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The Americans
2013–2018
· TV Show
· 44 min episodes
· 6 seasons
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #41
- IMDb #123
- Rotten Tomatoes #13
- Metacritic #10
- RatingGraph #128
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #25
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #25
- Metacritic Critics #7
- Metacritic Audience #40
- Criticker #61
- Trakt #80
Every rating
69–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
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Details
- Created by
- Joe Weisberg
- Released
- 30 January 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Russian
- Episode length
- 44 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 75 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 29 wins, 74 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (155) →
Awards & nominations
See all 103 →12 major awards won · 29 wins from 103 nominations across 23 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2019 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Noah Emmerich | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2019 | Best Drama Series | The Americans | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2019 | Best Television Series – Drama | The Americans | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2019 | Television: Dramatic Series | Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg (for "START") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys (for "START") | Winner |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2018 | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Chris Long, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stephen Schiff, Mary Rae Thewlis, Tracey Scott Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Awards
19 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | The Americans | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | The Americans | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Noah Emmerich | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | The Americans | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | The Americans | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Lois Smith | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Noah Emmerich | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Holly Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Annet Mahendru | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys (for "START") | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg (for "START") | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Americans | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Americans | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys (for " Crossbreed ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys (for "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell (for " The Summit ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell (for " Dyatkovo ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Keri Russell (for " The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg (for " The Soviet Division ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg (for " Persona Non Grata ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Joshua Brand (for " Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? ") | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Margo Martindale (for "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Margo Martindale (for " I Am Abassin Zadran ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Alison Wright (for "The Soviet Division") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Margo Martindale (for "Behind the Red Door") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Margo Martindale (for " The Colonel ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Nathan Barr | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Television: Dramatic Series | Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | Winner |
| Television: Dramatic Series | Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | Winner |
| Television: Dramatic Series | Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | Nominee |
| Television: Dramatic Series | Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Lara Shapiro, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson, Stuart Zicherman | Nominee |
| Television: Episodic Drama | Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg (for "The Soviet Division") | Nominee |
| Television: New Series | Michael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford Winters | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Americans | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Keri Russell | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Chris Long, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stephen Schiff, Mary Rae Thewlis, Tracey Scott Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Chris Long (for "START") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Anthony Arkin, Scott Cohen, Brandon J. Dirden, Noah Emmerich, Laurie Holden, Margo Martindale, Matthew Rhys, Costa Ronin, Keri Russell, Keidrich Sellati, Miriam Shor, Holly Taylor | Nominee |
TCA Awards
17 nominations, 6 won
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Keri Russell | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Americans | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Americans | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Americans | Winner |
| Outstanding New Program | The Americans | Winner |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Americans | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Americans | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Americans | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Nominee |
AFI Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Winner |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Winner |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Winner |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Winner |
| Program of the Year | The Americans | Winner |
Peabody Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Entertainment | Fox Television Studios and FX Productions | Winner |
| Entertainment | Fox Television Studios and FX Productions | Winner |
Satellite Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Keri Russell | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Alison Wright | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Margo Martindale | Nominee |
| Best Television Series, Drama | The Americans | Nominee |
| Best Television Series, Drama | The Americans | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Ken Hahn, Neil Cedar, Gerald Donlan, John Bowen (for " Harvest ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Tass Filipos (for "Harvest") | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress | Holly Taylor | Winner |
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor | Keidrich Sellati | Nominee |
Gracie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Female Actor in a Featured or Guest Role | Margo Martindale | Winner |
Artios Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Drama | Cami Patton, Christal Karge, Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series – Drama | Rori Bergman, Dayna Katz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series – Drama | Rori Bergman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series – Drama | Rori Bergman | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Television Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Holly Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | The Americans | Nominee |
Women's Image Awards
2 nominations
| Actress Drama Series | Keri Russell | Nominee |
| Drama Series | The Americans | Nominee |
ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television | Daniel A. Valverde (for " START ") | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
HPA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound – Television | Ken Hahn, Neil Cedar, James David Redding III (for " Mutually Assured Destruction ") | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Cable TV Drama | The Americans | Nominee |
TV Guide Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite New Series | The Americans | Nominee |