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Silicon Valley
2014–2019
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 6 seasons
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #34
- IMDb #91
- Google retired #11
- Rotten Tomatoes #26
- Metacritic #28
- RatingGraph #155
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #56
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #35
- Metacritic Critics #33
- Metacritic Audience #55
- Criticker #67
- Trakt #75
Every rating
68–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 68, highest is Google on 98.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Follows the struggle of Richard Hendricks, a Silicon Valley engineer trying to build his own company called Pied Piper.
Details
- Created by
- Dave Krinsky, John Altschuler, Mike Judge
- Released
- 6 April 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 53 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 12 wins, 55 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 67 →6 major awards won · 12 wins from 67 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| 68th Writers Guild of America Awards 2016 | Episodic Comedy | Clay Tarver for "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Winner |
| 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Winner |
| 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | T.J. Miller | Winner |
| 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Winner |
| 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Brian Merken for "Two Days of the Condor" | Winner |
| 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half hour or less) | Richard Toyon (production designer), L.J. Houdyshell (art director) and Jenny Mueller (set decorator) for "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Winner |
| 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Bobby Mackston (sound supervisor), Sean Garnhart (sound effects editor), Ryan Gierke (dialogue editor), Joe Deveau (music editor) and Vincent Guisetti ( Foley artist ) for "Exit Event" | Nominee |
| 70th Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Initial Coin Offering" | Nominee |
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67th Primetime Emmy Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half hour or less) | Richard Toyon (production designer), L.J. Houdyshell (art director) and Jenny Mueller (set decorator) for "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Brian Merken for "Two Days of the Condor" | Winner |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Tim Roche for "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Ben Patrick (production mixer), Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording Mixer) and Todd Beckett (re-recording mixer) for "Server Space" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Alec Berg for "Two Days of the Condor" | Nominee |
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | T.J. Miller | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Nominee |
68th Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Episodic Comedy | Clay Tarver for "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Winner |
| Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
7th Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | T.J. Miller | Nominee |
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
11 nominations
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman and Leslie Woo | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Founder Friendly" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Alec Berg for "Daily Active Users" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch for "The Empty Chair" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half Hour or Less) | Richard Toyon (production designer), Oana Bogdan (art director) and Jennifer Mueller (set decorator) for "Two in the Box", "Bachmanity Insanity" and "Daily Active Users" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Tim Roche for "Daily Active Users" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Brian Merken for "The Uptick" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half Hour) and Animation | Todd Becket (re-recording mixer), Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording mixer) and Ben Patrick (production mixer) for "Bachmanity Insanity" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Dan O'Keefe for "Founder Friendly" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Alec Berg for "The Uptick" | Nominee |
69th Primetime Emmy Awards
10 nominations
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Leslie Woo | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | Tim Suhrstedt for "Success Failure" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Server Error" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Jamie Babbit for "Intellectual Property" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half Hour or Less) | Richard Toyon (production designer), Jaclyn Hauser (art director), Jennifer Mueller (set decorator) for "Success Failure", "Terms of Service", "Hooli-Con" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Brian Merken for "Server Error" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Tim Roche for "Success Failure" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half Hour) or Animation | Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording mixer), Todd Beckett (re-recording mixer), Ben Patrick (production mixer) for "Intellectual Property" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Alec Berg for "Success Failure" | Nominee |
66th Primetime Emmy Awards
5 nominations
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half-Hour or Less) | Richard Toyon (production designer), L.J. Houdyshell (art director) and Cynthia Slagter (set decorator) for "Articles of Incorporation" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Mike Judge for " Minimum Viable Product " | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Garson Yu (creative director) and Mehmet Kizilay (designer/lead animator) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Alec Berg for "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" | Nominee |
4th Critics' Choice Television Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Christopher Evan Welch | Nominee |
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Initial Coin Offering" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Alec Berg for "Fifty-One Percent" | Nominee |
67th Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations
| Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
| New Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
67th Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Minimum Viable Product" | Nominee |
68th Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series | Mike Judge for "Binding Arbitration" | Nominee |
72nd Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
72nd Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Bobby Mackston (sound supervisor), Sean Garnhart (sound effects editor), Ryan Gierke (dialogue editor), Joe Deveau (music editor) and Vincent Guisetti ( Foley artist ) for "Exit Event" | Nominee |
73rd Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
20th Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Nominee |
21st Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Nominee |
2nd Golden Maple Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Newcomer of the Year in a TV Series Broadcast in the U.S. | Amanda Crew | Winner |
| Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcast in the U.S. | Amanda Crew | Nominee |
1st Golden Maple Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcast in the U.S. | Amanda Crew | Winner |
24th Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Winner |
SXSW Audience Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Episodic | Mike Judge | Winner |
19th Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Nominee |
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominee |
17th Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode | Tim Carras, Michael Eng, Shiying Li, Bill Parker for "Artificial Emotional Intelligence" – Fiona | Nominee |
23rd Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Thomas Middleditch | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Silicon Valley | Nominee |