In the latest sign of their lack of critical love and viewer sizzle, commercial broadcasters ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC together scored a paltry nine nods (though three more than last year), while streaming service Netflix boosted its total from last year's seven to singlehandedly claim the lead with nine nominations distributed across six series ("Narcos," ''Orange Is the New Black," ''Grace and Frankie," ''Bloodline," ''House of Cards" and "Master of None") plus its original film, "Beast of No Nation."
With its two nominations, tiny broadcast outlet CW beat CBS' single mention (for supporting dramatic actor Alan Cumming in "The Good Wife") as well as NBC (which will air the Globes awardscast on Jan. 10, but was completely snubbed on Thursday by the Globes).
The nominees for best drama series include only Fox's breakout hit "Empire" among broadcast networks, plus USA's "Mr. Robot," Netflix's "Narcos," Starz' "Outlander" and "Game of Thrones" on HBO.
The most nominations for any show was three, scored by USA's quirky thriller "Mr. Robot" along with ABC's prestige drama "American Crime," FX's "Fargo," Starz' "Outlander," PBS' miniseries "Wolf Hall" and the much-honored Amazon comedy "Transparent."
