‘Downton Abbey’ and 10 More Excellent Shows That Never Won the Top Emmy (Photos)

On Sunday night, “Downton Abbey” became the latest critically-acclaimed series to never win an Outstanding Series Emmy. Though it received high praise from critics, a loyal fanbase on both sides of the Atlantic and three Emmys for Maggie Smith, its hopes for the top prize fell over the last five years to juggernauts like “Breaking Bad” and “Game of Thrones.” Here are some other series that never won — and in some cases weren’t even nominated — or Outstanding Series.

Though it defined a decade and a generation’s sense of humor, “The Simpsons” has never been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.