“AdWeek” Ranks the Hottest Shows of 2016

Cuba Gooding, Jr. as O.J. Simpson in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”; Michael Becker/FX Networks(LOS ANGELES) — The trade AdWeek has compiled a list of what we were watching — and how we watched it — in 2016. The magazine’s editors had a crack at each category, picking The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story as “Hottest Show,” for example, but also gave readers a chance to weigh in with their own online votes.

Other big winners were HBO’s Game of Thrones — named Hottest Drama, according to editors, and Netflix’s Stranger Things — the readers’ choice for Hottest Show and Hottest Drama, among others honors.

Here are some of the results of both AdWeeks‘ — and its readers’ — votes:

Hottest Show 
Editors’ Choice
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

Readers’ Choice
Stranger Things (Netflix) 31.1%
Game of Thrones (HBO) 17.1%
Mr. Robot (USA) 10.8%

Hottest Comedy
Editors’ Choice
Veep (HBO)

Readers’ Choice
Transparent (Amazon) 13.5%
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 5.4%
Jane the Virgin (The CW) 5.0%

Hottest Drama
Editors’ Choice
Game of Thrones (HBO)

Readers’ Choice
Stranger Things (Netflix) 13.6%
Game of Thrones (HBO) 13.6%
This Is Us (NBC) 7.8%

Hottest New Series
Editors’ Choice
This Is US (NBC)

Readers’ Choice
Stranger Things (Netflix) 29.8%
This Is Us (NBC) 11.3%
One Mississippi (Amazon) 7.3%

Hottest Reality or Competition Series
Editors’ Choice
America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Readers’ Choice
The Voice (NBC) 14.3%
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) 12.5%
Lip Sync Battle (Spike) 9.3%

Hottest Late-Night Host
Editors’ Choice
James Corden, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Readers’ Choice
Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) 22.1%
James Corden, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) 18.9%
John Oliver, Last Week Tonight (HBO) 18.0%

Hottest Broadcast Network in Prime Time
Editors’ Choice
NBC

Readers’ Choice
NBC 35.3%
ABC 26.5%
Fox 15.7%

Hottest SVOD Service
Editors’ Choice
Netflix

Readers’ Choice
Netflix 50.7%
Amazon 33.5%
Hulu 7.1%

Hottest Network—Comedy 
Editors’ Choice
ABC

Readers’ Choice
Amazon 24.5%
Netflix 13.3%
Comedy Central 9.6%

Hottest Network—Drama
Editors’ Choice
FX

Readers’ Choice
Amazon 23.7%
Netflix 16.1%
HBO 14.7%

Hottest Binge Series
Editors’ Choice
Stranger Things (Netflix)

Readers’ Choice
Stranger Things (Netflix) 28.5%
Man in the High Castle (Amazon) 10.7%
Transparent (Amazon) 8.2%

Hottest Show on Social Media 
Editors’ Choice
Empire (Fox)

Readers’ Choice
Game of Thrones (HBO) 28.4%
The Walking Dead (AMC) 10.8%
The Voice (NBC) 9.5%

Hottest TV Movie or Miniseries
Editors’ Choice
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Readers’ Choice
The People vs. O.J. Simpson (FX) 28.1%
Making a Murderer (Netflix) 16.6%
American Horror Story (FX) 10.7%

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