Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year

Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year
Awarded for	Outstanding Program of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1955
Currently held by	A War of Children (1973)
Official website	emmys.com

The Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year was an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognized the best single television program of the year. In early Emmy ceremonies, anthology series were more common than traditional sitcoms or dramas; this made Program of the Year the highest honor.^[1]

Though traditional comedy and drama series were nominated, the majority of nominees and winners were: telefilms, variety specials, and documentaries. The award was last presented in 1973.

Winners and nominations

1950s

Year	Program	Episode	Network
1954 (7th)
	*Disneyland*	"Operation Undersea"	ABC
	Light's Diamond Jubilee	Variety Special	Simulcast
	Medic	"White is the Color"	NBC
	Chrysler Shower of Stars	"A Christmas Carol"	CBS
	Westinghouse Studio One	"Twelve Angry Men"	CBS
1955 (8th)
	*Producers' Showcase*	"Peter Pan"	NBC
	Disneyland	"Davy Crockett and the River Pirates"	ABC
	Ford Star Jubilee	"The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"	CBS
	Make Room for Daddy	"Peter Pan Meets Rusty Williams"	ABC
	Producers' Showcase	"The Sleeping Beauty"	NBC
	The United States Steel Hour	"No Time for Sergeants"	ABC
	Wide Wide World	"The American West"	NBC
1956 (9th)
	*Playhouse 90*	"Requiem for a Heavyweight"	CBS
	Kraft Television Theatre	"A Night to Remember"	NBC
	Omnibus	"Leonard Bernstein"	CBS
	See It Now	"Secret Life of Danny Kaye"
	Victor Borge: Comedy in Music	Variety Special
1957 (10th)
	*Playhouse 90*	"The Comedian"	CBS
	The Edsel Show	Variety Special	CBS
	General Motors 50th Anniversary Show	Variety Special	NBC
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"The Green Pastures"	NBC
	Playhouse 90	"The Helen Morgan Story"	CBS
1958–1959 (11th)
	*An Evening with Fred Astaire*	*Variety Special*	NBC
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Little Moon of Alban"	NBC
	Playhouse 90	"Child of Our Time"	CBS
	Playhouse 90	"The Old Man"	CBS

1960s

Year	Program	Episode	Network
1959–1960 (12th)
1959–1960 (12th)	Not Awarded
1960–1961 (13th)
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Macbeth"	NBC

	1960 Presidential Nominating Conventions	News Program	NBC
	An Hour with Danny Kaye	Variety Special	CBS
	Astaire Time	Variety Special	NBC
NBC Sunday Showcase	"The Sacco-Venzetti Story"		NBC
1961–1962 (14th)
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Victoria Regina"	NBC
	Bell & Howell Close Up!	"Walk in My Shoes"	ABC
	CBS Reports	"Biography of a Bookie Joint"	CBS
	The Judy Garland Show	Variety Special	CBS
	Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait	Telefilm	NBC
1962–1963 (15th)
	*The Tunnel*	*Documentary*	NBC
	Alcoa Premiere	"The Voice of Charlie Pont"	ABC
	The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball	Variety Special	NBC
	The Defenders	"The Madman"	CBS
1963–1964 (16th)
	*The Making of the President, 1960*	*Documentary*	ABC
	The American Revolution of '63	News Program	NBC
	The Defenders	"Blacklist"	CBS
	The Kremlin	Documentary	NBC
	Town Meeting of the World	News Program	CBS
1964–1965 (17th)
1964–1965 (17th)	Not Awarded
1965–1966 (18th) ^{[note 1]}
	The Ages of Man	*Telefilm*	CBS
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Eagle in a Cage"	NBC
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Inherit the Wind"	NBC
	Slattery's People	"Rally 'Round Your Own Flag, Mister"	CBS
1966–1967 (19th) ^{[note 1]}
	*Death of a Salesman*	*Telefilm*	CBS
	ABC Stage 67	"A Christmas Memory"	ABC
	ABC Stage 67	"The Love Song of Barney Kempinski"	ABC
	CBS Playhouse	"The Final War of Olly Winter"	CBS
	CBS Playhouse	"The Glass Menagerie"
	Mark Twain Tonight!	Telefilm
1967–1968 (20th) ^{[note 1]}
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Elizabeth the Queen"	NBC
	CBS Playhouse	"Dear Friends"	CBS
	CBS Playhouse	"Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night"	CBS
	NET Playhouse	"Uncle Vanya"	NET
	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Telefilm	ABC
	Xerox Special	"Luther"	ABC
1968–1969 (21st) ^{[note 1]}
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Teacher, Teacher"	NBC
	CBS Playhouse	"The People Next Door"	CBS
	Heidi	Telefilm	NBC
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Telefilm	CBS
	Mission: Impossible	"The Execution"	CBS
	NET Playhouse	"Talking to a Stranger"	NET

1970s

Year	Program	Episode	Network
1969–1970 (22nd) ^{[note 1]}
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"A Storm in Summer"	NBC
	David Copperfield	Telefilm	NBC
	Marcus Welby, M.D.	"Hello, Goodbye, Hello"	ABC
	My Sweet Charlie	Telefilm	NBC
1970–1971 (23rd)
	The Andersonville Trial	*Telefilm*	PBS
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"Hamlet"	NBC
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"The Price"
	Night Gallery	"They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar"
	Vanished	Telefilm
1971–1972 (24th)
	Brian's Song	*Telefilm*	ABC
	All in the Family	"Sammy's Visit"	CBS
	Elizabeth R	"The Lion's Cub"	PBS
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"The Snow Goose"	NBC
	The Six Wives of Henry VIII	"Jane Seymour"	CBS
1972–1973 (25th)
	*A War of Children*	*Telefilm*	CBS
	That Certain Summer	Telefilm	ABC
	Long Day's Journey into Night		ABC
	The Marcus-Nelson Murders		CBS
	The Red Pony		NBC

Total awards by network

NBC – 8
CBS – 5
ABC – 3
PBS – 1

Programs with multiple awards

5 awards

Hallmark Hall of Fame (2 consecutive; 3 consecutive)

2 awards

Playhouse 90 (consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

12 nominations

Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)

5 nominations

CBS Playhouse (CBS)
Playhouse 90 (CBS)

2 nominations

ABC Stage 67 (ABC)
The Defenders (CBS)
Disneyland (ABC)
NET Playhouse (NET)
Producers' Showcase (NBC)

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Limited to dramatic programs.

References

↑ O'Neil, Thomas. "1960-61 A Bloodless Coup for Macbeth." The Emmys: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Battle of TV's Best Shows and Greatest Stars. New York: Perigee, 2000. 80.

External links

Emmys.com – list of Nominees & Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year

Operation Undersea (1954)
Peter Pan (1955)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
The Comedian (1957)
An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958)
Macbeth (1961)
Victoria Regina (1962)
The Tunnel (1963)
The Making of the President, 1960 (1964)
The Ages of Man (1966)
Death of a Salesman (1967)
Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
Teacher, Teacher, (1969)
A Storm In Summer (1970)
The Andersonville Trial (1971)
Brian's Song (1972)
A War of Children (1973)

Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited Series Television Movie Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Reality-Competition Program Animated Program Children's Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Informational Series or Special Short-Format Animation Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Short Form Variety Series Special Class Program Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special

Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Narrator

Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for Nonfiction Programming

Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for Nonfiction Programming

Creative Arts	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Choreography Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Cinematography for a Reality Program Commercial Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Achievement in Animation Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Music and Lyrics Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Sound Editing for a Series Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Special and Visual Effects / Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie

Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award

Retired	Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Animated Program (One Hour or More) Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Picture Editing for Reality Programming Program of the Year Reality Program Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program Stunt Coordination Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance

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