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21st Primetime Emmy Awards

1969 American television programming awards

1969 American television programming awards

FieldValue
name21st Emmy Awards
date
locationSanta Monica Civic Auditorium,
Santa Monica, California
presenterAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
hostsBill Cosby
Merv Griffin
networkCBS
most_awards*[1968 Summer Olympics](1968-summer-olympics)*
*Get Smart*
*Male of the Species*
*The People Next Door* (2)
most_nominations*Hallmark Hall of Fame*: "Teacher, Teacher"
*Mission: Impossible* (6)
award1_typeOutstanding Comedy Series
award1_winner*Get Smart*
award2_typeOutstanding Dramatic Series
award2_winner*NET Playhouse*
award3_typeOutstanding Dramatic Program
award3_winner*Hallmark Hall of Fame*: "Teacher, Teacher"
award4_typeOutstanding Variety or Music Series
award4_winner*Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In*
previous[20th](20th-primetime-emmy-awards)
mainPrimetime Emmy Awards
next[22nd](22nd-primetime-emmy-awards)

Santa Monica, California Merv Griffin Get Smart Male of the Species The People Next Door (2) Mission: Impossible (6) The 21st Emmy Awards—also known since 1974 as the 21st Primetime Emmy Awards—were handed out on June 8, 1969. The ceremony was co-hosted by Bill Cosby and Merv Griffin.

The top shows of the night were Get Smart, which won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year, and Outstanding Dramatic Series winner NET Playhouse. NET Playhouse, from the PBS predecessor National Educational Television Network, became the first show outside the Big Three television networks to win a top series award.

Due to several categories being combined for the ceremony, no show received more than two major wins. The most drastic rule change was that all shows that had aired more than two seasons were ineligible. The cause of this change was due to the rise in repeat winners in recent years. There was no winner in the category of Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, because the judges felt that none of the nominees were worthy of an award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

Withdrawal of award

The category Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role did not receive a winner, as it was ruled by the judges that the person who garnered the most votes (and therefore the de facto winner) Billy Schulman, was unfit to receive the prize as there were concerns that Schulmann, who was neurodivergent, would be incapable of delivering a speech according to producers' standards.

According to George Gent for the New York Times:

Lefferts said he wished that Billy had been allowed to compete like any other actor, adding: "I think many of us are retarded in many important ways and we will try to make things better."

Later, Lefferts expressed "shock" over a CBS decision not to allow young Schulman to go up on the stage to receive his award, despite the fact that he had received his mother’s approval. Instead, the camera panned to the youngster.

Most major nominations

NetworkNumber of
Nominations
NBC36
CBS22
ABC14
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
*Mission: Impossible*DramaCBS6
*Teacher, Teacher*SpecialNBC
*Julia*Comedy4
*Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In*Variety
*19th Summer Olympics*SportsABC3
*Bewitched*Comedy
*Get Smart*NBC
*The Ghost and Mrs. Muir*
*Ironside*Drama
*Judd, for the Defense*ABC
*The Name of the Game*NBC
*The People Next Door*SpecialCBS
*The Admirable Crichton*NBC2
*The Bill Cosby Special*Variety
*The Carol Burnett Show*CBS
*The Dean Martin Show*NBC
*Family Affair*ComedyCBS
*Male of the Species*SpecialNBC
*NET Playhouse*DramaNET
*The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour*VarietyCBS

Most major awards

NetworkNumber of
Awards
NBC11
CBS5
ABC4
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
*19th Summer Olympics*SportsABC2
*Get Smart*ComedyNBC
*Male of the Species*Special
*The People Next Door*CBS

;Notes

References

References

  1. O'Neil, Thomas. (2000). "The Emmys". [[Berkley Publishing Group]].
  2. [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1969 Emmys.com list of 1969 Nominees & Winners]
  3. (1969-06-09). "N.B.C.'s 'Teacher, Teacher' Voted Best TV Drama (Published 1969)".
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