‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Delivers for Hulu at the Emmys

Hulu became the first streaming service to take home “Best Drama” and ended the 2-year winning streak for Game of Thrones.

Emmy nominations for outstanding drama:
1) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
2) Better Call Saul (AMC)
3) The Crown (Netflix)
4) House of Cards (Netflix)
5) Stranger Things (Netflix)
6 )This Is Us (NBC)
7) Westworld (HBO)

Emmy winners including Creative Arts by network:
1) HBO: 29
2) Netflix: 20
3) NBC: 15
4) Hulu: 10
5) ABC: 7
6) FX Networks: 6
7) Fox: 5
8) Adult Swim: 4
9) CBS: 4
10) A&E: 3
11) VH1: 3

Emmy nomination share including Creative Arts by platform:
1) Premium Cable or Streaming: 38%
2) Ad-supported Cable: 36%
3) Broadcast: 22%
4) PBS: 3%

Hard to believe. It has only been 5 years since Netflix co-produced its first original series (Lilyhammer).

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Cost per 30s spot (national):
1) Big Bang Theory — $299k (not nominated)
2) This is Us — $261k
3) Modern Family — $186k
4) Black-ish — $145k
5) Amazing Race — $108k
6) Better Call Saul — $77k
7) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story — $38k
8) Feud: Bette & Joan — $26k
9) Born This Way — $10k
10) Genius — $9k

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