The Sopranos (season 2) group of actors who hold back nothing." 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards 58th Golden Globe Awards 5th Golden Satellite Awards Writers Guild of America Awards 2000 Directors Guild of America Awards 16th TCA Awards The Sopranos (season 2) The second season of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO from January 16 to April 9, 2000. The second season was released on DVD in region 1 on November 6, 2001. The story of the season focuses on Tony's growing mistrust of one of his closest friends Big Pussy Bonpensiero, who is revealed to be an FBI informant. Dr.
The Sopranos of the New York City Columbus Day Parade won an injunction preventing Mayor Michael Bloomberg from inviting cast members of "The Sopranos" to participate in the parade. Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind conducted a national survey in August 2001 which polled 800 people. 37% said that they watched the show regularly, and 65% of this group (192 people, or 24% of the total) disagreed that the show portrayed Italian Americans in a negative way. Professor William Roberts was associated with the poll, and is the author of several books on modern Italian history; he commented that: "The show's inflated image of