Yesterday LOST and Hawaii 5-0 both comfortably reached round two, leading to both Criminal Minds and Heroes saying goodbye at the earliest stage. With LOST's still strong fan base on the website it stands a good chance of progressing to the latter stages, but will have some sterner tests to prove its worth. Hawaii 5-0 however put in an exceptional performance and looks good for giving the competition a good run.
Today we end round one with the BBC's new flagship drama in Sherlock as it takes on Showtime's thriller drama Dexter. Both shows are incredibly popular, so it will be interesting to see how both do. We also have HBO's critically acclaimed The Sopranos taking on CBS' Moonlight, a show cancelled after only 16 episodes. I know very little about the Alex O'Loughlin show, and it faces a tough test today.
If you want to see the draw for the rest of the competition, and see which show will take on which other show then head HERE for a look. Let the voting begin!
Sherlock vs. Dexter
Channel: BBC1
Series Run: 2010 - present
Major Emmy Wins: N/A (British Bafta Awards: Best Supporting Actor - 2012, 2011. Best Writer - 2012. Best Drama Series - 2011.)
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries - 2011. (British Bafta Awards: Best Lead Actor - 2012, 2011. Best Supporting Actor - 2012. Best Director - 2011.)
Channel: Showtime
Series Run: 2006 - present
Major Emmy Wins: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - 2010.
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Drama Series - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.
The Sopranos vs. Moonlight
Channel: HBO
Series Run: 1999 - 2007
Major Emmy Wins: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - 2007. Outstanding Drama Series - 2007, 2004. Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - 2004, 2003. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - 2004. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - 2003, 2001, 2000. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - 2003, 2001, 1999.
Major Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - 2007, 2004, 1999. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - 2007, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1999. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - 2007, 2001, 2000, 1999. Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - 2007, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999. Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999. Outstanding Drama Series - 2006, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999.
Channel: CBS
Series Run: 2007 - 2008
Major Emmy Wins: N/A
Major Emmy Nominations: N/A
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For now, get your vote in, spread the word on Twitter and Facebook, then comment below with who you want to see win! Remember to come back tomorrow as round two begins with Game of Thrones vs. Breaking Bad as well as Pushing Daisies vs. Friday Night Lights. You don't want to miss that!
Competition Bracket and Shows Left Standing
(bold indicates show is through to next round)
Alias
Arrested Development
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Castle
Charmed
Dexter
Doctor Who
Firefly
Friday Night Lights
Friends
Fringe
Game of Thrones
Gilmore Girls
Grey's Anatomy
Hawaii 5-0
Homeland
House MD
How I Met Your Mother
LOST
Moonlight
NCIS
Nikita
Once Upon a Time
Prison Break
Pushing Daisies
Sherlock
Smallville
Supernatural
The Mentalist
The OC
The Sopranos
Veronica Mars
Good Luck,
Adam
