The Golden Girlsreceived critical acclaim throughout most of its run, and won several awards, including thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Seriestwice. It also won threeGolden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.[2]Each of the four stars received anEmmy Award, making it one of only four sitcoms in the award's history to achieve this. The series also ranked among theNielsen ratings' top ten for six of its seven seasons.[3]In 2013,TV GuiderankedThe Golden Girlsnumber 54 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time.[4]In 2014, theWriters Guild of Americaplaced the sitcom at number 69 in their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time".[5]Terry Tang of theAssociated Pressreported that the series continues to attract new fans in the 21st century and characterized it as an example of a sitcom that has aged well.[6]