Never mind which TV shows and stars are favored by Emmy voters. Yahoo measured the lists of Emmy nominees according to which ones were searched most by their Web browsers during the eligibility period spanning June 1, 2009, to May 31, 2010.
TOP SEARCHED BEST SERIES, DRAMA
1. "Lost"
2. "True Blood"
3. "Dexter"
4. "Mad Men"
5. "Breaking Bad"
6. "The Good Wife"
TOP SEARCHED BEST SERIES, COMEDY
1. "Glee"
2. "The Office"
3. "Modern Family"
4. "30 Rock"
5. "Nurse Jackie"
6. "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
TOP SEARCHED BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
1. Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
2. Hugh Laurie, "House"
3. Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
4. Matthew Fox, "Lost"
5. Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
6. Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights"
TOP SEARCHED BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
1. Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
2. Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
3. January Jones, "Mad Men"
4. Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
5. Connie Britton, "Friday Night Lights"
6. Glenn Close, "Damages"
TOP SEARCHED BEST ACTOR, COMEDY
1. Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
2. Steve Carell, "The Office"
3. Matthew Morrison, "Glee"
4. Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
5. Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
6. Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
TOP SEARCHED BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY
1. Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
2. Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
3. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
4. Lea Michele, "Glee"
5. Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"
6. Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
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