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
'Disney Phineas And Ferb'
'ER'
'Extreme Makeover Home Edition'
'High School Musical 2'
'How I Met Your Mother'
'Intervention'
'Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/Loveshow'
'Monk'
'Movies Rock'
'Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project'
'The New Adventures Of Old Christine'
'Nip/Tuck'
'Rescue Me'
'Samantha Who?'
'Saving Grace'
'Sense & Sensibility' ('Masterpiece Theatre')
'The Simpsons'
'The Tudors'
'Walt Whitman' ('American Experience')

1 Nomination
'According To Jim'
'The AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Al Pacino'
'An American Crime'
'Antiques Roadshow'
'Barry Manilow: Songs From The Seventies'
'Battlestar Galactica' - Razor Featurette #4
'Big Love'
'Bill Maher: The Decider'
'Biography'
'Blue Harvest' ('Family Guy')
'The Bronx Is Burning'
'Brother Of The Bride' - Hallmark
'Burn Notice'
'Camp Lazlo'
'Canterbury 's Law'
'Carrier'
'Carrier Pigeons' - FedEx
'Chowder'
'Christmas In Washington'
'Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show'
'The Closer'
'Creature Comforts America'
'Criminal Minds'
'CSI: NY'
'Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch'
'Deal Or No Deal'
'Delivery - Travelers'
'Dirty Jobs'
'Dirty Sexy Money'
'Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago' ('Great Performances')
'Family Guy'
'Friday Night Lights'
'Friday Night Lights: Spotlight On Austin'
'George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya!'
'Great Moments From The Campaign Trail'
'Hannah Montana'
'Hansel And Gretel' ('Great Performances At The Met')
'Hell's Kitchen'
'Human Body: Pushing The Limits'
'Ice Road Truckers'
'Imaginationland ( South Park )'
'Inside The Actors Studio'
'It's Mine' - Coca Cola
'James Taylor: One Man Band' ('Great Performances')
'Jay Leno's Garage'
'Jericho'
'Justice League: The New Frontier'
'Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List'
'Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell'
'The Kennedy Center Honors'
'Kid Nation'
'King Of The Hill'
'Little People, Big World'
'Lost: Missing Pieces'
'Masters Of Science Fiction'
'Medium'
'Meerkat Manor'
'The Memory Keeper's Daughter'
'2007 MTV Video Music Awards'
'My Name Is Earl'
'NCIS'
'New Amsterdam'
'New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly' ('Live From Lincoln Center')
'Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids Of India'
'Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day'
'Oswald's Ghost' ('American Experience')
'Pictures Of Hollis Woods' (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
'Pioneers Of Television - Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv'
'Pirate Master'
'The Pixar Story'
'Real Time With Bill Maher'
'Robot Chicken'
'Sarah Silverman Program Nugget'
'Scrubs'
'Smallville'
'SpongeBob SquarePants'
'Stargate Atlantis'
'The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody'
'Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show Starring Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers'
'Supernatural'
'Swear Jar - Bud Light'
'30 Rock: Kenneth The Web Page'
'The 61st Annual Tony Awards'
'We Love Ella! A Tribute To The First Lady Of Song (Great Performances)'
'White Light/Black Rain' 'The Wire'

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