Mad Men is sharing the Emmy nominations by series with a creepy friend in FX’s American Horror Story, which collected mentions for its cast and a slew of technical categories for the 2012 Primetime Emmys. Meanwhile, HBO leads the networks with 81 mentions for entries including Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire, which will go head-to-head in the best drama category.
Here’s a look at nominations by series and network:
By series (three or more)
American Horror Story – 17
Mad Men -17
Downton Abbey – 16
Hatfields & Mccoys – 16
Hemingway & Gellhorn – 15
Modern Family – 14
Saturday Night Live – 14
Breaking Bad – 13
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) -13
30 Rock – 13
Boardwalk Empire -12
Game Change – 12
Game of Thrones – 11
Homeland – 9
84th Annual Academy Awards – 8
The Amazing Race – 7
Dancing With the Stars – 7
The Good Wife – 7
George Harrison: Living in the Material World – 6
So You Think You Can Dance – 6
The Big Bang Theory – 5
Curb Your Enthusiasm – 5
Frozen Planet – 5
Girls – 5
Great Expectations (Masterpiece) – 5
New Girl – 5
Nurse Jackie – 5
65th Annual Tony Awards – 5
American Masters – 4
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – 4
The Borgias – 4
The Colbert Report – 4
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – 4
How I Met Your Mother – 4
The Kennedy Center Honors – 4
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre – 4
Luther – 4
Parks and Recreation – 4
Project Runway – 4
Smash – 4
Two and a Half Men – 4
The Voice – 4
American Idol – 3
Deadliest Catch – 3
Glee – 3
Louie – 3
Mike & Molly – 3
Once Upon a Time – 3
Pan Am – 3
Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey: Under African Skies – 3
Prohibition – 3
Top Chef – 3
2 Broke Girls – 3
Veep – 3
Victorious – 3
The Walking Dead – 3
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By network (three or more)
HBO – 81
CBS – 60
PBS – 58
NBC – 51
ABC – 48
AMC – 34
Fox – 26
FX Networks – 26
Showtime – 22
History – 17
Comedy Central – 11
Discovery Channel – 9
Cartoon Network – 6
BBC America – 5
Bravo – 5
Lifetime – 5
Nickelodeon – 5
A&E – 4
Travel Channel – 4
Disney Channel – 4
NBC.com – 3
TNT – 3
