Looking at some of the top-rated television shows on IMDb, the final season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” earned half the number of nominations “Thrones” brought in Tuesday. The Bryan Cranston-led drama was nominated for 16 awards, which included a nomination for Cranston, as well as a nomination for best drama series. HBO’s “The Sopranos” and AMC’s “Mad Men” earned a respective 15 and 11 nominations for their final seasons.The final seasons of “Downton Abbey” and “Veep” earned 10 and nine nods, respectively. 

NBC’s long-running comedies “Friends” and “The Office” managed to secure some Emmy love for their final seasons. “Friends” racked up seven nominations, while the folks at Dunder Mifflin scored three nominations for their final season. This year on the comedy side, the final season of “The Big Bang Theory” earned three nominations, matching its total from 2018. The show last earned a comedy series nomination in 2014. 

The cast of “Game of Thrones” was greatly celebrated, with nine of the show’s stars earning acting nominations. Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow, and Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen, were among those nominated and are competing for the first time in the lead actor and actress category, after having been previously nominated in the supporting category. 

The Primetime Emmys will be held Sept. 22. 

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