Hill Street Blues Won Eight Emmy Awards Its First Season
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Hill Street Blues might have been a ratings disaster its first season, but it was also an awards darling. After the first season wrapped, the show arrested 21 Emmy nominations. It won eight, a freshmen series record. Its most prominent win was for “Outstanding Drama Series.”
The awards didn’t stop with the first season. The second season saw the show take up all five slots in the “Best Supporting Actor” category. Michael Conrad was the lucky winner. Over its seven-season run, Hill Street Blues won a total of 26 Emmys, a record that was broken by The West Wing over a decade later.
