Primetime Emmys: Which Shows & Actors Have The Most Social Heat So Far?

On Monday night, the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held to honor the best in U.S. prime time television. The Viralheat team has been crunching social media chatter over the weekend to determine who's hot and not. They looked at the number of mentions as well as the sentiment of viewers' posts on various social media networks. Based on the social media data, below are the leaders in each category:

Best Comedy Series
Orange is the New Black

Best Drama Series
Game of Thrones

Lead Actor – Comedy
Ricky Gervais

Lead Actress – Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lead Actor – Drama
Bryan Cranston

Lead Actress – Drama
Kerry Washington

Will the social media leaders match the winners chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences? Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC to find out.

Check out the Viralheat findings in the infographic below:



(via viralheat.com)

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