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As one of the biggest risers in the Emmy odds<\/a>, The Pitt<\/em> has the opportunity to accomplish something that has not been done in almost 20 years: winning Best Drama Series with a season longer than 13 episodes. The last time this was achieved was by 24<\/em> in 2006. The Fox action serial starring Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland<\/strong> produced 24 episodes per season as it chronicled a single day. It was also the last time a broadcast-network series won Best Drama.<\/p>\n

The Pitt <\/em>is only the second series in a decade to be nominated in the top category for an elongated season, after This Is Us<\/em>, with 15 installments. Before that time, broadcast networks dominated the category.<\/p>\n

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Premium cable first made the nominations cut in 1999 with HBO’s The Sopranos<\/em>; the family crime drama was the first cable series to win Best Drama in 2004. It triumphed again for its final season in 2007, beginning a series of Emmy achievements for cable dramas, including multiple triumphs for Mad Men, Game of Thrones<\/em>, and Succession<\/em>, each varying between eight and 13 episodes per season. Eventually, those cable dramas with shorter seasons would be the norm for the category, with fewer season-long network dramas being recognized each year.<\/p>\n

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Kiefer Sutherland in 24<\/em>chris Raphael\/FOX<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite streaming on HBO Max, where most current programming has a cable-standard 13 episodes or less, The Pitt<\/em> harkens back to the earlier days of the premium television service where some of its shows had season numbers similar to their broadcast-network counterparts. Those included the Emmy-winning comedies Dream On, The Larry Sanders Show<\/em>, and Sex and the City<\/em>, which had season orders of 18 episodes up to 27. Nowadays, it is rare to find a drama that surpasses 13 installments, with most hovering around the six- to 10-episode mark. Of this year\u2019s Best Drama Series nominees, Andor <\/em>is next in line with 12 episodes, followed by Severance<\/em> with 10, and the rest making the eligibility with six to eight.<\/p>\n

The Pitt\u2019s<\/em> number of episodes is vital to its format as it covers a 15-hour hospital shift at the emergency department. Each episode serves as an of the day, adapting a similar structure to the 2006 Best Drama Series Emmy winner, using the same real-time narration method on a weekly release. If The Pitt<\/em> were to prevail, it would be a fitting homage to 24<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As it currently stands in the Gold Derby odds and rankings<\/a>, The Pitt<\/em> is comfortably in second place for Best Drama Series, right behind Severance<\/em>. The medical procedural may have a few pivotal categories that could help propel it to a victory such as Best Drama Actor for Noah Wyle<\/strong>, Best Drama Supporting Actress for Katherine LaNasa<\/strong>, and Best Drama Casting, the latter being a key bellwether<\/a> to determine Best Drama Series. With The Pitt<\/em>‘s 13 nominations and intense word-of-mouth, a victory would come as little surprise.<\/p>\n

Below are the Best Drama Series Emmy winners since 2006, with the number of episodes produced for that particular season:<\/p>\n