Monday, April 2, 2012

2012-2013 Television Season Grades

Season 7
NBC

7.01: The Beginning of the End: A-
7.02: Governor Dunston: A
7.03: Stride of Pride: B
7.04: Unwindulax: A
7.05: There's No I In America: A-
7.06: Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy: A-
7.07: Mazel Tov, Dummies!: A
7.08: My Whole Life Is Thunder: A
7.09: Game Over: A
7.10: Florida: B+
7.11: A Goon's Deed In A Weary World: A
7.12: Hogcock! (I): A-
7.13: Last Lunch (II): A


Season Grade: A
Season MVP: Tina Fey
Season Highlight: Episode 7:13 "Hogcock/Last Lunch"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Comedy Series
Tape A: "My Whole Life Is Thunder" & "Game Over"
Tape B: "Florida" & "A Goon's Deed In A Weary World"
Tape C: "Hogcock! (I)" & "Last Lunch (II)"

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey ("Governor Dunston" or "Mazel Tov, Dummies" or "Game Over" or "Hogcock/Last Lunch")
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin ("My Whole Life Is Thunder" or "Game Over" "or "Hogcock/Last Lunch")
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jane Krakowski ("The Beginning of the End" or "My Whole Life Is Thunder")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tracy Morgan ("Governor Dunston" or "Game Over" or "Hogcock/Last Lunch")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristen Schall ("The Beginning of the End")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Catherine O'Hara ("Governor Dunston")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Elaine Stritch ("My Whole Life Is Thunder")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Chloe Moretz ("Game Over")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bryan Cranston ("Governor Dunston")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Will Arnett ("Game Over")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Steve Buscemi ("Game Over")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Robert Carlock ("Governor Dunston")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Matt Hubbard ("Unwindulax")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Robert Carlock, Matt Hubbard, Tina Fey and Tracy Wigfield ("Hogcock/Last Lunch")
Directing in a Comedy Series: Beth McCarthy Miller ("Hogcock/Last Lunch")

Season 4
FX

4.01: Fugue and Riffs: A-
4.02: The Wind Cries Mary: A-
4.03: Legs: A
4.04: Midnight Ron: A-
4.05: Viscous Coupling: B+
4.06: Once Bitten: B+
4.07: Live and Let Dine: B+
4.08: Coyote Lovely: A-
4.09: The Honeymooners: A-
4.10: Un Chien Tangerine: B+
4.11: The Papal Chase: B+
4.12: Sea Tunt: Part 1: A-
4.13: Sea Tunt: Part 2: A-


Season Grade: A-
Season Highlight: Episode 4.03 "Legs"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Writing in a Comedy Series: Adam Reed ("Legs")




Season 4
Netflix

4.01: Flight of the Phoenix: B+
4.02: Borderline Personalities: B
4.03: Indian Takers: B+
4.04: The B. Team:
4.05: A New Start:
4.06: Double Crossers:
4.07: Colony Collapse:
4.08: Red Hairing:
4.09: Smashed:
4.10: Queen B.: 
4.11: A New Attitude:
4.12: Senoritis:
4.13: It Gets Better:
4.14: Off The Hook:
4.15: Blockheads:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Bateman ("Flight of the Phoenix")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffery Tambor ("Borderline Personalities")


Season 4
Showtime

4.01: Quality of Life: B
4.02: You Can Take It With You: A-
4.03: Quality of Death: A-
4.04: The Finale: A

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Laura Linney ("The Finale")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: John Benjamin Hickey ("You Can Take It With You" or "The Finale")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Brian Denehy ("The Finale")

Season 3
HBO

3.01: Resolution: B+
3.02: Spaghetti & Coffee: B
3.03: Bone For Tuna: B+
3.04: Blue Bell Boy: B+
3.05: You'd Be Surprised: A
3.06: Ging Gang Goolie: B
3.07: Sunday Best: A-
3.08: The Pony: A-
3.09: The Milkmaid's Lot: B
3.10: A Man, A Plan: A-
3.11: Two Imposters: A
3.12: Margate Sands: A


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Bobby Carnavale
Season Highlight: Episode 3.11 "Two Imposters"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "You'd Be Surprised" & "Sunday Best"
Tape B: "The Pony" & "A Man, A Plan"
Tape C: "Two Imposters" & "Margate Sands"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi ("The Milkmaid's Lot" or "Two Imposters")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Bobby Carnavale ("Bone For Tuna" or "Sunday Best" or "Margate Sands")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Stephen Graham ("Blue Bell Boy")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jack Huston ("Sunday Best" or "Margate Sands")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Kelly Macdonald ("Sunday Best" or "A Man, A Plan")
Writing in a Drama Series: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider ("You'd Be Surprised")
Writing in a Drama Series: Terence Winter and Howard Korder ("The Pony")
Directing in a Drama Series: Tim Van Patten ("Margate Sands")
Directing in a Drama Series: Allen Coulter ("Two Imposters")


Season 5 Part 1
AMC

5.01: Live Free or Die: A
5.02: Madrigal: A
5.03: Hazard Pay: A-
5.04: Fifty-One: A
5.05: Dead Freight: A
5.06: Buyout: A-
5.07: Say My Name: A
5.08: Gliding Over All: A

Season Grade: A
Season MVP: Jonathan Banks
Season Highlight: Episode 5.05: "Dead Freight"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Live Free or Die" & "Madrigal"
Tape B: "Fifty-One" & "Dead Freight"
Tape C: "Say My Name" & Gliding Over All"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston ("Fifty-One" or "Say My Name")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Banks ("Madrigal" or "Say My Name")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul ("Buyout")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Anna Gunn ('Fifty-One")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Laura Fraser ("Fifty-One" or "Dead Freight")
Writing in a Drama Series: Sam Catlin ("Fifty-One")
Writing in a Drama Series: George Mastras ("Dead Freight")
Writing in a Drama Series: Thomas Schnauz ("Say My Name")
Directing in a Drama Series: Rian Johnson ("Fifty-One")
Directing in a Drama Series: George Mastras ("Dead Freight")


Season 7 Part 2
TNT

7.16: Hostile Witness: A-
7.17: Fool's Gold: B-
7.18: Drug Fiend: A-
7.19: Last Rites: A-
7.20: Armed Response: A-
7.21: The Last Word: B

Season Grade: B+
Season MVP: Kyra Sedgwick
Season Highlight: Episode 7.19: "Last Rites" 

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick ("Hostile Witness" or "Drug Fiend" or "Last Rites" or "The Last Word")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Billy Burke ("Hostile Witness" or "The Last Word:)


Season 4
NBC

4.01: History 101: B-
4.02: Paranormal Parentage: B
4.03: Conventions of Space and Time: B+ 
4.04: Alternative History of the German Invasion: B+
4.05: Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations: A-
4.06: Advanced Documentary Filmmaking:
4.07: Economics of Marine Biology:
4.08: Herstory of Dance:
4.09: TBA
4.10: TBA
4.11: TBA
4.12: TBA
4.13: Advanced Introduction to Finality:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Joel McHale ("Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations")
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Gillian Jacobs ("Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: James Brolin ("Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations")

Season 5
DirecTV

5.01: You Want To End This Once And For All?: A-
5.02: Have You Met The Eel Yet?: B+
5.03: Failure Is Failure: A-
5.04: I Love You, Mommy: A-
5.05: There's Something Wrong With Me: B
5.06: I Need To Win: B+
5.07: The Storm's Moving In: A-
5.08: I'm Afraid Of What I'll Find: A
5.09: I Like Your Chair: A
5.10: But You Don't Do That Anymore: A

Season Grade: B+
Season MVP: Rose Byrne
Season Highlight: Episode 5.10: "But You Don't Do That Anymore"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close ("But You Don't Do That Anymore")
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Rose Byrne ( "I Like Your Chair" or "But You Don't Do That Anymore")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Jenna Elfman ("You Want To End This Once And For All?")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Debra Monk ("Failure Is Failure")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: M. Emmett Walsh ("I'm Afraid Of What I'll Find")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Gordon Clapp ("I Like Your Chair")
Writing in a Drama Series: Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman ("But You Don't Do That Anymore")
Directing in a Drama Series: Glenn Kessler ("But You Don't Do That Anymore")


Season 7
Showtime

7.01: Are You...?: B
7.02: Sunshine and Frosty Swirl: B+
7.03: Buck The System: B+
7.04: Run: A-
7.05: Swim Deep: A-
7.06: Do The Wrong Thing: B
7.07: Chemistry: B+
7.08: Argentina: A
7.09: Helter Skelter: A-
7.10: The Dark... Whatever: B
7.11: Do You See What I See?: A-
7.12: Surprise, Motherfucker!: A


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Jennifer Carpenter
Season Highlight: Episode 7.12 "Surprise, Mothefucker!"


Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C. Hall ("Argentina" or "Surprise, Motherfucker!")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Carpenter ("Run" or "Swim Deep" or "Argentina")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ray Stevenson ("Swim Deep" or "Argentina" or "Helter Skelter")


Season 3
PBS


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Maggie Smith & Jim Carter
Season Highlight: Episode 3.09 "A Journey To The Highlands"


3.01: Episode One: A
3.02: Episode Two: A-
3.03: Episode Three: A-
3.04: Episode Four: B
3.05: Episode Five: A-
3.06: Episode Six: B
3.07: Episode Seven: B+
3.08: Episode Eight: A-
3.09: A Journey To The Highlands: A

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Bonneville ("Episode One" or "Episode Four" or "Episode Six")
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Michelle Dockery ("Episode One" or "Episode Five")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jim Carter ("Episode Three" or "Episode Seven" or "A Journey To The Highlands")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Maggie Smith ("Episode One" or "Episode Two" or "Episode Five" or "Episode Six")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Joanne Froggatt ("Episode Four")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Elizabeth McGovern ("Episode Five" or "Episode Six")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Shirley MacLaine ("Episode Two")
Writing in a Drama Series: Julian Fellowes ("Episode One" or "Episode Five" or "A Journey To The Highlands")
Directing in a Drama Series: Brian Percival ("Episode One" "A Journey To The Highlands"




Season 2
HBO

2.01: The Key:
2.02: Revenge Play:
2.03: Higher Power:
2.04: Follow Me:
2.05: The Ghost Is Seen:
2.06: All I Ever Wanted:
2.07: No Doubt:
2.08: Agent of Change:


Season 3
HBO

3.01: Valar Dohaeris: B+
3.02: Dark Wings, Dark Words: A-
3.03: Walk of Punishment: B
3.04: And Now His Watch Is Ended: B
3.05: Kissed By Fire: B
3.06: The Climb: B
3.07: The Bear and the Maiden Fair: A-
3.08: Second Sons: A-
3.09: The Rains of Castamere: A-
3.10: Mhysa: A-


Season Grade: B
Season MVP: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Season Highlight: Episode 3.09 "The Rains of Castamere"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("Kissed By Fire" or "The Bear and the Maiden Fair")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Diana RIgg ("And Now His Watch Is Ended")
Directing in a Drama Series: David Nutter ("The Rains of Castamere")

Season 4
CBS

4.01: I Fought The Law: A
4.02: And The Law Won: A-
4.03: Two Girls, One Code: A
4.04: Don't Haze Me, Bro: B
4.05: Waiting For The Knock: A-
4.06: The Art of War: A
4.07: Anatomy of a Joke: B
4.08: Here Comes The Judge: A-
4.09: A Defense of Marriage: A
4.10: Battle of the Proxies: A-
4.11: Boom De Ya Da: B+
4.12: Je Ne Sais What?: A-
4.13: The Seven Day Rule: A-
4.14: Red Team, Blue Team: A
4.15: Going For The Gold: A-
4.16: Runnin' With The Devil: B+
4.17: Invitation To An Inquest: A
4.18: Death of a Client: A
4.19: The Wheels of Justice: A-
4.20: Rape: A Modern Perspective: A-
4.21: A More Perfect Union: A-
4.22: What's In The Box?: A


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Christine Baranski
Season Highlight: Episode 4.14 "Red Team, Blue Team"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Two Girls, One Code" & "The Art of War"
Tape B: "A Defense of Marriage" & "Red Team, Blue Team"
Tape C: "A More Perfect Union" & "What's In The Box?"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies ("Two Girls, One Code" or "A Defense of Marriage" or "Red Team, Blue Team")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Christine Baranski ("Don't Haze Me, Bro" or "Runnin' With the Devil" or "The Wheels of Justice")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Archie Panjabi ("Waiting For The Knock")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Alan Cumming ("Going For The Gold")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Chris Noth ("Going For The Gold")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Nathan Lane ("Two Girls, One Code" or "Anatomy of a Joke")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Michael J. Fox ("Boom De Ya Da")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Wallace Shawn ("Runnin' With The Devil")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Dylan Baker ("The Wheels of Justice")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Amanda Peet ("The Art of War")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Linda Emond ("The Art of War")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Stockard Channing ("A Defense of Marriage" or "Death of a Client")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Carrie Preston ("Je Ne Sais What?" or "Red Team, Blue Team" or "Going For The Gold")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Martha Plimpton ("What's In The Box?")
Writing in a Drama Series: Matthew Montoya, Robert & Michelle King ("A Defense of Marriage")
Writing in a Drama Series: Robert & Michelle King ("Red Team, Blue Team" or "Death of a Client" or "What's In The Box?")
Directing in a Drama Series: Robert King ("Death of a Client" or "What's In The Box?")


Season 1
NBC

1.01: Aperitif: A-
1.02: Amuse-Bouche: A-
1.03: Potage: A-
1.04: Coquilles: A
1.05: Entree: A-
1.06: Sorbet: A
1.07: Fromage: B+
1.08: Trou Normand: A-
1.9: Buffet Froid: A-
1.10: Roti: A-
1.11: Releves: A
1.12: Savoureux: A


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Mads Mikkelsen 
Season Highlight: Episode 1.12 "Savoureux"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Aperitif" & "Amuse-Bouche"
Tape B: "Entree" & "Sorbet"
Tape C: "Releves" & "Savoureux"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Dancy ("Aperitif" or "Buffet Froid")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Mads Mikkelsen ("Aperitif" or "Coquilles" or "Sorbet" or "Releves" or "Savoureux")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Lawrence Fishburne ("Coquilles")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Gina Torres ("Coquilles")
Writing in a Drama Series: Bryan Fuller ("Aperitif")
Writing in a Drama Series: Steve Lightfoot & Bryan Fuller & Scott Nimerfro ("Savoureux")
Directing in a Drama Series: David Slade ("Savoureux")
Directing in a Drama Series: James Foley ("Sorbet")



Season 2
Showtime

2.01: The Smile: A-
2.02: Beirut Is Back: A
2.03: State of Independence: A-
2.04: New Car Smell: A
2.05: Q&A: A
2.06: A Gettysburg Address: B+
2.07: The Clearing: B+
2.08: I'll Fly Away: A-
2.09: Two Hats: A
2.10: Broken Hearts: A
2.11: In Memoriam: A- 
2.12: The Choice: A


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Damian Lewis 
Season Highlight: Episode 2.05 "Q&A"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "New Car Smell" & "Q&A"
Tape B: "Two Hats" & "Broken Hearts"
Tape C: "In Memoriam" & "The Choice"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Claire Danes ("Beirut Is Back" or "State of Independence" or "Q&A" or "The Choice")
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Damian Lewis ("Q&A" or "The Clearing" or "I'll Fly Away" or "The Choice")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Morena Baccarin ("The Smile" or "State of Independence" or "In Memoriam")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Mandy Patinkin ("The Clearing" or "The Choice")
Writing in a Drama Series: Chip Johannessen ("Beirut Is Back")
Writing in a Drama Series: Meredith Stiehm ("New Car Smell")
Writing in a Drama Series: Henry Bromell ("Q&A")
Writing in a Drama Series: Alex Gansa & Meredith Stiehm ("The Choice")
Directing in a Drama Series: Michael Cuesta ("Beirut Is Back" or "The Choice")
Directing in a Drama Series: Lesli Linka Glatter ("Q&A")


Season 1
Netflix

1.01: Chapter One: B+
1.02: Chapter Two: A-
1.03: Chapter Three: A-
1.04: Chapter Four: B+
1.05: Chapter Five: A-
1.06: Chapter Six: A-
1.07: Chapter Seven: B+
1.08: Chapter Eight: A
1.09: Chapter Nine: A
1.10: Chapter Ten: A
1.11: Chapter Eleven: A
1.12: Chapter Twelve: A-
1.13: Chapter Thirteen: A


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Kevin Spacey & Corey Stoll
Season Highlight: Episode 1.11: "Chapter Eleven"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Chapter One" & "Chapter Two"
Tape B: "Chapter Ten" & "Chapter Eleven"
Tape C: "Chapter Twelve" & "Chapter Thirteen"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Kevin Spacey ("Chapter Three" or "Chapter Five" or "Chapter Eight" or "Chapter Nine" or "Chapter Eleven")
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Robin Wright ("Chapter Six" or "Chapter Nine" or "Chapter Eleven")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Corey Stoll ("Chapter Five" or "Chapter Eight" or "Chapter Nine" or "Chapter Eleven")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Gerald McRaney ("Chapter Twelve")
Writing in a Drama Series: Beau Willimon ("Chapter One")
Writing in a Drama Series: Keith Huff, Kate Barnow, & Beau Willimon ("Chapter Eleven")
Directing in a Drama Series: David Fincher ("Chapter One")
Directing in a Drama Series: Charles McDougall ("Chapter Eight")


Season 4
FX

4.01: Hole In The Wall: A
4.02: Where's Waldo?: A-
4.03: Truth and Consequences: A-
4.04: This Bird Has Flown: B+
4.05: Kin: A
4.06: Foot Chase: A-
4.07: Money Trap: B
4.08: Outlaw: A
4.09: The Hatchet Tour: A
4.10: Get Drew: A
4.11: Decoy: A
4.12: Peace of Mind: A
4.13: Ghosts: A


Season Grade: A
Season MVP: Joelle Carter
Season Highlight: Episode 4.11 "Decoy"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Outlaw" & "The Hatchet Tour"
Tape B: "Get Drew" & "Decoy"
Tape C: "Peace of Mind" & "Ghosts"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Timothy Olyphant ("Ghosts")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Walton Goggins ("Ghosts")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Patton Oswalt ("Hole In The Wall" or "Decoy")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ron Eldard ('Outlaw" or "Decoy")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Mike O'Malley ("Decoy")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jim Beaver ("Get Drew" or "Decoy")
Writing in a Drama Series: Graham Yost & Chris Provenzano ("Decoy")
Directing in a Drama Series: Michael Watkins ("Decoy")


Season 3
FX

3.01: Something Is Wrong: B+
3.02: Telling Jokes/Set Up: A
3.03: Miami: A-
3.04: Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1: A
3.05: Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2: A
3.06: Barney/Never: A
3.07: Ikea/Piano Lessons: A-
3.08: Dad: A
3.09: Looking For Liz/Lilly Changes: B+
3.10: Late Show Part 1:
3.11: Late Show Part 2:
3.12: Late Show Part 3:
3.13: New Year's Eve:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Comedy Series
Tape A: "Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1" & "Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2"
Tape B: 
Tape C:

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Louis C.K. ("Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1" or "Dad")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Robin WIlliams ("Barney/Never")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Melissa Leo ("Telling Jokes/Set Up")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Parker Posey ("Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Chloe Sevigny ("Looking For Liz/Lilly Changes")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Louis C.K. ("Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2")
Directing in a Comedy Series: Louis C.K. ("Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2")


Season 6
AMC

6.01/02: The Doorway: B
6.03: The Collaborators: B
6.04: To Have And To Hold: B+
6.05: The Flood: A-
6.06: For Immediate Release: A
6.07: Man With A Plan: B+
6.08: The Crash: B
6.09: The Better Half: A-
6.10: A Tale Of Two Cities: B+
6.11: Favors: A
6.12: The Quality Of Mercy: A
6.13: In Care Of:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "The Flood" & "For Immediate Release"
Tape B: "The Better Half" & "Favors"
Tape C: "The Quality Of Mercy"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jon Hamm ("The Flood" of "The Crash" or "Favors")
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Elisabeth Moss ("The Better Half")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Slattery ("The Doorway")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Vincent Kartheiser ("For Immediate Release" or "Man With A Plan")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: January Jones ("The Doorway" or "The Better Half")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Christina Hendricks ("To Have And To Hold" or "For Immediate Release")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Alison Brie ("The Collaborators" or "For Immediate Release")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Linda Cardinelli ("The Crash" or "Favors")
Writing in a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner ("For Immediate Release")
Writing in a Drama Series: Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton ("The Quality Of Mercy")
Directing in a Drama Series: Jennifer Getzinger ("For Immediate Release")


Season 5
Showtime

5.01: Happy Fucking Birthday: A
5.02: Luck of the Drawing: B+
5.03: Smile: A-
5.04: Lost Girls: A-
5.05: Good Thing: B+
5.06: Walk of Shame: A-
5.07: Teachable Moments: A-
5.08: Forget It: A
5.09: Heart: A
5.10: Soul: A-


Season Grade: A-
Season MVP: Edie Falco
Season Highlight: Episode 5.09 "Heart"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Comedy Series
Tape A: "Smile" & "Lost Girls"
Tape B: "Walk of Shame" & "Teachable Moments"
Tape C: "Heart" & "Soul"

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco ("Happy Fucking Birthday" or "Smile" or "Forget It")
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Merritt Weaver ("Teachable Moments" or "Forget It")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bobby Canavale ("Walk Of Shame")

Season 9
NBC

9.01: New Guys: A
9.02: Roy's Wedding: B-
9.03: Andy's Ancestry: C+
9.04: Work Bus: B
9.05: Here Comes Treble: C+
9.06: The Boat: B
9.07: The Whale: B+
9.08: The Target: C+
9.09: Dwight Christmas: A
9.10: Lice: B+
9.11: Suit Warehouse: B+
9.12: Customer Loyalty: A
9.13: Junior Salesman: B+
9.14: Vandalism: B+
9.15: Couples Discount: B
9.16: Moving On: B-
9.17: The Farm: B-
9.18: Promos: B+
9.19: Stairmageddon: B
9.20: Paper Airplane: A-
9:21: Living The Dream: A-
9.22: A.A.R.M: A
9.23/24: Finale: A


Season Grade: B
Season MVP: Jenna Fischer
Season Highlight: Episode 9.23/24 "Finale"


Potential Submission Tapes:

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Rainn Wilson ("The Target" or "Dwight Christmas" or "A.A.R.M")
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jenna Fischer ("Customer Loyalty" or "Promos" or "Paper Airplane" or "A.A.R.M")
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bob Odenkirk ("Moving On")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Robert Padnick ("Dwight Christmas")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Greg Daniels ("Finale")
Directing in a Drama Series: Ken Kawpis ("Finale")

Season 5
NBC

5.01: Ms. Knope Goes To Washington: A
5.02: Soda Tax: A-
5.03: How A Bill Becomes A Law: A-
5.04: Sex Education: B+
5.05: Halloween Surprise: A
5.06: Ben's Parents: B+
5.07: Leslie vs. April: B+
5.08: Pawnee Commons: B+
5.09: Ron and Diane: A
5.10: Two Parties: A
5.11: Women In Garbage: A
5.12: Anne's Decision: B
5.13: Emergency Response (I): A
5.14: Leslie and Ben (II): A
5.15: Correspondents' Lunch: B+
5.16: Bailout: A-
5.17: Partridge: B
5.18: Animal Control: A-
5.19: Article Two: B+
5.20: Jerry's Retirement:
5.21: Swing Vote: B+
5.22: Are You Better Off?: A


Season Grade: B+
Season MVP: Chris Pratt
Season Highlight: Episode 5.10 "Two Parties"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Comedy Series
Tape A: "Halloween Surprise" & "Two Parties"
Tape B: "Ron and Diane" & "Women In Garbage"
Tape C: "Emergency Response" & "Leslie and Ben"

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Amy Poehler ("Halloween Surprise" or "Emergency Response")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nick Offerman ("Ms. Knope Goes To Washington" or "Ron and Diane")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Chris Pratt ("Ms. Knope Goes To Washington" or "Two Parties" or "Swing Vote")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Rob Lowe ("Soda Tax" or "Two Parties")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Adam Scott ("Partridge")
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Aubrey Plaza ("Women In Garbage")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Megan Mullally ("Ron and Diane")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Dave King ("Two Parties")


Season 1
Sundance Channel 

1.01: Always There: A
1.02: Sexual Peeling: A-
1.03: Modern Times: B+
1.04: Plato's Cave: A-
1.05: Drip, Drip:
1.06: Jacob's Ladder:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Aden Young ("Always There" or "Sexual Peeling")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Abigail Spencer ("Always There" or "Modern Times")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Adelaide Clemens ("Plato's Cave")
Writing in a Drama Series: Ray McKinnon ("Always There")
Directing in a Drama Series: Keith Gordon ("Always There")




Season 3
Showtime

3.01: El Gran Canon: B+
3.02: The American Dream: A-
3.03: May I Trim Your Hedges?: B+
3.04: The Helpful Gallaghers: A-
3.05: The Sins Of My Caretakers: A
3.06: Cascading Failures: A
3.07: A Long Way From Home: A
3.08: Where There's A Will: A-
3.09: Frank The Plumber: A
3.10: Civil Wrongs: B+
3.11: Order Room Service: B+
3.12: Survival of the Fittest:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "The Sins Of My Caretakers" & "Cascading Failures"
Tape B: "A Long Way From Home" & "Where There's A Will"
Tape C: "Frank The Plumber"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: William H. Macy ("A Long Way From Home" or "Frank The Plumber")
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Emmy Rossum ("Cascading Failures" or "A Long Way From Home")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Joan Cusack ("The American Dream" or "The Sins Of My Caretakers" or "A Long Way From Home" or "Frank The Plumber")
Writing in a Drama Series: Alex Borstein ("Cascading Failures")
Directing in a Drama Series: Anthony Hemingway ("Cascading Failures")
Directing in a Drama Series: Mimi Leder ("A Long Way From Home")


Season 5
FX

5.01: Sovereign: B
5.02: Authority Vested: B+
5.03: Laying Pipe: B+
5.04: Stolen Huffy: B
5.05: Orca Shrugged: B
5.06: Small World: A-
5.07: Toad's Wild Ride: A-
5.08: Ablation: B
5.09: Andare Pescare: B+
5.10: Crucifixed: B
5.11: To Thine Own Self: A-
5.12: Darthy: B
5.13: J'ai Obtenu Cette: A-


Season Grade: B
Season MVP: Jimmy Smits
Season Highlight: Episode 5.13 "J'ai Obtenu Cette"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katey Sagal ("Authority Vested" or "Toad's Wild Ride")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jimmy Smits ("Orca Shrugged" or "Small World" or "To Thine Own Self")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Walton Goggins ("Orca Shrugged")


Season 5
TNT

5.01: Bats and Hats: A
5.02: Heat: A-
5.03: Babel: A-
5.04: Under The Big Top: A-
5.05: Off Duty: A
5.06: Bleed Out: A
5.07: Heroes: A
5.08: The Felix Paradox: A
5.09: Chaos: A
5.10: Reckoning: A


Season Grade: A
Season MVP: Michael Cudlitz 
Season Highlight: Episode 3.09 "Chaos"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Off Duty" & "Bleed Out"
Tape B: "Heroes" & "The Felix Paradox"
Tape C: "Chaos" & "Reckoning"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Cudlitz ("Heat" or "Bleed Out" or "Heroes" or "Chaos")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Regina King ("Babel" or "Off Duty" or "Bleed Out")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Gerald McRaney ("Heroes")
Writing in a Drama Series: Zach Whedon ("Chaos")
Writing in a Drama Series: Jonathan Lisco ("Reckoning")
Directing in a Drama Series: Christopher Chulack ("Chaos")


Season 3
HBO

3.01: Knock With Me -- Rock With Me: A-
3.02: Saints: B+
3.03: Me Donkey Want Water: A-
3.04: The Greatest Love: A
3.05: I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say: A-
3.06: Careless Love: B+
3.07: Promised Land: A-
3.08: Don't You Leave Me Here: A-
3.09: Poor Man's Paradise: A
3.10: Tipitina: A


Season Grade: A
Season MVP: David Morse
Season Highlight: Episode 3.10 "Tipitina"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "The Greatest Love" & "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say"
Tape B: "Promised Land" & "Don't You Leave Me Here"
Tape C: "Poor Man's Paradise" & "Tipitina"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: David Morse ("Knock With Me -- Rock With Me" or "Poor Man's Paradise" or "Tipitina")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Clarke Peters ("Me Donkey Want Water" or "I Though I Heard Buddy Bolden Say")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Melissa Leo ("The Greatest Love" or "Tipitina")
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Khandi Alexander ("Don't You Leave Me Here" or "Poor Man's Paradise" or "Tipitina")
Writing in a Drama Series: David Simon, Eric Overmyer, & Anthony Bourdain ("Tipitina")
Directing in a Drama Series: Anthony Hemingway ("Tipitina")



Season 2
HBO

2.01: Midterms: A-
2.02: Signals: A
2.03: Hostages: B+
2.04: The Vic Allen Dinner: A
2.05: Helsinki: A
2.06: Andrew: B
2.07: Shutdown: A-
2.08: First Response: B+
2.09: Running: A
2.10: D.C:

Potential Submission Tapes:

Comedy Series
Tape A: "Midterms" & "Signals"
Tape B: "The Vic Allen Dinner" & "Helsinki"
Tape C:

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louise-Dreyfus ("Midterms or "The Vic Allen Dinner" or "Andrew" or "Running")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Matt Walsh ("Signals or "Helsinki")
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Hale ("The Vic Allen Dinner" or "Running")
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Anna Chlumsky ("Signals" or "Andrew")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Simon Blackwell & Armando Iannucci ("The Vic Allen Dinner")
Writing in a Comedy Series: Sean Grey, Armando Iannucci, & Will Smith ("Running")
Directing in a Comedy Series: Chris Addison ("The Vic Allen Dinner")
Directing in a Comedy Series: Tim Kirkby ("Running")

Season 3
AMC

3.01: Seeds: B+
3.02: Sick: B
3.03: Walk With Me: B
3.04: Killer Within: A
3.05: Say The Word: B
3.06: Hounded: B+
3.07: When The Dead Come Knocking: A
3.08: Made To Suffer: A-
3.09: The Suicide King: B
3.10: Home: B+
3.11: I Ain't A Judas: A-
3.12: Clear: A-
3.13: Arrow On The Doorpost: A-
3.14: Prey: A-
3.15: This Sorrowful Life: A
3.16: Welcome To The Tombs: B


Season Grade: B+
Season MVP: Michael Rooker
Season Highlight: Episode 3.04 "Killer Within"

Potential Submission Tapes:

Drama Series
Tape A: "Killer Within" & "When The Dead Come Knocking"
Tape B: "Clear" & "Arrow On The Doorpost"
Tape C: "This Sorrowful Life" & "Welcome To The Tombs"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Andrew Lincoln ("Say The Word" or "Hounded" or "Clear")
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Rooker ("This Sorrowful Life")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Lennie James ("Clear")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Dallas Roberts ("Prey")
Writing in a Drama Series: Frank Renzulli ("When The Dead Come Knocking")
Directing in a Drama Series: Guy Ferland ("Killer Within")

Season 8
Showtime


8.01: Messy: A
8.02: A Beam of Sunshine: A-
8.03: See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die: A-
8.04: Only Judy Can Judge: A-
8.05: Red in Tooth and Claw: B+
8.06: Allosaurus Crush Castle: B+
8.07: Unfreeze: B
8.08: Five Miles From Yetzer Hara: A-
8.09: Saplings: B
8.10: Threshold: B
8.11: God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: A-
8.12/13: It's Time: B-

Season Grade: B+
Season MVP: Justin Kirk & Jennifer Jason Leigh
Season Highlight: Episode 8.01: "Messy" 

Potential Submission Tapes:

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Justin Kirk ("Red in Tooth and Claw" or "Allosaurus Crush Castle")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Jennifer Jason Leigh ("Red in Tooth and Claw" or "Five Miles From Yetzer Hara")