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14th Primetime Emmy Awards

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Date
  
May 22, 1962

Network
  
NBC

Hosted by
  
Bob Newhart

Location
  
Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California

The 14th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 14th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 22, 1962, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Bob Newhart. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

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The top show of the night was the CBS courtroom drama The Defenders which swept the four major categories it was nominated in. The Bob Newhart Show won top honors for comedy, and in doing so, became the first show to win a top program prize (comedy or drama) for what would be the show's only season.

Most major nominations

By network
  • NBC – 37
  • CBS – 35
  • ABC – 26
    • By program
  • Ben Casey (ABC) / Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 7
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (NBC) – 6
  • Alcoa Premiere (ABC) / The Defenders (CBS) / Naked City (ABC) – 4
  • ABC Close Up! (ABC) / Car 54, Where Are You? (NBC) / CBS Reports (CBS) / The Red Skelton Show (CBS) – 3

    • Most major awards

    By network
  • NBC – 10
  • CBS – 9
    • By program
  • The Defenders (CBS) – 4
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 3
    • Notes

    References

    14th Primetime Emmy Awards Wikipedia
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