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37th Primetime Emmy Awards

1985 American television programming awards

Field	Value
name	37th Primetime Emmy Awards
date	{{unbulleted list
location	Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	John Forsythe
network	ABC
most_awards	Cagney & Lacey (4)
most_nominations	Cheers (11)
award1_type	Outstanding Comedy Series
award1_winner	The Cosby Show
award2_type	Outstanding Drama Series
award2_winner	Cagney & Lacey
award3_type	Outstanding Limited Series
award3_winner	The Jewel in the Crown
award4_type	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
award4_winner	Motown Returns to the Apollo
previous	[36th](36th-primetime-emmy-awards)
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	[38th](38th-primetime-emmy-awards)

| September 22, 1985 (Ceremony) | September 21, 1985 (Creative Arts Awards)

The 37th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 22, 1985. The ceremony was broadcast on ABC, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.

The Cosby Show defeated two-time reigning champion Cheers to win Outstanding Comedy Series, one of three major awards it won. Although it only took home one major award, Cheers did tie the then-record for most major nominations by a comedy series (11), set by The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1977. In the drama field Cagney & Lacey, en route to winning four major awards on the night, defeated presumed favorite Miami Vice to win Outstanding Drama Series, four-time defending champion Hill Street Blues still received nine major nominations, but only won one award. This was Hill Street Blues 18th and final major award, setting an Emmy record for a drama series that still stands and was later achieved by The Sopranos.

The ceremony also had a memorable unscripted moment involving the arrest of impersonator Barry Bremen for grand theft while attempting to accept the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award on behalf of Betty Thomas, who would show up on the auditorium stage a few minutes late.

Winners and nominees

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Individual performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Network	Number of
Nominations
NBC	66
CBS	37
PBS	10

Program	Category	Network	Number of
Nominations
Cheers	Comedy	NBC	11
Hill Street Blues	Drama	9
Cagney & Lacey	CBS	7
St. Elsewhere	NBC
Miami Vice	6
The Burning Bed	Special	5
The Cosby Show	Comedy
Do You Remember Love	Special	CBS
Late Night with David Letterman	Variety	NBC
Motown Returns to the Apollo
Fatal Vision	Special	4
The Jewel in the Crown	Limited	PBS
Kate & Allie	Comedy	CBS
Night Court	NBC
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story	Special
Ellis Island	Limited	CBS	3
Great Performances: "Sweeney Todd"	Variety	PBS
Heartsounds	Special	ABC
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly	Variety	CBS	2
Benson	Comedy	ABC
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Special	PBS
Family Ties	Comedy	NBC
The Jeffersons	CBS
Magnum, P.I.	Drama
Murder, She Wrote
Newhart	Comedy
A Woman of Substance	Limited	Syndicated

Most major awards

Network	Number of
Awards
NBC	12
CBS	8
PBS	3
ABC	2

Program	Category	Network	Number of
Awards
Cagney & Lacey	Drama	CBS	4
The Cosby Show	Comedy	NBC	3
Do You Remember Love	Special	CBS
Great Performances: "Sweeney Todd"	Variety	PBS	2

;Notes

References

[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1985 Emmys.com list of 1985 Nominees & Winners]

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