Mad Men

PREMIERED July 19, 2007

THE SCOOP After only a 13-episode run, AMC execs were able to peer through the thick cloud of cigarette smoke above the board room table to note the genius within the elusive Don Draper and his crack team of hard-drinking associates at fictional 1960s ad agency Sterling Cooper. The cable network's debut effort in the scripted-drama category earned enough critical acclaim to win two Golden Globes (Best Drama Series and Best Actor for John Hamm) and a larger audience, who got to scope out the series in early 2008 Sunday night reruns. Season 2 begins in July. —Annie Barrett