Television Without Pity and EW teamed up recently to launch the 2008Tubey Awards, asking readers to select the best and worst TV shows,performances, characters, and basically anything else that comes fromthe boob tube. No program was too big (paging the doctors of Grey’sAnatomy), too small (looking at the little critics’ darling known as MadMen), or too reviled (hey there, Living Lohan!) to compete.
After the jump, you’ll find the top 15 categories, as well as two winners foreach — one as chosen by TWoP readers, the other picked by the editorsand critics of Entertainment Weekly. Everyone agreed on the awesomeness of Lost (pictured) and 30 Rock, but little else. For the complete list of winnersfrom all 60 categories, go here.So whose side are you on — TWOP Readers or EW Staff? Imagine "EWStaff" surrounded by a cloud of small, rainbow-colored hearts (like you probs do already) to aid in your decision. Personally, I’m torn, but don’t tell anyone — I’d be so embarrassed.
Best New Show
TWoP Reader Pick: Pushing Daisies
EW Staff Pick: Mad Men
Worst New Show
TWoP Reader Pick: Living Lohan
EW Staff Pick: Big Shots
Best Returning Show
TWoP Reader Pick: Lost
EW Staff Pick: Lost
Worst Returning Show
TWoP Reader Pick: According to Jim
EW Staff Pick: Two and a Half Men
Best Drama
TWoP Reader Pick: Battlestar Galactica
EW Staff Pick: Mad Men
Best Comedy
TWoP Reader Pick: 30 Rock
EW Staff Pick: 30 Rock
Favorite Actor
TWoP Reader Pick: Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
EW Staff Pick: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Favorite Actress
TWoP Reader Pick: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
EW Staff Pick: Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Best Cast
TWoP Reader Pick: Battlestar Galactica
EW Staff Pick: The Wire
Best Talk Show
TWoP Reader Pick: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
EW Staff Pick: The Colbert Report
Best Cartoon
TWoP Reader Pick: The Simpsons
EW Staff Pick: South Park
Best Daytime Soap
TWoP Reader Pick: Days of Our Lives
EW Staff Pick: General Hospital
Best Competitive Reality Show
TWoP Reader Pick: Project Runway
EW Staff Pick: Survivor
Best Candid Reality Show
TWoP Reader Pick: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
EW Staff Pick: Jon & Kate Plus 8
Best Game Show
TWoP Reader Pick: Jeopardy!
EW Staff Pick: Cash Cab
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Cash Cab is a great pick. It’s a great show. Survivor over the Bravo shows and So You Think You Can Dance? I don’t think so.
Jon & Kate Plus 8? Really? Gross.
Neil Patrick Harris put me over the top for TWoP. Sorry EW but your choices fall short.
For the most part EW got the better picks, especially with Mad Men as best new show. I’d have put The Wire in best drama, though. Top Chef as best reality. And TWOP is right about According to Jim being the worst comedy. Two and a Half Men isn’t good, but it’s not nearly as bad as Jim.
I’m surprised Tyra didn’t get her fierce-shaking fingers on this list. Totally the best talk show AND reality competition. How does Mrs. Klum-Seal’s three German words compare to Ms. Banks’ endless eye-smiling axioms? And how existential are her Fiercee awards? I wish people would she her the way I do: as more than just an ugly-pretty face.
Love EW’s outside-the-box picks of Cash Cab (::::sigh::::: Ben Bailey) and Jon & Kate Plus 8!!
The Tubeys kinda sucked this year, but they are still better than the Emmys. Glad to see wins for BSG and Lost.
Smarmy reality Show Host you’d Most Like to tether to electrodes and then hit the switch: Alex Trbek!
Neil Patrick Harris wins at everything. Except for the things that BSG wins. I’ll never leave you, Popwatch, but I’m seriously considering taking TWoP as a mistress. What up.
Except for The Simpsons as best cartoon, I agree with all of the TWoP picks.
Jon & Kate Plus 8!!! woohooo!!!1
Picks for the Wire and Friday Night Lights cast put me with you EW.
Does anyone else thing TwoP is a LOT less fun now that SarS, Wing Chun & Glark aren’t in charge anymore?
“General Hospital”? What crew of idiots picked THAT?
I have to say, for the most part, I prefer the TWoP list to yours. I don’t care for Mad Men or Friday Night Lights and love BSG. Sorry. (The Jon & Kate Plus 8 pick is what solidly put me on the TWoP side. I don’t get EW’s fascination with that show. I hate the way Kate treats the children (and Jon) most of the time, and I couldn’t make it through more than 2 1/2 episodes because of it. I really feel sorry for those kids.)
TWOP is a popular board
Gotta go with TwoP’s picks, though I din’t agree with BSG. (I’m just not into it; I’m sure its a fine show.) What really did it was Pushing Daisies followed by NPH and Project Runway.
I love you EW guys but i have to go w/ TWoP. They picked Battlestar Galactica and NPH in How I met Your Mother. And while I do agree with your assessment on the Colbert Report over The Daily Show, Survivor…. really? How can I support that?
so glad that Neil Patrick Harris and Pushing Daisies made the list!!
I love how you people will put Lost in main picture even if it is of only passing reference in the actual article. BSG is great, but so overrated by internet geeks like the TWOP gang.
Wowwww. This list sucks balls.
I remember voting for The Office for best cast. I’m surprised others didn’t do the same.
I love that you picked Cash Cab as best game show. My mom, who died of ovarian cancer August 16, LOVED that show but when I mention that no one ever heard of it.