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Raising Hope
2010–2014
· TV Show
· 22 min episodes
· 4 seasons
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
Jimmy becomes a single parent to an infant after her mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.
Details
- Created by
- Greg Garcia
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Released
- 21 September 2010
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 88 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →5 wins from 17 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Award 2012 | Best Comedy Actor | Garret Dillahunt | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Award 2012 | Best Comedy Actress | Martha Plimpton | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 2012 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Matthew Thompson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Award 2011 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Martha Plimpton | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 2011 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Cloris Leachman | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 2011 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Martha Plimpton | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2013 | Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character) | Raising Hope | Winner |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors 2012 | Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television | Sharyn M. Tylk and Susan Ham | Winner |
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17 awards — Raising Hope
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Critics' Choice Television Award
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Martha Plimpton | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Actor | Garret Dillahunt | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Actress | Martha Plimpton | Nominee |
Emmy Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Cloris Leachman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Martha Plimpton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Matthew Thompson | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a TV series – Comedy or Musical | Martha Plimpton | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical | Raising Hope | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Comedy | Dava Waite | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character) | Raising Hope | Winner |
Jamison Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Avery Laugh Award | Raising Hope | Winner |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television | Sharyn M. Tylk and Susan Ham | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 11–16 | Kelly Heyer | Nominee |
| Best Young Actress Recurring in a Television Series | Kelly Heyer | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite New TV Comedy | Raising Hope | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice TV – Breakout Show | Raising Hope | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Raising Hope | Nominee |