Golden Globes Best Television Series - Comedy Nominees Ranked by User Rating
IMDb users are fans of Golden Globes Best Television Series - Comedy nominees, though they garnered lower user ratings than the nominated dramas. The six nominated comedies have an average user rating of 8.1. Read on to find out which comedy ranked the highest.—Sara Bibel
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- CreatorJohn AltschulerMike JudgeDave KrinskyStarsThomas MiddleditchT.J. MillerJosh BrenerFollows the struggle of Richard Hendricks, a Silicon Valley engineer trying to build his own company called Pied Piper."Silicon Valley" garnered a strong 8.5 user rating, the highest of the nominated comedies. The show ranks 185 on IMDb's Top 250 TV Series of All Time. Season 2, episode 10 ("Two Days of the Condor") was the highest rated individual episode during this year's Golden Globes eligibility period with a 9.3 user rating.
- CreatorJenji KohanStarsTaylor SchillingDanielle BrooksTaryn ManningConvicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time."Orange Is The New Black" came in second-highest rated program by the narrowest of margins with a 8.4 user rating. It was the only nominated comedy that made IMDb's Top TV Shows of 2015 list, ranking number 7. Season 3, episode 13 ("Trust No Bitch"), was the highest rated individual episode during this year's Golden Globes eligibility period, garnering a 8.9 user rating.
- CreatorAlex TimbersRoman CoppolaJason SchwartzmanStarsGael García BernalLola KirkeSaffron BurrowsLove, money, ambition and music intertwine in Mozart in the Jungle, a half hour comedic drama that looks at finding yourself and finding love while conquering New York City. A brash new maestro Rodrigo stirs up the New York Symphony as young oboist Hailey hopes for her big chance."Mozart in the Jungle" came in third, with a 8.2 user rating. Because the Golden Globes voters only considered episodes from 2015, the show was nominated for its second season, which will not be available to the public until December 30. The highest rated individual episode that was available to IMDb users was Season 1, episode 10 ("Opening Night"), which earned a 8.9 user rating.
- CreatorJoey SolowayStarsJeffrey TamborAmy LandeckerGaby HoffmannAn L.A. family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.Last year's winner in the category, "Transparent," was fourth with a 8.0 user rating. The highest rated individual episodes during the nomination period were Season 2, episode 1 ("Kina Hora," the season premiere) and Season 2, episode 9 ("Man on the Land"), which both received a 8.7 user rating.
- CreatorArmando IannucciStarsJulia Louis-DreyfusTony HaleAnna ChlumskyFormer Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about."Veep", the 2015 Emmy winner for Best Comedy, tied "Transparent" for fourth, with a 8.0 user rating. Though its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been nominated for Best Leading Actress for each of the show's four seasons, this is the first year that the series has been nominated. The highest rated individual episode during the nomination period was Season 4, episode 10 ("Election Night") with a 9.1 user rating.
- CreatorZander LehmannStarsMichaela WatkinsTommy DeweyTara Lynne BarrA comedy series about a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister living under one roof again. Together, they coach each other through the crazy world of dating while raising her teenage daughter."Casual" ranked sixth with a 7.7 user rating. It is Hulu's first Golden Globe-nominated series. Its nomination was a surprise, given that it just premiered in October and has not had a chance to build a following. The highest rated individual episode was Season 1, episode 8 ("Bottles"), which earned a 9.0 user rating.