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Basic Cable Shows Get Emmy Nods

from National Public Radio
July 17, 2008

This year's Emmy nominations for Best Series include for the first time two shows on basic cable: AMC's Mad Men and Damages on FX. Matt Weiner, creator and executive producer of Mad Men, says basic cable's relatively small audience allows some "really cool shows to get made."

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  • All Things Considered, July 17, 2008
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