Emmys 2017: 'Veep' Three-peats as Best Comedy Series

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HBO's Veep won its third straight Emmy for Best Comedy Series during Sunday's Emmy Awards telecast.

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The series won in a very competitive category that featured FX’s freshman series Atlanta;ABC’s Blackish and Modern Family; Netflix’s Masters Of None and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and HBO’s Silicon Valley.

Veep's comedy series win followed series star Julia Louise-Dreyfus's record sixth straight Emmy award win for Best Actress in a Comedy.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.