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Prison Break
2005–2017
· TV Show
· 44 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #252
- IMDb #136
- Google retired #27
- Rotten Tomatoes #271
- Metacritic #245
- RatingGraph #83
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #334
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #197
- Metacritic Critics #301
- Metacritic Audience #171
- Criticker #158
- Trakt #150
Every rating
59–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 59, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 60, everyone else 80.
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Details
- Created by
- Paul T. Scheuring
- Studio
- Adelstein/Parouse Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, RAT Entertainment, Dawn Olmstead Productions
- Released
- 29 August 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Arabic
- Episode length
- 44 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 88 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 4 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Prison Break | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Ramin Djawadi | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2005 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Wentworth Miller | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2005 | Best Television Series – Drama | Prison Break | Nominee |
| Leo Awards 2018 | Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series | Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle (for " Ogygia ") | Winner |
| ALMA Awards 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Amaury Nolasco | Nominee |
| Australian Film Institute Awards 2007 | Best Actor | Dominic Purcell | Winner |
| Golden Reel Awards 2007 | Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for Television – Short Form | Gregory M. Gerlich, Casey J. Crabtree, Michael Crabtree, Dan Yale, Brian Risner, William Jacobs, Stuart Calderon, Andy Kopetzky, and Jerry Edemann (for " Disconnect ") | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Wentworth Miller | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Prison Break | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Ramin Djawadi | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Prison Break | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Director of a Television Drama or Comedy | Jesús Salvador Treviño | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Amaury Nolasco | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Amaury Nolasco | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Dominic Purcell | Winner |
Leo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series | Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle (for " Ogygia ") | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite New Television Drama | Prison Break | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Short Form | David Klotz (for " Disconnect ") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for Television – Short Form | Gregory M. Gerlich, Casey J. Crabtree, Michael Crabtree, Dan Yale, Brian Risner, William Jacobs, Stuart Calderon, Andy Kopetzky, and Jerry Edemann (for " Disconnect ") | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor on Television | Wentworth Miller | Nominee |
| Best Network Television Series | Prison Break | Nominee |
Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Mark Helfrich (for the pilot episode ) | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Robert Knepper | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Program | Prison Break | Nominee |