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As the Emmys approach,听Netflix鈥檚 鈥淯nbreakable Kimmy Schmidt鈥� and 鈥淗ouse of Cards鈥� have scored nominations in lead categories. No surprise, right? It鈥檚 easy to forget just how quickly Netflix has grown from being just a movie rental house to also producing original content since 鈥淗ouse of Cards鈥� debuted in 2013. Its string of hits has proved it鈥檚 a creative powerhouse 鈥� and placed it firmly on the list of go-to places for acclaimed programming.听

So how do viewers separate the good from the not-so-great when it seems as if every streaming service and cable channel is rolling out original shows? Here鈥檚 a quick overview of some of the cable and satellite networks and on-demand services that have turned out recent hits. Check them out and decide for yourself:

Amazon: Its show 鈥淭ransparent,鈥� starring Jeffrey Tambor, became a critical hit when it debuted in 2014. It鈥檚 now nominated for the prestigious Best Comedy Series Emmy Award and Tambor is nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy. Amazon鈥檚 series 鈥淏osch鈥� and 鈥淢ozart in the Jungle鈥� have also scored well with critics.

Starz: The cable channel鈥檚 shows 鈥淏lack Sails鈥� and 鈥淒a Vinci鈥檚 Demons鈥� weren鈥檛 popular with reviewers, but the network hit it big with 鈥淥utlander,鈥� the Scottish historical drama that debuted in 2014. An upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman鈥檚 classic fantasy novel 鈥淎merican Gods鈥� shows the network is investing in promising projects.

IFC: The network got the public鈥檚 attention with the TV show 鈥淧ortlandia.鈥� Its new show 鈥淒ocumentary Now!,鈥� which parodies the documentary format, is receiving good reviews.

Hulu: The streaming service recently saved the well-reviewed Mindy Kaling sitcom 鈥淭he Mindy Project鈥� after Fox canceled it. The new season begins Sept. 15. Hulu has also signed on to adapt Stephen King鈥檚 popular time-travel novel 鈥�11/22/63.鈥澨�

Now your only problem is finding time to check out all this quality programming!