User blog:Cbcarter34/Nominees for the 2017 CableACE Awards announced; ABN leads nomination list

Earlier today, the nominations were announced for the 2017 CableACE Awards, honoring the achievements of the fictional networks for the 2016-17 season, and as expected, ABN leads the race of nominations, but RDN, Import, and MyTV are not that far behind. "This has been a great year for the networks. I'm really glad to see the networks stepping up their game and delivering hits left and right. This was indeed a great year for the networks, and we are thrilled that the nominations prove just how great this year has been. The 2017 CableACE Awards will be held on Aug. 27, 2017, on MyTV. With that in mind, here are the list of nominees for this year's awards.

Best Comedy

 * Digging for Gold (Import)
 * Absolutely Fabulous (MyTV)
 * 66 Rock (ABN)
 * Ashley (ABN)
 * The War at Home (RDN)

Best Drama

 * Vanessa & Vittel (ABN)
 * Misfits (MyTV)
 * The Unit (RDN)
 * Fresh Meat (MyTV)
 * Cross (ABN)

Best Variety Series

 * The Frankie Grande Show (Omni)
 * Alvin's Laughbox (Import)
 * The Low Budget Show (Import)
 * Party Over Here (MyTV)
 * Mr. Show (MyTV)

Best Late-Night Series

 * Late Show with Vince Laverty (ABN)
 * The Mo'Nique Show (DBC)
 * RDN Tonight with Jay Leno (RDN)
 * The Toe Blake Show (DuMont)
 * Midnight Show with Bruce Simms (ABN)

Best Drama

 * Timeless (ABN)
 * All My Children (MyTV)
 * As the World Turns (RDN)
 * Hidden Secrets (DuMont)
 * My Family (ABN)

Best Game Show

 * Second Chance (ABN)
 * Match Game (Syndicated)
 * Supermarket Sweep (Syndicated)
 * ULTRA Guts (ABN)
 * The Million Dollar Challenge (The National Television)

Best Morning Program

 * Sunrise America (ABN)
 * A Brand New Day (DBC)
 * MyTV News American Morning (MyTV)
 * DuMont Morning News (DuMont)

Best Animated Program (Daytime)

 * Rainbow Brite (RDN)
 * Hamtaro (Import)
 * Little Carp (Import)
 * Wabbit (The WB)
 * The Smurfs (RDN)

Total Nominations

 * ABN: 11
 * MyTV: 7
 * RDN: 6
 * Import: 5
 * DBC: 2
 * Omni: 1
 * The National Television: 1