Asked which actor most deserved an Emmy but had yet to receive one, readers chose Laurie as the clear leader at 38 percent. Chandra Wilson of ABC’s "Grey's Anatomy" came in second at 23 percent, followed by Neil Patrick Harris of “How I Met Your Mother" at 17 percent.

Similarly, Laurie's was the first name to come to mind when readers were asked to name last year’s most egregious Emmy error. A third chose Laurie’s failure to win best actor in a drama series.

Second, at 32 percent, was Fox’s decision to stage the awards show as a theater-in-the-round event.

And readers were not overly impressed by Ryan Seacrest’s hosting job. They ranked that third at 22 percent.

And which network does the best job of putting on the Emmys?

ABC is the top choice of media planners and buyers, at 45 percent, with NBC second at 34 percent. CBS got 13 percent, and Fox got just 8 percent.

More than two thirds of readers, 70 percent, will be watching this year's show, which will be airing on ABC.

Most readers also think HBO's years dominating the Emmys are over.

Asked whether HBO will continue to rule the Emmy nods, 85 percent thought not, agreeing with this statement: "I think its latest generation of shows are too edgy for the Academy. Plus the quality of basic cable and broadcast shows has really improved over the past few years."

The remainder agreed with this statement: "Yes. It still has 'In Treatment,' 'Big Love' and 'Tell Me You Love Me,' which don't have the same buzz but are of a high quality. Its movies and miniseries, like 'John Adams,' will also draw a huge number of nominations."

As for the most deserving show most likely to be shut out of this year's Emmys, "Friday Night Lights" got 28 percent of the vote, followed by "Battlestar Galactica" on Sci Fi.

Third was "How I Met Your Mother" on CBS at 17 percent and fourth was HBO's "The Wire" at 15 percent.