'The Big Bang Theory' is the biggest TV winner with three nods, while 'Outlander', 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Castle' nab two trophies each.
- Jan 7, 2016
AceShowbiz - Being a top-rated comedy, "The Big Bang Theory" has unsurprisingly been named Favorite TV Show at the recently concluded People's Choice Awards. The CBS sitcom won the coveted title over other strong contenders, including "Game of Thrones", "Grey's Anatomy", "The Voice" and "The Walking Dead".
"Big Bang Theory" also beat "2 Broke Girls", "Mike & Molly", "Modern Family" and "New Girl" to be Favorite Network TV Comedy. One of the show's leads, Jim Parsons, was additionally chosen as Favorite Comedic TV Actor.
"Mike & Molly" star Melissa McCarthy won the Favorite Comedic TV Actress title, in addition to scoring the trophy in Favorite Comedic Movie Actress category.
Losing the Favorite TV Show title to "Big Bang Theory", "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Voice" didn't come home empty handed. The medical drama won two awards for Favorite Network TV Drama and Favorite Dramatic TV Actress (Ellen Pompeo). "The Voice", meanwhile, was named Favorite Competition TV Show.
"Outlander" and "Castle" were the other TV shows which took multiple prizes. The former won Favorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show and Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress for Caitriona Balfe. As for "Castle", it paired Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor and Actress trophies with Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic's wins in respective category.
Ellen DeGeneres was honored with Humanitarian Award. The Wednesday, January 6 ceremony hosted by Jane Lynch also handed out prizes for fans' favorite in movie, music and digital categories.
TV Winners of 2016 People's Choice Awards
- Favorite TV Show: "The Big Bang Theory"
- Favorite Network TV Comedy: "The Big Bang Theory"
- Favorite Comedic TV Actor: Jim Parsons
- Favorite Comedic TV Actress: Melissa McCarthy
- Favorite Network TV Drama: "Grey's Anatomy"
- Favorite Dramatic TV Actor: Taylor Kinney
- Favorite Dramatic TV Actress: Ellen Pompeo
- Favorite Cable TV Comedy: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
- Favorite Cable TV Drama: "Pretty Little Liars"
- Favorite Cable TV Actor: Kevin Hart
- Favorite Cable TV Actress: Sasha Alexander
- Favorite Premium Cable TV Show: "Homeland"
- Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
- Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress: Kristen Bell
- Favorite TV Crime Drama: "Person of Interest"
- Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion
- Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress: Stana Katic
- Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: "Beauty and the Beast"
- Favorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: "Outlander"
- Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor: Jensen Ackles
- Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress: Caitriona Balfe
- Favorite Competition TV Show: "The Voice"
- Favorite Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneres
- Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team: "The Talk"
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host: Jimmy Fallon
- Favorite Streaming Series: "Orange is the New Black"
- Favorite Actor in a New TV Series: John Stamos
- Favorite Actress in a New TV Series: Priyanka Chopra
- Favorite Animated TV Show: "The Simpsons"
- Favorite New TV Comedy: "Scream Queens"
- Favorite New TV Drama:"Supergirl"
