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33rd Primetime Emmy Awards

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Network
  
CBS

Date
  
September 13, 1981 (Ceremony) September 12, 1981 (Creative Arts Awards)

Location
  
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California

Hosted by
  
Shirley MacLaine Edward Asner

The 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 13, 1981. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS. It was hosted by Shirley MacLaine and Edward Asner.

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For the third consecutive year, the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series went to Taxi. The top show on the drama side was Hill Street Blues which, in its first season, tied the record for most major nominations (14) and wins (6) by a non-miniseries. NBC's ratings juggernaut Shōgun received eight major nominations, but only won one, for Outstanding Limited Series.

Most major nominations

By network
  • CBS – 52
  • ABC – 40
  • NBC – 32
    • By program
  • Hill Street Blues (NBC) – 14
  • Lou Grant (CBS) – 10
  • M*A*S*H (CBS) / Shōgun (NBC) / Taxi (ABC) – 8
  • Masada (ABC) – 7
  • Dallas (CBS) / Playing for Time (CBS) – 5

    • Most major awards

    By network
  • CBS – 10
  • NBC – 8
  • ABC – 6
    • By program
  • Hill Street Blues (NBC) – 6
  • Taxi (ABC) – 5
  • Playing for Time (CBS) – 4
    • Notes

    References

    33rd Primetime Emmy Awards Wikipedia
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