Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring for Fox.The series' theme music, composed by Ramin Djawadi, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006.Prison Break is a joint production between Original Film, Adelstein/Parouse Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television.The first season received mostly positive reviews from critics with universal acclaim from audiences.The season performed exceptionally in the ratings. The first season was originally planned for a 13-episode run, but was extended to include an extra nine episodes due to its popularity. The following seasons, however, received generally positive-to-mixed reviews, with some critics claiming the show had overstayed its welcome.Prison Break was nominated for several industry awards, including the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama and the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, which it won. Prison Break was nominated for its first award, the 2005 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama. The series won the award in January 2006, beating other nominees in the same category, Commander in Chief and Criminal Minds.In January 2006, the show had two nominations at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, which were Best Drama Television Series and Best Actor in a Drama Television Series for Wentworth Miller's performance.The show's lead actor, Wentworth Miller, received another nomination for his performance in the first season at the 2005 Saturn Awards for Best Actor on Television. Likewise, the series was nominated for 2005 Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series.At the 2006 Television Critics Association Awards, the show was nominated for Best New Drama Series.Nominations for technical awards include the 2006 Eddie Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television,and the 2006 Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.In December 2006, Robert Knepper was nominated for the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.