History of The Sopranos in Timeline
The Sopranos, created by David Chase, centers on Tony Soprano, a New Jersey Mafia boss grappling with panic attacks. He seeks therapy with Dr. Melfi, revealing the challenges of balancing his criminal enterprise with his family life. The series explores Tony's relationships with his wife Carmela, his volatile cousin Christopher Moltisanti, and other members of the Mafia, showcasing the brutal realities and psychological complexities of organized crime. The show delves into themes of family, loyalty, identity, and the search for meaning in a morally ambiguous world, all while portraying the violent and often darkly humorous aspects of mob life.
1977: Upstairs, Downstairs Emmy Award Win
In 1977, Upstairs, Downstairs won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, marking it as the drama series to win the award after its original broadcast had concluded.
1991: Northern Exposure Earns George Foster Peabody Award
In 1991, Northern Exposure earned a George Foster Peabody Award, marking one of the only two series to have won the award in consecutive years.
1992: Northern Exposure Earns George Foster Peabody Award
In 1992, Northern Exposure earned a second consecutive George Foster Peabody Award, marking one of the only two series to have won the award in consecutive years.
1999: George Foster Peabody Award
In 1999, The Sopranos earned a George Foster Peabody Award.
1999: Primetime Emmy Award Nomination
In 1999, The Sopranos was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, marking the first time a cable TV series received such a nomination, though it lost to The Practice.
2000: George Foster Peabody Award & Golden Globe Award
In 2000, The Sopranos earned a second consecutive George Foster Peabody Award and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series.
2000: Primetime Emmy Award Nomination
In 2000, The Sopranos was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series but lost to The West Wing.
2000: Filming Permit Denied in Essex County
In 2000, officials in Essex County, New Jersey, denied The Sopranos producers permission to film scenes in the South Mountain Reservation, due to concerns that the show depicted Italian Americans stereotypically.
August 2001: PublicMind Survey on Sopranos' Portrayal of Italian Americans
In August 2001, Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind conducted a national survey that found 24% of respondents disagreed that The Sopranos negatively portrayed Italian Americans, despite concerns raised about the show's depiction of organized crime.
2001: Primetime Emmy Award Nomination
In 2001, The Sopranos was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series but lost to The West Wing.
2001: American Psychoanalytic Association Award
In 2001, the American Psychoanalytic Association presented The Sopranos producers and writers with an award for "the artistic depiction of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy" and Lorraine Bracco with an award for creating "the most credible psychoanalyst ever to appear in the cinema or on television."
2002: Injunction Against Sopranos Cast at Columbus Day Parade
In 2002, organizers 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.
2003: Joe Pantoliano Wins Emmy
In 2003, Joe Pantoliano won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in The Sopranos.
2003: Primetime Emmy Award Nomination
In 2003, The Sopranos was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series but lost to The West Wing.
October 2, 2004: James Gandolfini on Saturday Night Live
On October 2, 2004, James Gandolfini appeared on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update as a "New Jersey Resident" to comment on Jim McGreevey's resignation, in a parody of his Tony Soprano character.
2004: Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo Win Emmys
In 2004, Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo each won Emmy Awards for their supporting roles on The Sopranos.
2004: Primetime Emmy Award Win
In 2004, The Sopranos won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, becoming the first cable network series to achieve this recognition.
2005: Sopranos Pinball Machine Release
In 2005, Stern Pinball released a Sopranos pinball machine designed by George Gomez.
November 2006: The Sopranos: Road to Respect Game Release
In November 2006, The Sopranos: Road to Respect, a video game based on the series developed by 7 Studios and released by THQ, was released for the PlayStation 2.
2006: The Sopranos Not Awarded Emmy
In 2006, The Sopranos did not win any Emmy Award for acting.
2006: Sixth Season Released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD
In 2006, the sixth season of The Sopranos was released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.
2007: Influence on Cable Television
In 2007, Hal Boedeker stated in PopMatters that The Sopranos was "widely influential for revealing that cable would accommodate complex series about dark characters" and ushered in shows like Six Feet Under, The Shield, Rescue Me, and Big Love.
2007: The Sopranos Not Awarded Emmy
In 2007, The Sopranos did not win any Emmy Award for acting.
2007: Primetime Emmy Award Win
In 2007, The Sopranos won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, making it the first drama series since Upstairs, Downstairs in 1977 to win the award after its original broadcast had concluded.
2007: Sixth Season Released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD
In 2007, the sixth season of The Sopranos was released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.
2008: Complete Series DVD Box Set Release
In 2008, a complete series DVD box set of all six seasons of The Sopranos was released.
2009: First Season Released on Blu-ray
In 2009, the first season of The Sopranos was released on Blu-ray.
2013: Breaking Bad Creator Comments on Sopranos Influence
In 2013, shortly after James Gandolfini's death, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan stated that "Without Tony Soprano, there would be no Walter White," highlighting the profound influence of The Sopranos on television.
October 1, 2014: Blu-ray Release
On October 1, 2014, The Sopranos was released on Blu-ray.
2014: Complete Series Box Set Released
In 2014, a complete series box set of The Sopranos was released.
March 2018: New Line Cinema Purchases Sopranos Prequel Film
In March 2018, New Line Cinema announced that they had purchased a film detailing The Sopranos background story, set in the 1960s and '70s during, and in the wake of, the Newark riots, later known as The Many Saints of Newark.
March 13, 2020: Made Women Podcast Launch
On March 13, 2020, Drea de Matteo and Chris Kushner began hosting a re-watch podcast called Made Women.
April 6, 2020: Talking Sopranos Podcast Launch
On April 6, 2020, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa began hosting a podcast called Talking Sopranos, where they provided inside info and interviewed cast and crew from The Sopranos series.
September 2020: Talking Sopranos Downloads Milestone
By September 2020, the Talking Sopranos podcast had reached over five million downloads.
September 17, 2020: Book Deal Signed
On September 17, 2020, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa signed a deal with HarperCollins imprint William Morrow and Company to write an oral history of The Sopranos.
September 25, 2020: Initial Release Date of The Many Saints of Newark
Initially scheduled to be released on September 25, 2020, the release of the film The Many Saints of Newark was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 2021: Talking Sopranos Webby Award
In May 2021, the Talking Sopranos podcast won a Webby Award for Best Television & Film Podcast by "People's Voice Winner".
October 1, 2021: Release of The Many Saints of Newark
On October 1, 2021, The Many Saints of Newark was released in theaters and on HBO Max after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
November 2, 2021: Woke Up This Morning Release
On November 2, 2021, 'Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos' by Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa was released.
2021: Release of The Many Saints of Newark
In 2021, The Many Saints of Newark, a film detailing the background story of The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Lawrence Konner, and directed by Alan Taylor, was released.
2022: Chevrolet Commercial During Super Bowl LVI
In 2022, during Super Bowl LVI, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler reprised their roles as Meadow and A.J. Soprano in a Chevrolet television commercial, directed by David Chase, that served as a continuation of The Sopranos story with Meadow driving a Silverado EV.
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