Family Guy and Greg Colton won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode "Road to the Multiverse". The show was nominated for eleven Annie Awards, and won three times, twice in 2006 and once in 2008. In 2009 it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, becoming the first animated program to be nominated in this category since "The Flintstones" in 1961. "The Simpsons" was almost nominated in 1993, but voters were hesitant to pit cartoons against live action programs. The show was nominated for a Grammy in 2011. "Family Guy" has been
The Larry Sanders Show to flip" while pondering relocating to New York City due to a change in network ownership). The first season premiered on August 15, 1992, and ended on November 7, 1992, and was an immediate success. Story arcs include the breakdown of Larry's relationship with his second wife Jeannie (Megan Gallagher) and his abuse of Excedrin tablets. The season was nominated for eight Emmy Awards. After changes to the eligibility rules in 1988, "The Larry Sanders Show" became the first cable TV series to be nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, but lost to "Seinfeld". Shandling was nominated