8 Ways This Is Us Could Make Emmys History

Fox's 24 was the last broadcast champ in drama series 11 years ago, before basic and premium cable started rolling, with six wins for AMC, three for HBO and one for Showtime since then. (Streaming has made a killing in landing nominations since online series were cleared to compete in 2008, but no streaming show has won a series award yet.) With a new membership-wide voting system that favors popularity and uses a plurality vote instead of a ranked ballot, a crowd-pleasing hit like This Is Us could end that broadcast dry period. First drama series winner with more than 13 episodes in a season since 2006 24 (duh), two more than the typical 22. [...] no drama series winner has had more than 13 episodes in a season -- Breaking Bad holds the record for lowest number of episodes for a drama winner, when it twice won with its split final season of eight episodes each, beating 2007 champ The Sopranos' count of nine, which was also a split final season. First family drama to win drama series since 1973 The Waltons was the last show focused exclusively on a family to win the top prize 44 years ago. [...] workplace dramas -- namely of the legal, cop, political medical variety -- and the recent antihero fare have dominated. First drama series winner without writing or directing nominations since 1999 First drama series winner without an editing nomination since 2008