Emmy Awards Wrap: Diversity And Quality Rule The Day

The audience at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday was clearly rooting for host Andy Samberg, who ricocheted from one inside joke to another with oddly elongated pauses and a lack of focus. While his opening number made the point that there's far too much TV to watch, the awards themselves settled into a familiar pattern with multiple wins for HBO's "Veep," "Olive Kitteridge" and "Game of Thrones" (beating out favorite "Mad Men," one of several outgoing series like Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" that nabbed sentimental wins). Clearly it was a great night for diversity (with Emmys for Viola Davis, Regina King, and Uzo Aduba), women (Jill Soloway and Lisa Cholodenko took home directing wins), and HBO, which threw a sweltering outdoor party at the Pacific Design Center to celebrate its 43 awards, including 29 Creative Emmys last week (CBS’s record of 44 was set in 1974), out of 126 nominations....