HOLLYWOOD'NBC's \The West Wing' pulled off a rare ""three-peat' as outstanding drama series, while ""Friends' was recognized as best comedy for the first time at the 54th annual Emmy Awards, which honored the best in prime time and late-night television programming Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
For the year, NBC and HBO each finished with 24 awards. The next closest networks, CBS and Fox, totaled seven apiece.
Jennifer Aniston was chosen as best actress in a comedy series for ""Friends."" Allison Janney of ""The West Wing' and earned her third consecutive Emmy, this time for lead actress in a drama series.
In an upset, Michael Chiklis of ""The Shield,' won for best actor in a drama, while Ray Romano was named best actor in a comedy for ""Everybody Loves Raymond.\
