'Young Sherlock' to Compete as Comedy at Emmys, Reviving Dramedy Debate

‘Young Sherlock’ To Compete As Comedy At Emmys, Joining Sizable Contingent Of Hourlong Contenders That’s Bringing Back Old Dramedy Category Debate

In 1999, David E. Kelley’s hourlong legal comedy-drama Ally McBeal won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series over four half-hour comedies — multi-cam Friends, Frasier and Everybody Loves Raymond and single-camera Sex and the City –– and thus the big debate began whether hourlong dramedies belong in the comedy categories. There have been ebbs and […]

By Nellie Andreeva