"Northern Exposure" was named Outstanding Drama Series for the 1991-92 season.
Northern Exposure won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Drama in 1992.
"Picket Fences" was named Outstanding Drama Series for 1992-93.
Scott Bakula won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama in 1992 for Quantum Leap.
Angela Lansbury won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama in 1992 for Murder, She Wrote.
"Picket Fences."
"Picket Fences."
Picket Fences
"Picket Fences."
"Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law," "The West Wing" and "Mad Men" are tied with four Emmy wins each in the category of Outstanding Drama Series.
The 'Roots' miniseries aired in January of 1977 and won the Emmy that year for Best Limited Series. It also won Emmys that year for : Best Actor - Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance (Lou gossett, Jr.) Best Director - Drama Series (David Greene for "Part I") Best Editing - Drama Series (Neil Travis for "Part I") Best Music Composition for a Series - Dramatic Underscore (Gerald Fried & Quincy Jones"Part I") Best Sound Editing - Series Best Supporting Actress - Comedy or Drama Series, Single Appearance (Olivia Cole for "Part VIII") Best Writing - Drama Series (Ernest Kinoy & William Blinn for "Part II")
"Northern Exposure" creators Joshua Brand and John Falsey.
For its first two seasons, the show garnered 9 Emmys, including twice for Best Comedy Series.