The Emmys Just Added A New Category. Here's Who Needs To Win It.

The Television Academy announced a new category, and we picked some shows that should’ve won big a long time ago.

Earlier this year, the Television Academy announced a new award for its annual Emmy Awards ceremony. The Legacy Award has been created for TV programs that have made a “profound and lasting impact” on audiences. It is the organization’s first new major award in nearly 20 years.

To be eligible, a TV series must have run for at least five seasons and have had a minimum of 60 episodes; the shows must have “demonstrated continued or sustained relevance, influence or inspiration to a genre of television, or an existing or new audience or society and culture,” The Hollywood Reporter stated.

There are a few television series that immediately come to mind that fit that criteria — there’s “The Wire,” which has never won an Emmy but is often touted as one of the best TV series of all time. Or comedies like “Martin” and “Living Single” that through syndication and streaming have built loyal audiences over several decades and never received an Emmy. Then, there are the shows that we all know and love that have received a handful of wins but deserve to be acknowledged for their lasting impact.

So, in case the Television Academy is looking for any help, HuffPost compiled a few TV series that fit the bill. As a bonus, we also added a few individual names who deserve high honors and recognition at the Emmys ceremony. We pulled together this list with the help of several of our devoted readers and social media fans. Take a look at who deserves their rightful place among the Emmys’ Legacy Award.

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