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12. Hundreds of season 5 viewers wrote in to complain about "sabotage" after contestant Iain Watters had a bit of an issue with his Baked Alaska.

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12. It was one of the most expensive series ever produced.

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The hit HBO series has a habit of killing off main characters. And unfortunately, there's already been some foreshadowing that writers will paint a target on Daenerys's back.

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3. Only six awards were handed out at the first ceremony, and one went to a ventriloquist.

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Television can be a hotbed of creativity (or mediocrity, depending on who you ask). But it's not just characters and storylines writers are coming up with—they also coin words.

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3. Benedict Cumberbatch has Reddit to (partly) thank for the Emmy-nominated role.

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Unlike many sitcoms of its era, 'Taxi' focused on a group of blue-collar workers who—despite having aspirations of bigger and better careers—were never really destined to be anything other than what they were: cab drivers.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in 'The X-Files.'

Is the truth really out there? 'The X-Files' began its original nine-season run on September 10, 1993.

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On September 8, 1966, Gene Roddenberry's galaxy-spanning saga debuted and transformed sci-fi TV into a genre rich with multilayered drama, ethnic diversity, and real-world issues

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It’s all leading up to Jodie Whittaker’s debut as the Thirteenth Doctor.

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Alan Ball's metaphorical vampire series made its HBO debut 10 years ago today.

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3. He turned down his Oscar-nominated role in 'Boogie Nights.' Seven times.

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It took a long time for the cast to afford rum ham: Rob McElhenney kept waiting tables during the first season.

David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Fenella Woolgar in "The Unicorn and the Wasp"

From Jack the Ripper's murderous rampage to Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance, The Doctor has tangled with plenty of real-life characters.

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Kurt Sutter's biker hit, which premiered 10 years ago, had a tendency to court controversy.

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It makes a lot of sense.

A scene from The Kids in the Hall.

Twenty-five years after airing its final episode, a revival of 'The Kids in the Hall' will be coming to Amazon as its first original Canadian series.

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The network is celebrating the sci-fi hit’s 25th anniversary with a five-day celebration.

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Decades after these segments aired, the producers behind the show are still wondering what happened.

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Netflix's fake-true crime series returns for a second (and poop-centric) season on September 14.

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Alan Alda—who was born Alphonso D’Abruzzo on January 28, 1936—is the only person to win acting, directing, and writing Emmys for the same program.

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The producers of the wrestling dramedy, which is competing for six Emmy Awards, were reluctant to cast Alison Brie.

Peter Falk and Harvey Gold in Columbo.

6. The character's trademark raincoat came from Peter Falk's own closet.