CABLE SERIES SHOOT FOR EMMYS
Executives at basic-cable networks say the campaigning is a result of having good shows that merit consideration.


''When you add it up -- Monk, The Dead Zone, The Shield, The Osbournes, Trading Spaces -- there's a real volume to what basic cable is doing,'' USA Network chief Doug Herzog says.


Still, the basic-cable best-series entries make up a small percentage of nomination candidates: eight out of 50 entries for comedy and 13 out of 57 for drama.

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