 The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Best Comedy Actor is - Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory" This years winner for Best Comedy Actor is Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory", giving him his 3rd award in this category. This is the shows 14th award all time in the BOTVAs. Jim won with109 votes. Runner Up was Andy Samberg with 63 votes. This is Andys best finish in his 4th consecutive finals appearance(3rd, 6th, 5th). Third was Johnny Galecki with 43 votes. This was Johnnys 3rd finals appearance, and tied his best finish for 3rd back in 2011 (4th, 3rd). Eric McCormack was in 4th with 41 votes in his first finals appearance in the category. Ed O'Neill was 5th with 38 votes. This was his 2nd finals appearance, finishing 11th in 2015. Sean Hayes was 6th with 32 votes in his first finals appearance. Terry Crews was 7th with 30 votes, this was his 2nd finals appearance, finishing 10th in 2015. Tituss Burgess was 8th with 24 votes, in his 3rd consecutive finals appearance (6th, 8th). Andre Braugher was 9th with 20 votes in his first finals appearance finals. Kunal Nayyar was 10th with 12 votes in his first finals appearance.. 1st JIM PARSONS "THE BIG BANG THEORY" 109 2nd ANDY SAMBERG "BROOKLYN NINE NINE" 63 3rd JOHNNY GALECKI "THE BIG BANG THEORY" 43 4th Eric McCormack "Will And Grace" 41 5th Ed O'Neill "Modern Family" 38 6th Sean Hayes "Will And Grace" 32 7th Terry Crews "Brooklyn Nine Nine" 30 8th Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" 24 9th Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine Nine" 20 10th Kunal Nayyar "The Big Bang Theory" 12 The finals appearance of Jim Parsons makes him the only actor to make the finals every year in this category. His win also gives him sole possession of the most wins in this category, at 3, breaking a tie with Chris Colfer. The finals appearance of Kunal Nayyar marks a record 5th finals appearance by a cast member from a show in the main actor, or actress categories. To see all the 8th annual BOTVA winners this year HERE To see all of the all time winners you can find them HERE 
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 The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Best Comedy Actress is - Kristen Bell "The Good Place" This years winner for Best Comedy Actress is Kristen Bell "Thed Good Place", giving them their 1st award in this category, and the first for the show in any category. Kristen won with 52 votes. This was her first finals appearance in just the shows second season. Runner Up was 2 time winner (2011, 2013) Kaley Cuoco with 51 votes. This was her 7th consecutive finals appearance (4th, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 1st). Third was Kat Dennings with 48 votes in her 5th consecutive finals appearance in the shows last season (2nd, 5th, 5th, 6th) 3 time winner (2012, 2014, 2016) Mayim Bialik was in 4th with 47 votes, marking her lowest finish in her 7th consecutive finals appearance (1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 3rd). Debra Messing was 5th with 43 votes in her first finals appearance. Stephanie Beatriz was 6th with 38 votes in her first finals appearance. Allison Janney & Drew Barrymore tied for 7th with 33 votes. Janney in her 2nd consecutive finals last year, finishing 12th in 2016, Barrymore was in her first finals. Melissa Rauch was 9th with 31 votes in her fifth consecutive finals appearance (8th, 9th, 9th, 9th). Megan Mullally was 10th with 21 votes in her 2nd finals appearance in this category on 2 different shows (2011 "Childrens Hospital" finished 9th). 1st KRISTEN BELL "THE GOOD PLACE' 52 2nd KALEY CUOCO "THE BIG BANG THEORY" 51 3rd KAT DENNINGS "2 BROKE GIRLS" 48 4th Mayim Bialik "The Bog Bang Theory" 47 5th Debra Messing "Will And Grace" 43 6th Stephanie Beatriz "Brooklyn Nine Nine" 38 7th Allison Janney "Mom" 33 7th Drew Barrymore "Santa Clarita Diet" 33 9th Melissa Rauch "The Big Bang Theory" 31 10th Megan Mullally "Will And Grace" 21 This is the smallest margin of victory, breaking last years margin of 5 votes by Mayim Bialik over Kat Dennings & Sofia Vergara. Stephanie Beatriz becomes the 3rd different Brooklyn Nine Nine actress to make the finals in 3 consecutive years, with Melissa Fumero in 2016 & Chelsea Peretti in 2015 making the finals before her. Megan Mullally sets a new record for longest gap between finals appearances in an actress category by appearing for the first time since 2011. To see all the 8th annual BOTVA winners this year HERE To see all of the all time winners you can find them HERE   The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Best Animated Program is - THE SIMPSONS (FOX) This years winner for Best Animated Program is The Simpsons, giving them their 5th award in this category. The show won with 109 votes. Runner Up was Rick & Morty with 62 votes in their first finals appearance. Third was Family Guy with 49 votes. Making them the only show besides The Simpsons to be in the top 3 of every finals in this category (2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd) South Park was in 4th with 46 votes for their 4th 4th place appearance in their 5th appearance (4th, 4th, 6th, 4th). Adventure Time was 5th with 39 votes in their first finals appearance. Bojack Horseman was 6th with 33 votes. After a 5th place finish last year. 1st - THE SIMPSONS (FOX) 102 2nd - RICK & MORTY (ADULT SWIM) 62 3rd - FAMILY GUY (FOX) 49 4th - South Park (COMEDY CENTRAL) 46 5th - Adventure Time (COMEDY CENTRAL) 39 6th - Bojack Horseman (NETFLIX) 33 The Simpsons winning total of 109 votes is the lowest winning total in this category, breaking last years record of 155 votes. The margin of victory of 47 votes also breaks last years previous lowest mark of 81. To see all the 8th annual BOTVA winners this year HERE To see all of the all time winners you can find them HERE   The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Best New TV Program is - The Good Doctor (ABC) This years winner for Best New Program is The Good Doctor, giving them their 1st award. This gives ABC their 5th program award in the BOTVA history. They won with 45 votes. The Good Doctor focuses around Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism (Freddie Highmore) learning how to be a doctor, and how to just deal with the complicated everyday human emotions of everyone else. The show also features Richard Schiff, Hill Harper, Beau Garrett, Nicholas Gonzalez, Antonia Thomas, Chuku Modu & Tamlyn Tomita. Runner Up was 13 Reason Why with 38 votes. The serious drama about a teens suicide was one of 2017s most polarizing shows, getting equal amounts of hate & love from the public & critics for its subject matter. Third was The Punisher with 32 votes. The most recent in the Marvel Netflix anti-hero roster dealt with a plethora of real life issues like PTSD of soldiers, while still making it a top quality anti-hero show.. Riverdale was in 4th with 30 votes. Young Sheldon was 5th with 27 votes. The Handmaid's Tale was 6th with 25 votes. The Gifted was 7th with 21 votes. Star Trek Discovery was 8th with 19 votes. Big Little Lies was 9th with 16 votes. S.W.A.T. was 10th with 15 votes. 1st - THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC) 45 2nd - 13 REASONS WHY (NETFLIX) 38 3rd - THE PUNISHER (NETFLIX) 32 4th - Riverdale (CW) 30 5th - Young Sheldon (CBS) 27 6th - The Handmaids Tale (HULU) 25 7th - The Gifted (FOX) 21 8th - Star Trek Discovery (CBS) 19 9th - Big Little Lies (HBO) 16 10th - S.W.A.T. (CBS) 15 With 45 votes The Good Doctor becomes the lowest winning vote total in the category history, breaking last years winner Timeless total of 224 votes. It is also the lowest winning vote total in any category to date. This is the first win for an ABC program since Forever won Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Program in 2015, and it is the first win for ABC in this category since 2011 when Once Upon A Time won. To see all the 8th annual BOTVA winners this year HERE To see all of the all time winners you can find them HERE   Photo Credit - Lucifer, FOX Season 3 cast (from L to R) Tom Welling, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Tricia Helfer, Aimee Garcia, Kevin Alejandro, Lauren German, Tom Ellis & Lesley Ann Brandt The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Favorite TV Program is - LUCIFER (FOX) This years winner for Favorite TV Program is Lucifer, giving them their 1st award in this category. Lucifer won with 127 votes. This was the shows 2nd consecutive finals appearance, finishing 4th last year. For a show named after the Devil himself, you expect a lot of bad behaviour, and Lucifer delivers. This past year saw a will they wont they relationship with the shows lead continue on, while he tries to figure out why he suddenly doesnt have his trademark devil face, and has his wings back. It saw his brother Amenadiel stuck in the middle of a love/friend triangle with Dr. Martin & Mazikeen. It added new interesting characters including Cain & a repackaged Charlotte Richards. While still finding things for Dan Espinoza, Ella Lopez & Trixie Decker to do in the stories to endear them to the fans as well. Runner Up was recently canceled Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency with 90 votes. Perhaps if these awards were 3 months sooner, or the show premiered 3 months later, then Netflix & BBC America would have seen how loved the show was with its fans. Third was 3X winner in this category Supernatural with 41 votes.Despite cleaning up in several other categories this year, the SPN fans missed this category almost completely. 2014 Winner Arrow was in 4th with 34 votes in their 6th consecutive finals appearance (11th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 11th). The Blacklist was 5th with 28 votes in their 2nd consecutive finals appearance. Vastly improving on their 15th place finish last year. Timeless & Wynonna Earp tied for 6th with 22 votes. This was Timeless first finals, and Wynonna Earps 2nd consecutive, improving on their 13th place finish last year. The Flash was 8th with 19 votes, slipping slightly in their 4th consecutive finals appearance (7th, 5th, 12th). Supergirl was 9th with 16 votes in their 1st finals appearance..Sherlock was 10th with 15 votes. This was their 2nd finals appearance, the other coming back in 2014 when they finished 7th. 1st - LUCIFER (FOX) 127 2nd - DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY (BBC AMERICA/NETFLIX) 90 3rd - SUPERNATURAL (CW) 41 4th - Arrow (CW) 34 5th - The Blacklist (NBC) 28 6th - Timeless (NBC) 22 6th - Wynonna Earp (SYFY) 22 8th - The Flash (CW) 19 9th - Supergirl (CW) 16 10th - Sherlock (BBC) 15 11th - iZombie (CW) 13 12th - Agents Of SHIELD (ABC) 12 12th - This Is Us (NBC) 12 14th - Game Of Thrones (HBO) 10 15th - Doctor Who (BBC) 9 15th - Legends Of Tomorrow (CW) 9 17th - Stranger Things (NETFLIX) 8 17th - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8 17th - The Good Doctor (ABC) 8 20th - Gotham (FOX) 6 21st - Brooklyn Nine Nine (FOX) 5 Lucifer winning total of 127 is the lowest total for a winner, breaking the previous record of 641 by Supernatural last year. Their margin of victory of 37 also beats the old record, held by Supernatural in 2013 beating Lost Girl by 110. Besides Dirk Gently, there was a few other first time finalists. Timeless 6th, Supergirl 9th, This Is Us 12th, Legends Of Tomorrow 15th, The Good Doctor 17th, Gotham 20th, Brooklyn Nine Nine 21st all made the finals for the first time. Brooklyn Nine Nine becomes the only other sitcom, besides The Big Bang Theory, to make the finals in the 6 years of this category. Four of last years top 6, including 2nd & 3rd, did not make this years finals. With Person of Interest & Grimm both ending, The Walking Dead & Once Upon A Time still active, but missed the finals. Three shows, Supernatural, Arrow, Game Of Thrones have made every finals in this category. To see all the 8th annual BOTVA winners this year HERE To see all of the all time winners you can find them HERE   The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Best Recurring Actor is - Alexander Calvert "Supernatural" This years winner for Best Recurring Actor is Alexander Calvert "Supernatural", giving the show their 5th award in this category, and first in 3 years, and the shows 57th overall award. Alexander won with 105 votes. This was his first nomination in any category. Runner Up was Alan Tudyk "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" with 71 votes. This was Alans first nomination in the BOTVAs. Third was Benedict Cumberbatch "Sherlock" with 60 votes. This was his 2nd finals appearance, finishing 3rd also in 2014. Michael Emerson "Arrow" was in 4th with 36 votes. Matt Lanter "Timeless" was 5th with 32 votes. Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones" was 6th with 29 votes. Adam Fergus "Supernatural" was 7th with 26 votes. The 2013 Best Action or Drama Actor Winner John Barrowman "Arrow" was 8th with 22 votes. Michael Eklund "Wynonna Earp" was 9th with 19 votes. Martin Freeman "Sherlock" was 10th with 17 votes. Kit Harington "Game Of Thrones" was 11th with 13 votes. 1st ALEXANDER CALVERT "SUPERNATURAL" 105 2nd ALAN TUDYK "DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY" 71 3rd BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH "SHERLOCK" 60 4th Michael Emerson "Arrow" 36 5th Matt Lanter "Timeless" 32 6th Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones" 29 7th Adam Fergus "Supernatural" 26 8th John Barrowman "Arrow" 22 9th Michael Eklund "Wynonna Earp" 19 10th Martin Freeman "Sherlock" 17 11th Kit Harington "Game Of Thrones" 13 Alexander Calvert total of 105 votes is the lowest vote total to win this award, beating last years total of 271 by Jeffrey Dean Morgan "The Walking Dead". The winning margin of 34 is the smallest margin of victory as well, breaking the previous record of 47 by Jim Beaver over Mark Sheppard in 2012. To see all the 8th annual BOTVA winners this year HERE To see all of the all time winners you can find them HERE   The 2017 Best Of TV Awards winner in the category of Best Recurring Actress is - Kim Rhodes "Supernatural" This years winner for Best Recurring Actress is Kim Rhodes "Supernatural", giving the show their 6th award in this category, and 56th in the awards history. Kim won with 175 votes. This was Kims first nomination in any category since a Guest Star runner up placing in 2014. With a possible spin off from the show already planned with her character, perhaps she will be competing for the sci-fi/fantasy actress award next year for the same character, on a different series. Runner Up was Fiona Dourif "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" with 100 votes. This was Fionas first nomination in the awards. Third was Emilia Clarke "Game Of Thrones" with 52 votes. Emilia is a 3 time finalist in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress Category & was even runner up for the 2013 Award . The 2016 Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Actress Winner Abigail Spencer "Timeless" was in 4th with 46 votes. The 2013 Best Youth Actress Winner Maisie Williams "Game Of Thrones" was 5th with 37 votes. Katie Cassidy "Arrow" was 6th with 33 votes. Calista Flockhart "Supergirl" was 7th with 19 votes. Sophie Turner "Game Of Thrones" & Alysia Reiner "Orange Is The New Black" tied for 8th with 15 votes. Jessica Harmon "The 100" was 10th with 14 votes. 1st - KIM RHODES "SUPERNATURAL" 175 2nd - FIONA DOURIF "DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY" 100 3rd - EMILIA CLARKE "GAME OF THRONES" 52 4th - Abigail Spencer "Timeless" 46 5th - Maisie Williams "Game Of Thrones" 37 6th - Katie Cassidy "Arrow" 33 7th - Calista Flockhart "Supergirl" 19 8th - Sophie Turner "Game Of Thrones" 15 8th - Alysia Reiner "Orange Is The New Black" 15 10th - Jessica Harmon "The 100" 14 With 175 votes, Kim Rhodes breaks the previous record for lowest vote total to win of 445 by the 2016 winner Ruth Connell. 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