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28th Primetime Emmy Awards
1976 American television programming awards
1976 American television programming awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 28th Primetime Emmy Awards |
| date | May 17, 1976 |
| location | Shubert Theatre, |
| Los Angeles, California | |
| presenter | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| hosts | John Denver |
| Mary Tyler Moore | |
| network | ABC |
| most_awards | *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (5) |
| most_nominations | *Rich Man, Poor Man* (17) |
| award1_type | Outstanding Comedy Series |
| award1_winner | *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* |
| award2_type | Outstanding Drama Series |
| award2_winner | *Police Story* |
| award3_type | Outstanding Limited Series |
| award3_winner | *Upstairs, Downstairs* |
| award4_type | Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series |
| award4_winner | *NBC's Saturday Night* |
| previous | [27th](27th-primetime-emmy-awards) |
| main | Primetime Emmy Awards |
| next | [29th](29th-primetime-emmy-awards) |
Los Angeles, California Mary Tyler Moore
The 28th Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out on May 17, 1976. The ceremony was hosted by John Denver and Mary Tyler Moore. Winners are listed in bold with series' networks in parentheses.
The top show of the night was Mary Tyler Moore which won its second straight Outstanding Comedy Series award, and five major awards overall. Police Story, won Outstanding Drama Series, even though it only received one major nomination.
The television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man set numerous records. It received 17 major nominations, breaking the record held by Playhouse 90 which was set in 1959 (since broken). It also received 13 acting nominations, although some of the acting categories at this ceremony were later eliminated or combined. Despite this, it lost Outstanding Limited Series to Upstairs, Downstairs.
The Shubert Theatre had previously hosted the 1973 Emmy ceremony; it would host the ceremony a third and final time in 2001.
Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Single performances
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
| Network | Number of |
|---|---|
| Nominations | |
| CBS | 57 |
| ABC | 49 |
| NBC | 28 |
| PBS | 16 |
| Programs | Category | Network | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | |||
| *Rich Man, Poor Man* | Limited | ABC | 17 |
| *M*A*S*H* | Comedy | CBS | 9 |
| *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* | |||
| *Eleanor and Franklin* | Special | ABC | 8 |
| *The Carol Burnett Show* | Variety | CBS | 6 |
| *Upstairs, Downstairs* | Limited | PBS | |
| *The Adams Chronicles* | 5 | ||
| *Barney Miller* | Comedy | ABC | |
| *Fear on Trial* | Special | CBS | |
| *A Moon for the Misbegotten* | ABC | ||
| *Babe* | Special | CBS | 4 |
| *The Entertainer* | NBC | ||
| *Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill* | Limited | PBS | |
| *Rhoda* | Comedy | CBS | |
| *Saturday Night* | Variety | NBC | |
| *The Streets of San Francisco* | Drama | ABC | |
| *Lincoln* | Special | NBC | 3 |
| *Maude* | Comedy | CBS | |
| *The Waltons* | Drama | ||
| *Columbo* | NBC | 2 | |
| *Gypsy in My Soul* | Variety | CBS | |
| *The Law* | Limited | NBC | |
| *The Lily Tomlin Special* | Variety | ABC | |
| *The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case* | Special | NBC | |
| *Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's* | Variety | CBS | |
| *Rocky Mountain Christmas* | ABC | ||
| *The Sonny and Cher Show* | CBS | ||
| *Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay* |
Most major awards
| Network | Number of |
|---|---|
| Awards | |
| CBS | 12 |
| ABC | 10 |
| NBC | 8 |
| PBS | 5 |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awards | |||
| *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* | Comedy | CBS | 5 |
| *Eleanor and Franklin* | Special | 4 | |
| *Saturday Night* | Variety | NBC | |
| *Rich Man, Poor Man* | Limited | ABC | 3 |
| *The Adams Chronicles* | PBS | 2 | |
| *The Waltons* | Drama | CBS |
;Notes
References
References
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1976 Emmys.com list of 1976 Nominees & Winners]
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