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{{Short description|2012 American miniseries}}
{{Short description|2012 American miniseries}}
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| name = Hatfields & McCoys
| image = Hatfieldsmccoys2.jpg
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| caption = Poster
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| genre = [[Docudrama]]
| genre = [[Docudrama]]
| creator =
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| writer =
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| director = [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]
| director = [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]
| starring = {{Plain list |
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* [[Kevin Costner]]
* [[Kevin Costner]]
* [[Bill Paxton]]
* [[Bill Paxton]]
* [[Tom Berenger]]
* [[Tom Berenger]]
* [[Mare Winningham]]
* [[Jena Malone]]
* [[Boyd Holbrook]]
* [[Powers Boothe]]
* [[Powers Boothe]]
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| runtime = 290 minutes
| runtime = 290 minutes
| company = [[History (American TV channel)|History]]<br />ThinkFactory Media<br />[[Sony Pictures Television]]
| company = [[History (American TV channel)|History]]<br />ThinkFactory Media<br />[[Sony Pictures Television]]
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| network = [[History Channel]]
| network = History
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|05|28}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|5|28}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2012|05|30}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2012|5|30}}
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| screenplay = [[Ted Mann (writer)|Ted Mann]]<br />[[Ronald Parker]]
| screenplay = [[Ted Mann (writer)|Ted Mann]]<br />[[Ronald Parker]]
| story = [[Bill Kerby]]<br />Ted Mann
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'''''Hatfields & McCoys''''' is a 2012 American three-part [[Western (genre)|Western]] television [[miniseries]] based on the [[Hatfield–McCoy feud]] produced by [[History (American TV channel)|History Channel]]. The two-hour episodes aired on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012.<ref name="Production">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |title=Hatfields & McCoys |work=[[History (U.S. TV channel)|History]] |access-date=May 30, 2012 |date=May 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528110633/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |archive-date=May 28, 2012 }}</ref>


==Premise==
'''''Hatfields & McCoys''''' is a 2012 American three-part [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[miniseries|television miniseries]] based on the [[Hatfield–McCoy feud]] produced by [[History (American TV channel)|History]] channel. The two-hour episodes aired on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012.<ref name="Production">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |title=Hatfields & McCoys |work=[[History (U.S. TV channel)|History]] |accessdate=May 30, 2012 |date=May 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528110633/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |archivedate=May 28, 2012 }}</ref>
The miniseries recounts the famous feud between [[Hatfield–McCoy feud|the Hatfields and McCoys]] (as well as the allies to both families), starting during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] in 1863 and extending into the early years of [[Reconstruction era|The Reconstruction]].


==Cast and characters==
==Cast and characters==
===Main===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
{{cast listing|
* [[Kevin Costner]] as [[Devil Anse Hatfield|William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield]]
* [[Kevin Costner]] as [[Devil Anse Hatfield|William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield]]
* [[Bill Paxton]] as [[Randolph McCoy|Randolph "Randall" McCoy]]
* [[Bill Paxton]] as [[Randolph McCoy|Randolph "Randall" McCoy]]
* [[Matt Barr]] as Johnson "Johnse" Hatfield
* [[Tom Berenger]] as Jim Vance
* [[Tom Berenger]] as Jim Vance
* [[Powers Boothe]] as Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield
* [[Powers Boothe]] as Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield
* [[Mare Winningham]] as Sally McCoy
* [[Andrew Howard]] as "Bad" Frank Phillips
* [[Jena Malone]] as Nancy McCoy
* [[Jena Malone]] as Nancy McCoy
* [[Boyd Holbrook]] as William "Cap" Hatfield
* [[Sarah Parish]] as Levicy Hatfield
* [[Lindsay Pulsipher]] as Roseanna McCoy
* [[Lindsay Pulsipher]] as Roseanna McCoy
* [[Matt Barr]] as Johnson "Johnse" Hatfield
* [[Ronan Vibert]] as Perry Cline
* [[Ronan Vibert]] as Perry Cline
* [[Noel Fisher]] as Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts
* [[Noel Fisher]] as Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts
* [[Sam Reid (actor)|Sam Reid]] as Tolbert McCoy
* [[Andrew Howard]] as "Bad" Frank Phillips
* [[Jilon VanOver]] as Ransom Bray
* [[Sarah Parish]] as Levicy Hatfield
* [[Joe Absolom]] as Selkirk McCoy
* [[Joe Absolom]] as Selkirk McCoy
* [[Boyd Holbrook]] as William "Cap" Hatfield
* Tom McKay as Jim McCoy
* Tom McKay as Jim McCoy
* [[Michael Jibson]] as Pharmer McCoy
* [[Sam Reid (actor)|Sam Reid]] as Tolbert McCoy
* [[Jilon VanOver]] as Ransom Bray
* Greg Patmore as Elias "Good 'Lias" Hatfield
* [[Mare Winningham]] as Sally McCoy
}}

===Recurring===
{{cast listing|
* [[Damian O'Hare]] as Ellison Hatfield
* [[Damian O'Hare]] as Ellison Hatfield
* Greg Patmore as Elias "Good 'Lias" Hatfield
* Andy Gathergood as Skunkhair Tom Wallace
* [[Noah Taylor]] as Lark Varney
* [[John Bell (Scottish actor)|John Bell]] as Billy "Audie" Bempsey
* Max Deacon as Calvin McCoy
* [[Jack Laskey]] as Sam McCoy
* Jonathan Fredrick as Jefferson McCoy
* [[Michael Jibson]] as Phamer McCoy
* Chad Hugghins as Harmon McCoy
* Tyler F. Jackson as Bud McCoy
* [[Katie Griffiths]] as Alifair McCoy
* [[Rebecca Calder]] as Martha McCoy
* [[Nick Dunning]] as Reverend Garrett
* [[Nick Dunning]] as Reverend Garrett
* [[Rob Moran]] as John B. Floyd
* Alixandra Fuchs as Kate Schoonover
* Michael Woods as Cat Miller
{{div col end}}
* [[Rob Moran|Robert Moran]] as John B. Floyd
* Joy McBrinn as Betty Blankenship
* Jon Bloch as TC Crawford
}}


==Production==
==Production==
The miniseries was ''History'''s first aired scripted drama<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |title=History comes out shooting with 'Hatfields & McCoys' |last=Memmott |first=Carol |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[USA Today]] |accessdate=May 28, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528065904/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |archivedate=May 28, 2012 }}</ref> (the network had previously produced a scripted miniseries in 2011, ''[[The Kennedys (miniseries)|The Kennedys]]'', but decided against airing it in the United States).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529 |title=EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls 'The Kennedys'; Says Controversial Miniseries 'Not a Fit' |last=Belloni |first=Matthew |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 7, 2010 |accessdate=7 January 2010 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108115449/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529 |archivedate=8 January 2011 }}</ref>
The miniseries was ''History'''s first aired scripted drama<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |title=History comes out shooting with 'Hatfields & McCoys' |last=Memmott |first=Carol |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=May 28, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528065904/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-05-24/hatfields-and-mccoys-costner-paxton/55193902/1 |archive-date=May 28, 2012 }}</ref> (the network had previously produced a scripted miniseries in 2011, ''[[The Kennedys (miniseries)|The Kennedys]]'', but decided against airing it in the United States).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529 |title=EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls 'The Kennedys'; Says Controversial Miniseries 'Not a Fit' |last=Belloni |first=Matthew |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108115449/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529 |archive-date=8 January 2011 }}</ref>


Although the story is set in the [[Appalachians]] in West Virginia and Kentucky, the miniseries was shot in [[Romania]], just outside [[Brașov]] with the [[Carpathians]] standing in for the Appalachians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/videos/romania-becomes-appalachia#romania-becomes-appalachia |title=Hatfields & McCoys: Romania Becomes Appalachia |work=[[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] |accessdate=June 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026173311/http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/videos/romania-becomes-appalachia |archivedate=October 26, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwtQsB4mJ0 |title=Interview with Kevin Costner on the set of 'Hatfields & McCoys' in Romania |accessdate=June 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524012112/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwtQsB4mJ0&gl=US&hl=en |archivedate=May 24, 2012 }}</ref>
Although the story is set in the [[Appalachians]] in West Virginia and Kentucky, the miniseries was shot in [[Romania]], just outside [[Brașov]] with the [[Carpathians]] standing in for the Appalachians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/videos/romania-becomes-appalachia#romania-becomes-appalachia |title=Hatfields & McCoys: Romania Becomes Appalachia |work=[[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] |access-date=June 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026173311/http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/videos/romania-becomes-appalachia |archive-date=October 26, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwtQsB4mJ0 |title=Interview with Kevin Costner on the set of 'Hatfields & McCoys' in Romania |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=June 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524012112/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwtQsB4mJ0&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref>


===Music===
===Music===
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==Reception==
==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the series holds an approval rating of 71% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.34/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "''Hatfields and McCoys'' is a violent and gritty spectacle that perhaps takes itself too seriously."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hatfields-mccoys|title=Hatfield and McCoys: Season 1 (2010)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/hatfields-mccoys/season-1/critic-reviews |title=Hatfields & McCoys |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2012-05-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530074035/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/hatfields-mccoys/season-1/critic-reviews |archive-date=2012-05-30 }}</ref>

===Critical reception===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the series holds an approval rating of 71% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.34/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "''Hatfields and McCoys'' is a violent and gritty spectacle that perhaps takes itself too seriously."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hollywood/s01|title=Hatfield and McCoys: Season 1 (2010)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango Media]]|accessdate=May 10, 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/hatfields-mccoys/season-1/critic-reviews |title=Hatfields & McCoys |work=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=2012-05-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530074035/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/hatfields-mccoys/season-1/critic-reviews |archivedate=2012-05-30 }}</ref>


Linda Stasi of the ''[[New York Post]]'' commented:
Linda Stasi of the ''[[New York Post]]'' commented:
{{cquote|When I first heard about it, my thought was: Why? But that was before I sat through all six hours of this intense saga. Most miniseries this long tend to lose steam somewhere between the beginning of Night 1 and the middle of Night 2. Not this one...The miniseries is full of stand-out performances from great actors... But it's the guys you may not know who will blow you away.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/loathe_thy_neighbor_YZZZY2nRJKFcJz69Jc0N8J |title=Loathe thy neighbor. 'Hatfields & McCoys' no hillbilly joke. |last=Stasi |first=Linda |date=May 27, 2012 |work=[[New York Post]] |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053559/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/loathe_thy_neighbor_YZZZY2nRJKFcJz69Jc0N8J |archive-date=May 29, 2012 }}</ref>}}


{{cquote|When I first heard about it, my thought was: Why? But that was before I sat through all six hours of this intense saga. Most miniseries this long tend to lose steam somewhere between the beginning of Night 1 and the middle of Night 2. Not this one...The miniseries is full of stand-out performances from great actors... But it's the guys you may not know who will blow you away.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/loathe_thy_neighbor_YZZZY2nRJKFcJz69Jc0N8J |title=Loathe thy neighbor. 'Hatfields & McCoys' no hillbilly joke. |last=Stasi |first=Linda |date=May 27, 2012 |work=[[New York Post]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053559/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/loathe_thy_neighbor_YZZZY2nRJKFcJz69Jc0N8J |archivedate=May 29, 2012 }}</ref>}}
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'s}} Ken Tucker gave the series a B+, stating: "In stretching the tale over three nights, the pacing sags at times, and recriminations can get repetitive. It also doesn't help that [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Reynolds]] shot the miniseries in that perpetual sepia tone that gives everything a faux-antique look. But overall, ''Hatfields & McCoys'' is engrossing, and enlightening about a feud that proves to be a lot more than the [[Yokel|bumpkin]] brawl of pop legend."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20596214,00.html |title=TV Review Hatfields & Mccoys (2012) |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=May 25, 2012 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531214326/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20596214%2C00.html |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref> Mary McNamara of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote:

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'s}} Ken Tucker gave the series a B+, stating: "In stretching the tale over three nights, the pacing sags at times, and recriminations can get repetitive. It also doesn't help that [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Reynolds]] shot the miniseries in that perpetual sepia tone that gives everything a faux-antique look. But overall, ''Hatfields & McCoys'' is engrossing, and enlightening about a feud that proves to be a lot more than the [[Yokel|bumpkin]] brawl of pop legend."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20596214,00.html |title=TV Review – Hatfields & Mccoys (2012) |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531214326/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20596214%2C00.html |archivedate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref> Mary McNamara of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote:


{{cquote|Although deftly nailed into its time and place with sets and costumes so vivid you can smell the blue wood smoke and the stink of moonshine sweat, ''Hatfields & McCoys'' transcends the confines of its age by revealing the feud's posturing, resentments and callous violence that mirror the dynamics of modern urban gangs... It isn't a perfect piece{{mdash}}when faced with a choice between historic detail and story, ''Hatfields & McCoys'' errs on the side of detail, which is both the series' greatest strength and weakness.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-hatfields-20120528,0,3652904.story |title=Review: 'Hatfields & McCoys' has vivid detail, fine acting |last=McNamara |first=Mary |date=May 28, 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082108/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-hatfields-20120528%2C0%2C3652904.story |archivedate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>}}
{{cquote|Although deftly nailed into its time and place with sets and costumes so vivid you can smell the blue wood smoke and the stink of moonshine sweat, ''Hatfields & McCoys'' transcends the confines of its age by revealing the feud's posturing, resentments and callous violence that mirror the dynamics of modern urban gangs... It isn't a perfect piece{{mdash}}when faced with a choice between historic detail and story, ''Hatfields & McCoys'' errs on the side of detail, which is both the series' greatest strength and weakness.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-hatfields-20120528,0,3652904.story |title=Review: 'Hatfields & McCoys' has vivid detail, fine acting |last=McNamara |first=Mary |date=May 28, 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082108/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-hatfields-20120528%2C0%2C3652904.story |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>}}


Among the negative critics was Verne Gay of ''[[Newsday]]'' who called the series "violent and dull", adding:
Among the negative critics was Verne Gay of ''[[Newsday]]'' who called the series "violent and dull", adding:


{{cquote|What's not to like about ''Hatfields & McCoys?'' Simple: the story. It's an uninteresting one, peopled with almost criminally bland characters. In fact, as portrayed here{{mdash}}quite possibly accurately{{mdash}}they're a bunch of bibulous knuckleheads who shoot at each other year after year{{mdash}}or on TV, hour after hour{{mdash}}and have no real idea why. It's an interminable eye-for-eye, tooth-for-tooth narrative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-it-s-a-bland-feud-1.3741579 |title="Hatfields and McCoys": It's a bland feud |last=Gay |first=Verne |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[Newsday]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531120654/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-it-s-a-bland-feud-1.3741579 |archivedate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>}}
{{cquote|What's not to like about ''Hatfields & McCoys?'' Simple: the story. It's an uninteresting one, peopled with almost criminally bland characters. In fact, as portrayed here{{mdash}}quite possibly accurately{{mdash}}they're a bunch of bibulous knuckleheads who shoot at each other year after year{{mdash}}or on TV, hour after hour{{mdash}}and have no real idea why. It's an interminable eye-for-eye, tooth-for-tooth narrative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-it-s-a-bland-feud-1.3741579 |title="Hatfields and McCoys": It's a bland feud |last=Gay |first=Verne |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[Newsday]] |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531120654/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-it-s-a-bland-feud-1.3741579 |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>}}


''[[Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Hank Stuever also gave a negative review:
''[[Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Hank Stuever also gave a negative review:
{{cquote|The point of the entire saga, it seems, is to make you lose track of what the feudin' was about, and how it managed to burn out of control. It will always be tempting to view their story through any modern analogy of one's choosing{{mdash}}such as partisan political stalemates or the red-blue socioeconomic divide. But maybe the story of the Hatfields and McCoys doesn't amount to anything at all. Maybe, since it also doesn't make much of miniseries, it was meant to be a footnote and nothing more.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-brawlers-in-the-holler/2012/05/24/gJQAxF9gpU_story.html |title="Hatfields & McCoys": Brawlers in the holler |last=Stuever |first=Hank |date=May 25, 2012 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531215440/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-brawlers-in-the-holler/2012/05/24/gJQAxF9gpU_story.html |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>}}


===Ratings===
{{cquote|The point of the entire saga, it seems, is to make you lose track of what the feudin' was about, and how it managed to burn out of control. It will always be tempting to view their story through any modern analogy of one's choosing{{mdash}}such as partisan political stalemates or the red-blue socioeconomic divide. But maybe the story of the Hatfields and McCoys doesn't amount to anything at all. Maybe, since it also doesn't make much of miniseries, it was meant to be a footnote and nothing more.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-brawlers-in-the-holler/2012/05/24/gJQAxF9gpU_story.html |title="Hatfields & McCoys": Brawlers in the holler |last=Stuever |first=Hank |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[Washington Post]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531215440/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/hatfields-and-mccoys-brawlers-in-the-holler/2012/05/24/gJQAxF9gpU_story.html |archivedate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>}}
Part one drew the largest ever ratings for a ''History'' program and one of the biggest in cable TV history. 13.9 million viewers tuned into the first of three parts, making it the most-watched single broadcast on ad-supported cable ever, excluding sports. Demographic numbers were high as well, with 4.8 million viewers in the adults 18–49 demographic and 5.8 million viewers among adults 24–54.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter |first=Rick |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/hatfields-and-mccoys-makes-ratings-history-for-history-channel.html |title=''Hatfields & McCoys'' makes ratings history for History Channel |publisher=Zap2it.com |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=30 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530223252/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/hatfields-and-mccoys-makes-ratings-history-for-history-channel.html |archive-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> Part two was watched by 13.13 million viewers with an adult 18–49 rating of 3.7, the highest rated programming on cable of the night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/tuesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-wins-night-nba-playoffs-tosh-0-deadliest-catch-workaholics-real-housewives-more/136322/ |title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Tosh.0', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Workaholics', 'Real Housewives' & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=May 31, 2012 |work=[[TV by the Numbers]] |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601173248/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/tuesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-wins-night-nba-playoffs-tosh-0-deadliest-catch-workaholics-real-housewives-more/136322/ |archive-date=June 1, 2012 }}</ref> Part three was watched by 14.29 million viewers with an adult 18-49 rating of 4.0, making it the number-one program of the night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/wednesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-nba-playoffs-hardcore-history-restaurant-impossible-melissa-joey-daily-show-more/136370/ |title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Hardcore History', 'Restaurant Impossible', 'Melissa & Joey' 'Daily Show' & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=May 31, 2012 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035356/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/wednesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-nba-playoffs-hardcore-history-restaurant-impossible-melissa-joey-daily-show-more/136370/ |archive-date=June 3, 2012 }}</ref>


===Accolades===
===Accolades===
''Hatfields & McCoys'' received 16 nominations at the [[64th Primetime Emmy Awards]], the most since the History Channel began operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmys-hatfields-mccoys-20120720,0,6354479.story |title=Emmys: 'Hatfields & McCoys' feud draws 16 nominations |last=Braxton |first=Greg |date=July 19, 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=July 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720050922/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmys-hatfields-mccoys-20120720%2C0%2C6354479.story |archivedate=July 20, 2012 }}</ref> The series was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Miniseries or Movie]]. [[Kevin Costner]] and [[Bill Paxton]] were both nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]], with Costner winning the award. [[Tom Berenger]] won [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]] and [[Mare Winningham]] was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]]. Director [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]] was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]. [[Ted Mann (writer)|Ted Mann]], [[Ronald Parker]], and [[Bill Kerby]] were nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]] for the second part of the miniseries. The series won three of its nine [[64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|technical nominations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/hatfields-mccoys |title=Hatfields & McCoys – Emmys |work=emmys.com |accessdate=July 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722195434/http://www.emmys.com/shows/hatfields-mccoys |archivedate=July 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_21554457/games-thrones-top-creative-arts-emmy-winner |title='Games of Thrones' top creative arts Emmy winner| agency= Associated Press| work= [[The Denver Post]]| accessdate= September 16, 2012|date= September 15, 2012}}</ref>
''Hatfields & McCoys'' received 16 nominations at the [[64th Primetime Emmy Awards]], the most since the History Channel began operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmys-hatfields-mccoys-20120720,0,6354479.story |title=Emmys: 'Hatfields & McCoys' feud draws 16 nominations |last=Braxton |first=Greg |date=July 19, 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=July 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720050922/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmys-hatfields-mccoys-20120720%2C0%2C6354479.story |archive-date=July 20, 2012 }}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! style="width:23%;"|Award
! Award
! style="width:47%;"| Category
! Category
! style="width:27%;"| Nominee
! Nominee(s)
! style="width:20%;"| Result
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|-
| rowspan="38"| {{center|2012}}
| [[2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor|Best Movie/Miniseries Actor]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series
| Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2012 |title=2012 Artios Awards |access-date=October 29, 2012 |website=www.castingsociety.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries]]
| [[Kevin Costner]]
| [[Kevin Costner]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Homeland', 'Community' & 'Sherlock' Double Winners|url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/critics-choice-television-awards-2012-winners-288293/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 19, 2012|date=June 18, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|[[17th Satellite Awards]]
| [[CINE|Golden Eagle Awards]]
| Entertainment – Drama
| [[Satellite Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Leslie Greif]], [[Nancy Dubuc]], Dirk Hoogstra, <br> Barry Berg, Kevin Costner, [[Darrell Fetty]], <br> Herb Nanas, and Vlad Paunescu
|
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfields & McCoys |url=http://www.cine.org/fall-2012-golden-eagle-award-recipients/professional-telecast-fiction-division/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210055707/http://www.cine.org/fall-2012-golden-eagle-award-recipients/professional-telecast-fiction-division/ |archive-date=2013-02-10 |website=[[CINE]] |access-date=June 19, 2012 |date=June 18, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Hollywood Professional Association|Hollywood Post Alliance Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Color Grading – Television|Outstanding Color Grading – Television]]
| [[Kevin Costner]]
| Lorraine Grant {{small|(for "Part 2")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://hpaonline.com/nominees-and-winners/2012-hpa-awards/ |title=2012 HPA Awards |website=[[Hollywood Professional Association]] |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film]]
| [[Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Sound – Television|Outstanding Sound Television]]
| [[Christian Cooke (sound engineer)|Christian Cooke]] and [[Brad Zoern]] {{small|(for "Part 3")}}
| [[Mare Winningham]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|[[19th Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| rowspan="13"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture or Miniseries
| rowspan=2|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| {{nom}}
| [[Kevin Costner]]
| align="center" rowspan="13"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/16th-annual-tv-awards-2011-12/ |title=16th Annual TV Awards (2011-12) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| Kevin Costner
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Bill Paxton]]
| [[Bill Paxton]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| [[28th TCA Awards]]
| [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]
| [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials|Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials]]
|
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| rowspan=7|[[64th Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Ted Mann (writer)|Ted Mann]], [[Ronald Parker]], and [[Bill Kerby]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Miniseries or Movie]]
|Barry M. Berg, [[Kevin Costner]], Herb Nanas, Vlad Paunescu, [[Nancy Dubuc]], Dirk Hoogstra, Leslie Greif, and Darrell Fetty
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| rowspan=2|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| {{nom}}
| [[Kevin Costner]]
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Cinematography in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Costume Design in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Editing in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Music in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Production Design in a Non-Series
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Sound in a Non-Series
| [[Bill Paxton]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[64th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Miniseries or Movie]]
| Leslie Greif, Nancy Dubuc, Dirk Hoogstra, <br> Barry Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty, <br> Herb Nanas, and Vlad Paunescu
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="16"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/hatfields-mccoys |title=Hatfields & McCoys |website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| Kevin Costner
| {{won}}
|-
| Bill Paxton
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| [[Tom Berenger]]
| [[Tom Berenger]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| [[Mare Winningham]]
| [[Mare Winningham]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]]
| [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]
| Kevin Reynolds
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]]
| [[Bill Kerby]]<br />[[Ted Mann (writer)|Ted Mann]]<br />[[Ronald Parker]] for "Part 2"
| Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, and Bill Kerby <br> {{small|(for "Part 2")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=9|[[64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]
| rowspan="9"| [[64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Serban Porupca, Derek R. Hill, John B. Vertrees, and Sally Black
| [[Derek R. Hill]], Serban Porupca, <br> John B. Vertrees, and Sally Black
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
|Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard
| Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
|Karri Hutchinson and Adina Bucur for "Part 2"
| Karri Hutchinson and Adina Bucur {{small|(for "Part 1")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|Gabriele Gregorini, Peter Nicastro, and Giorgio Gregorini
| Giorgio Gregorini, Peter Nicastro, <br> and Gabriele Gregorini
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)]]
| Mario Michisanti and Francesca Tampieri
| Francesca Tampieri and Mario Michisanti
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special <br> (Original Dramatic Score)]]
| [[John Debney]] and Tony Morales for "Part 1"
| [[John Debney]] and Tony Morales {{small|(for "Part 1")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| Don Cassidy for "Part 2"
| Don Cassidy {{small|(for "Part 2")}}
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| Tom Bjelic, John Laing, Darrell Hall, Steve Baine, Michael Mancuso, Dermain Finlayson, Dan Kiener, Kevin Banks, Emilie Boucek, Mark Dejczak, Alex Bullick, [[John Douglas Smith]], and Nathan Robitaille for "Part 1"
| Tom Bjelic, John Laing, John Douglas Smith, <br> Mark Dejczak, Michael Mancuso, <br> Dermain Finlayson, [[Kevin Banks]], Darrell Hall, <br> Alex Bullick, Nathan Robitaille, Dan Kiener, <br> Emilie Boucek, and Steve Baine {{small|(for "Part 1")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|[[Christian T. Cooke]], [[Brad Zoern]], Stanomir Dragos, and for "Part 1"
| Dragos Stanomir, Christian T. Cooke, and <br> Brad Zoern {{small|(for "Part 1")}}
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|[[70th Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[17th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| {{won}}
|
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2012/ |title=2012 Satellite Awards |work=[[Satellite Awards]] |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| Kevin Costner
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or <br> Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| Mare Winningham
| [[Kevin Costner]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[28th TCA Awards|Television Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials|Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref name="The Television Critics Association Announces 2012 TCA Award Nominees">{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2012/06/07/the-television-critics-association-announces-2012-tca-award-nominees/ |title=The Television Critics Association Announces 2012 TCA Award Nominees |publisher=[[Television Critics Association]] |date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818190945/http://tvcritics.org/2012/06/07/the-television-critics-association-announces-2012-tca-award-nominees/ |archivedate=August 18, 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="19"| {{center|2013}}
| [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2013|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television|Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television]]
| Don Cassidy {{small|(for "Part 1")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/american-cinema-editors-announce-63rd-411244 | title=American Cinema Editors Announce 63rd Annual Eddie Award Nominees | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=January 11, 2013 | accessdate=January 6, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 American Society of Cinematographers Awards|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries]]
| [[Arthur Reinhart]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=ASC Awards: 'Skyfall's Roger Deakins Wins Feature Film Honor; TV Winners Include 'Great Expectations', 'Game Of Thrones', 'Wilfred', 'Hunted'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/cinematographer-awards-2013-asc-winners-list-426875/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=11 February 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Art Directors Guild Awards 2012|Art Directors Guild Awards]]
| [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series|Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Mini-Series]]
| Derek R. Hill, Serban Porupca, <br> John B. Vertrees, Vlad Roseanu, <br> Grigore Puscariu, Elena Ioana, <br> Ellen King, Sally Black, Aniela Ban, <br> and Radu Ciocanau
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2013/ |title=Nominees/Winners |publisher=[[Art Directors Guild]] |accessdate=July 29, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
| Top Television Series
| John Debney
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ascap-honor-patrick-doyle-at-564205/ |title=ASCAP To Honor Composer Patrick Doyle at Film & TV Music Awards | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>
|}

===Ratings===
Part one drew the largest ever ratings for a ''History'' program and one of the biggest in cable TV history. 13.9 million viewers tuned into the first of three parts, making it the most-watched single broadcast on ad-supported cable ever, excluding sports. Demographic numbers were high as well, with 4.8 million viewers in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.8 million viewers among adults 24-54.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter |first=Rick |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/hatfields-and-mccoys-makes-ratings-history-for-history-channel.html |title=''Hatfields & McCoys'' makes ratings history for History Channel |publisher=Zap2it.com |date=29 May 2012 |accessdate=30 May 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530223252/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/hatfields-and-mccoys-makes-ratings-history-for-history-channel.html |archivedate=30 May 2012 }}</ref> Part two was watched by 13.13 million viewers with an adult 18-49 rating of 3.7, the highest rated programming on cable of the night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/tuesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-wins-night-nba-playoffs-tosh-0-deadliest-catch-workaholics-real-housewives-more/136322/ |title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Tosh.0', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Workaholics', 'Real Housewives' & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=May 31, 2012 |work=[[TV by the Numbers]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601173248/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/tuesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-wins-night-nba-playoffs-tosh-0-deadliest-catch-workaholics-real-housewives-more/136322/ |archivedate=June 1, 2012 }}</ref> Part three was watched by 14.29 million viewers with an adult 18-49 rating of 4.0, making it the number-one program of the night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/wednesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-nba-playoffs-hardcore-history-restaurant-impossible-melissa-joey-daily-show-more/136370/ |title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Hardcore History', 'Restaurant Impossible', 'Melissa & Joey' 'Daily Show' & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=May 31, 2012 |work=TV by the Numbers |accessdate=May 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035356/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/31/wednesday-cable-ratings-hatfields-mccoys-nba-playoffs-hardcore-history-restaurant-impossible-melissa-joey-daily-show-more/136370/ |archivedate=June 3, 2012 }}</ref>

==Effect on tourism==
According to [[WYMT-TV]] in [[Hazard, Kentucky]], the series has generated an increase in tourism to the area from people wanting to know about the feud. [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]] Tourism Vice Chair Reed Potter said, {{cquote|It's been beyond our expectations. We've been getting requests for brochures that tell about the feud sites and places people can visit at a rate today last I checked of about two per minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Tourism_increases_after_Hatfield-McCoy_mini-series_156017795.html|title=Tourism increases after Hatfield-McCoy mini-series|last=Burks|first=Whitney|date=May 31, 2012|work=[[WYMT-TV]]|accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref>}}

==International broadcast==
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|-
|-
| [[BMI Film & TV Awards]]
! Country
| Cable Mini-Series Award
! Networks
| Tony Morales
! Series premiere
| {{won}}
! Timeslot
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/cliff_martinez_and_top_composers_honored_at_the_2013_bmi_film_tv_awards |title=Cliff Martinez and Top Composers Honored at the 2013 BMI Film & TV Awards |website=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| {{GBR}} || [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To Mini-Series 'Hatfields & McCoys' |url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/07/channel-5-acquires-uk-rights-to-mini-series-hatfields-mccoys/ |first=Patrick |last=Munn |work=TVWise |date=July 20, 2012 |accessdate=July 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110031531/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/07/channel-5-acquires-uk-rights-to-mini-series-hatfields-mccoys/ |archivedate=November 10, 2012 }}</ref> || 25/10/2012 || 21:00
|-
| {{BRA}}<br />{{MEX}} || [[Space (Latin American TV channel)|Space]]<ref name="noticias.bol.uol.com.br">{{cite web |title=Minissérie premiada "Hatfields & McCoys" estreia nesta segunda-feira no Space |url=http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2013/01/14/minisserie-premiada-quothatfields-amp-mccoysquot-estreia-nesta-segunda-feira-no-space.jhtm |language=Portuguese |work=Uol |date=January 14, 2013 |accessdate=January 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015170111/http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2013/01/14/minisserie-premiada-quothatfields-amp-mccoysquot-estreia-nesta-segunda-feira-no-space.jhtm |archivedate=October 15, 2013 }}</ref> || 14/01/2013 || 22:00
|-
| {{CHI}} || [[Space (Latin American TV channel)|Space]]<ref name="noticias.bol.uol.com.br"/> || 14/01/2013 || 22:00
The episodes have been split on Channel 5 and Space into hour-long segments rather than playing the two hours straight.
|-
| {{FIN}} || [[Yle TV2]] || 04/05/2014 || 21:00
Series aired weekly in five parts.
|-
| {{FRA}} || [[Canal+]] || 21/07/2013 || 21:00
|-
|-
| [[Cinema Audio Society Awards]]
| {{GRE}} || [[Mega Channel]] || 07/01/2014 || 22:30
| [[Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movie or Limited Series|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series]]
| Dragos Stanomir, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, <br> Jeff Vaughn, Eric Apps, and Peter Persaud
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/cinema-audio-society-nominations-announced-409643 |title=Cinema Audio Society Nominations Announced |date=8 January 2013 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=May 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Costume Designers Guild|Costume Designers Guild Awards]]
| {{IRI}} || First Channel<ref>tv1.ir</ref> || 27/12/2014 || 22:15
| Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries
| Karri Hutchinson
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.costumedesignersguild.com/awards-archives/15th-cdga-2013/ |title=15th Costume Designers Guild Awards |work=[[Costume Designers Guild]] |access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[65th Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| {{IRL}} || [[TG4]] || 04/09/2015 || 22:40
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries]]
|-{{ITA}} || [[RETE 4]] || 15/01/2014 || 21:00
| Kevin Reynolds
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/2010s/2012.aspx?value=2012 |title=65th DGA Awards |website=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[70th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/hatfields-mccoys |title=Hatfields & McCoys – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|2013}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]
| rowspan="2"| Kevin Costner
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Nymph Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| Outstanding Actor – Mini-Series
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvfestival.com/img/history/documents/2013/2013_palmares.pdf |title=2013 Gracies Golden Nymph Awards Winners |website=[[Golden Nymph Awards]] |access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| Bill Paxton
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Music Score and Musical for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media|Best Sound Editing – Long Form Music in Television]]
| Kevin Banks and Darrell Hall {{small|(for "Part 2")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/life-pi-wins-pair-sound-422045 |title='Life Of Pi' Wins Pair of Sound Editors' Awards |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate= June 20, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[24th Producers Guild of America Awards|Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television|David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television]]
| Barry M. Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty, <br> Leslie Greif, and Herb Nanas
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/producers-guild-2013-awards-winners-list-413781/ |title=Producers Guild 2013 Award Winners: 'Argo', 'Homeland', 'Searching For Sugar Man', 'Wreck-It Ralph', 'Game Change', 'Modern Family', 'Amazing Race', 'Colbert Report' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 26, 2012 |author=Finke, Nikke |access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[19th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| Kevin Costner
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |work=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Bill Paxton
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bronze Wrangler|Western Heritage Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Western Documentary
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/collections/awards/wha/634no-title/ |title=Hatfields & McCoys |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Western Writers of America|Western Writers of America Awards]]
| Best Western Drama Script (Fiction)
| rowspan="2"| Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, and Bill Kerby
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://westernwriters.org/winners/#a2013 |title=Winners – Western Writers of America |website=[[Western Writers of America]] |date=12 May 2012 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024706/https://westernwriters.org/winners/#a2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[65th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Original|Long Form – Original]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web| title = Previous Nominees & Winners: 2012 Awards Winners| publisher = Writers Guild Awards| url = http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx| access-date = 2014-05-07| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150512181500/http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx| archive-date = 2015-05-12| url-status = dead}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Home video release==
==Home video release==
The series was released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc]] formats on July 31, 2012. The bonus material includes a music video of "I Know These Hills" from [[Kevin Costner and Modern West]] from their album ''Famous for Killing Each Other: Music From and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hatfields-McCoys-Press-Release/17031 |title=Hatfields and McCoys (mini-series) — Sony's Official Press Release for the Just-Aired History Channel Series |last=Lambert |first=David |date=June 1, 2012 |work=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]] |accessdate=June 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604001211/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hatfields-McCoys-Press-Release/17031 |archivedate=June 4, 2012 }}</ref>
The series was released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc]] formats on July 31, 2012. The bonus material includes a music video of "I Know These Hills" from [[Kevin Costner and Modern West]] from their album ''Famous for Killing Each Other: Music From and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hatfields-McCoys-Press-Release/17031 |title=Hatfields and McCoys (mini-series) — Sony's Official Press Release for the Just-Aired History Channel Series |last=Lambert |first=David |date=June 1, 2012 |work=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]] |access-date=June 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604001211/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hatfields-McCoys-Press-Release/17031 |archive-date=June 4, 2012 }}</ref>

==Effect on tourism==
According to [[WYMT-TV]] in [[Hazard, Kentucky]], the series has generated an increase in tourism to the area from people wanting to know about the feud. [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]] Tourism Vice Chair Reed Potter said, {{cquote|It's been beyond our expectations. We've been getting requests for brochures that tell about the feud sites and places people can visit at a rate today last I checked of about two per minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Tourism_increases_after_Hatfield-McCoy_mini-series_156017795.html|title=Tourism increases after Hatfield-McCoy mini-series|last=Burks|first=Whitney|date=May 31, 2012|work=[[WYMT-TV]]|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref>}}


==References==
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Hatfields & McCoys
Poster
GenreDocudrama
Screenplay byTed Mann
Ronald Parker
Story byBill Kerby
Ted Mann
Directed byKevin Reynolds
Starring
Theme music composerJohn Debney
Tony Morales
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducersKevin Costner
Darrell Fetty
Herb Nanas
CinematographyArthur Reinhart
EditorDon Cassidy
Running time290 minutes
Production companiesHistory
ThinkFactory Media
Sony Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkHistory Channel
ReleaseMay 28 (2012-05-28) –
May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)

Hatfields & McCoys is a 2012 American three-part Western television miniseries based on the Hatfield–McCoy feud produced by History Channel. The two-hour episodes aired on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012.[1]

Premise

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The miniseries recounts the famous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys (as well as the allies to both families), starting during the Civil War in 1863 and extending into the early years of The Reconstruction.

Cast and characters

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Main

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Recurring

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  • Damian O'Hare as Ellison Hatfield
  • Greg Patmore as Elias "Good 'Lias" Hatfield
  • Andy Gathergood as Skunkhair Tom Wallace
  • Noah Taylor as Lark Varney
  • John Bell as Billy "Audie" Bempsey
  • Max Deacon as Calvin McCoy
  • Jack Laskey as Sam McCoy
  • Jonathan Fredrick as Jefferson McCoy
  • Michael Jibson as Phamer McCoy
  • Chad Hugghins as Harmon McCoy
  • Tyler F. Jackson as Bud McCoy
  • Katie Griffiths as Alifair McCoy
  • Rebecca Calder as Martha McCoy
  • Nick Dunning as Reverend Garrett
  • Alixandra Fuchs as Kate Schoonover
  • Michael Woods as Cat Miller
  • Robert Moran as John B. Floyd
  • Joy McBrinn as Betty Blankenship
  • Jon Bloch as TC Crawford

Production

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The miniseries was History's first aired scripted drama[2] (the network had previously produced a scripted miniseries in 2011, The Kennedys, but decided against airing it in the United States).[3]

Although the story is set in the Appalachians in West Virginia and Kentucky, the miniseries was shot in Romania, just outside Brașov with the Carpathians standing in for the Appalachians.[4][5]

Music

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The score for the series was composed by John Debney and Tony Morales, with additional music by Kevin Costner and Modern West.[1] The soundtrack features vocals performed by Lisbeth Scott on The Long Road Down.

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 71% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.34/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Hatfields and McCoys is a violent and gritty spectacle that perhaps takes itself too seriously."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Linda Stasi of the New York Post commented:

When I first heard about it, my thought was: Why? But that was before I sat through all six hours of this intense saga. Most miniseries this long tend to lose steam somewhere between the beginning of Night 1 and the middle of Night 2. Not this one...The miniseries is full of stand-out performances from great actors... But it's the guys you may not know who will blow you away.[8]

Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker gave the series a B+, stating: "In stretching the tale over three nights, the pacing sags at times, and recriminations can get repetitive. It also doesn't help that Reynolds shot the miniseries in that perpetual sepia tone that gives everything a faux-antique look. But overall, Hatfields & McCoys is engrossing, and enlightening about a feud that proves to be a lot more than the bumpkin brawl of pop legend."[9] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times wrote:

Although deftly nailed into its time and place with sets and costumes so vivid you can smell the blue wood smoke and the stink of moonshine sweat, Hatfields & McCoys transcends the confines of its age by revealing the feud's posturing, resentments and callous violence that mirror the dynamics of modern urban gangs... It isn't a perfect piece—when faced with a choice between historic detail and story, Hatfields & McCoys errs on the side of detail, which is both the series' greatest strength and weakness.[10]

Among the negative critics was Verne Gay of Newsday who called the series "violent and dull", adding:

What's not to like about Hatfields & McCoys? Simple: the story. It's an uninteresting one, peopled with almost criminally bland characters. In fact, as portrayed here—quite possibly accurately—they're a bunch of bibulous knuckleheads who shoot at each other year after year—or on TV, hour after hour—and have no real idea why. It's an interminable eye-for-eye, tooth-for-tooth narrative.[11]

Washington Post's Hank Stuever also gave a negative review:

The point of the entire saga, it seems, is to make you lose track of what the feudin' was about, and how it managed to burn out of control. It will always be tempting to view their story through any modern analogy of one's choosing—such as partisan political stalemates or the red-blue socioeconomic divide. But maybe the story of the Hatfields and McCoys doesn't amount to anything at all. Maybe, since it also doesn't make much of miniseries, it was meant to be a footnote and nothing more.[12]

Ratings

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Part one drew the largest ever ratings for a History program and one of the biggest in cable TV history. 13.9 million viewers tuned into the first of three parts, making it the most-watched single broadcast on ad-supported cable ever, excluding sports. Demographic numbers were high as well, with 4.8 million viewers in the adults 18–49 demographic and 5.8 million viewers among adults 24–54.[13] Part two was watched by 13.13 million viewers with an adult 18–49 rating of 3.7, the highest rated programming on cable of the night.[14] Part three was watched by 14.29 million viewers with an adult 18-49 rating of 4.0, making it the number-one program of the night.[15]

Accolades

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Hatfields & McCoys received 16 nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, the most since the History Channel began operations.[16]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2012
Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard Nominated [17]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Kevin Costner Nominated [18]
Golden Eagle Awards Entertainment – Drama Leslie Greif, Nancy Dubuc, Dirk Hoogstra,
Barry Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty,
Herb Nanas, and Vlad Paunescu
Won [19]
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Outstanding Color Grading – Television Lorraine Grant (for "Part 2") Nominated [20]
Outstanding Sound – Television Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern (for "Part 3") Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated [21]
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Kevin Costner Nominated
Bill Paxton Nominated
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Kevin Reynolds Nominated
Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, and Bill Kerby Nominated
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Best Cinematography in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Costume Design in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Editing in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Music in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Production Design in a Non-Series Won
Best Sound in a Non-Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Leslie Greif, Nancy Dubuc, Dirk Hoogstra,
Barry Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty,
Herb Nanas, and Vlad Paunescu
Nominated [22]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Kevin Costner Won
Bill Paxton Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Tom Berenger Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Mare Winningham Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Kevin Reynolds Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, and Bill Kerby
(for "Part 2")
Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Derek R. Hill, Serban Porupca,
John B. Vertrees, and Sally Black
Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Karri Hutchinson and Adina Bucur (for "Part 1") Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie Giorgio Gregorini, Peter Nicastro,
and Gabriele Gregorini
Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Mario Michisanti and Francesca Tampieri Won
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
(Original Dramatic Score)
John Debney and Tony Morales (for "Part 1") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie Don Cassidy (for "Part 2") Won
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Tom Bjelic, John Laing, John Douglas Smith,
Mark Dejczak, Michael Mancuso,
Dermain Finlayson, Kevin Banks, Darrell Hall,
Alex Bullick, Nathan Robitaille, Dan Kiener,
Emilie Boucek, and Steve Baine (for "Part 1")
Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie Dragos Stanomir, Christian T. Cooke, and
Brad Zoern (for "Part 1")
Won
Satellite Awards Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won [23]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Kevin Costner Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or
Motion Picture Made for Television
Mare Winningham Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials Nominated [24]
2013
American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television Don Cassidy (for "Part 1") Nominated [25]
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries Arthur Reinhart Nominated [26]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Mini-Series Derek R. Hill, Serban Porupca,
John B. Vertrees, Vlad Roseanu,
Grigore Puscariu, Elena Ioana,
Ellen King, Sally Black, Aniela Ban,
and Radu Ciocanau
Nominated [27]
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series John Debney Won [28]
BMI Film & TV Awards Cable Mini-Series Award Tony Morales Won [29]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series Dragos Stanomir, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern,
Jeff Vaughn, Eric Apps, and Peter Persaud
Won [30]
Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries Karri Hutchinson Nominated [31]
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries Kevin Reynolds Nominated [32]
Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [33]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Kevin Costner Won
Golden Nymph Awards Outstanding Actor – Mini-Series Nominated [34]
Bill Paxton Nominated
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Long Form Music in Television Kevin Banks and Darrell Hall (for "Part 2") Nominated [35]
Producers Guild of America Awards David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Barry M. Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty,
Leslie Greif, and Herb Nanas
Nominated [36]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Kevin Costner Won [37]
Bill Paxton Nominated
Western Heritage Awards Western Documentary Won [38]
Western Writers of America Awards Best Western Drama Script (Fiction) Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, and Bill Kerby Nominated [39]
Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Original Won [40]

Home video release

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The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats on July 31, 2012. The bonus material includes a music video of "I Know These Hills" from Kevin Costner and Modern West from their album Famous for Killing Each Other: Music From and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys.[41]

Effect on tourism

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According to WYMT-TV in Hazard, Kentucky, the series has generated an increase in tourism to the area from people wanting to know about the feud. Pike County Tourism Vice Chair Reed Potter said,

It's been beyond our expectations. We've been getting requests for brochures that tell about the feud sites and places people can visit at a rate today last I checked of about two per minute.[42]

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