4. New Girl
Under-appreciated by awards committees. I've been a huge fan of Zooey Deschanel since watching Elf when I was 13, and I once spent a summer during college watching her entire filmography. So, obviously, I was going to be a huge fan of New Girl when I heard that it was coming out on Fox. The first season of the show was pretty good, and it was definitely enough to maintain my interest in the show. Critics and the awards committees felt that the show merited multiple award nominations, with Deschanel joining Max Greenfield in Emmy nods. The show also commanded a large audience the series premiere received over 10 million viewers, and it maintained its popularity throughout the season. Season 2, however, is when the show really hit its stride. If you disregard the minor lull that the show experienced around the middle of the season, right after Nick and Jess kissed for the first time, the second season was even stronger than the first. There was emotion in this season the will-they-wont-they dynamic between Nick and Jess was well-written and well-acted, and Jake Johnsons performance in the episode when he returned to Chicago for his fathers funeral was nothing short of magnificent. Yet, the show received zero Emmy nods this year. Not a single nomination. Not even in the relatively weak Lead Actor category (I honestly didn't even know Matt LeBlanc was still on TV) or Supporting Actor category (I love Modern Family, but with nods for 3 actors from one show, theyre being Emmy-hogs). The show has the support of critics and fans, yet it continuously fails to receive the award and accolades that it deserves. Hopefully season 3 brings a bit more respect.