The People v. O.J. Simpson and Game of Thrones Dominate the 2016 Emmys

Broadcast TV left on the outside looking in, again

On the night before the 2016-17 TV season began, the television industry honored its very best shows and actors at the 68th Emmy Awards—and the broadcast networks once again found themselves dominated by cable and streaming networks.

For three hours on ABC, a series of broadcast stars strode onstage at the Microsoft Theater, and more often than not, presented Emmys to HBO's Game of Thrones, FX's The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Amazon's Transparent.

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