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Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Program of the Year |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
First awarded | 1955 |
Currently held by | A War of Children ( 1973) |
Website |
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year was an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognized the best single television program of the year. In early Emmy ceremonies, anthology series were more common than traditional sitcoms or dramas; this made Program of the Year the highest honor. [1]
Though traditional comedy and drama series were nominated, the majority of nominees and winners were: telefilms, variety specials, and documentaries. The award was last presented in 1973.
Year | Program | Episode | Network |
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1959–
1960 (12th) | |||
Not Awarded | |||
1960–
1961 (13th) | |||
Hallmark Hall of Fame | " Macbeth" | NBC | |
1960 Presidential Nominating Conventions | News Program | NBC | |
An Hour with Danny Kaye | Variety Special | CBS | |
Astaire Time | NBC | ||
NBC Sunday Showcase | " The Sacco-Venzetti Story" | ||
1961–
1962 (14th) | |||
Hallmark Hall of Fame | "Victoria Regina" | NBC | |
Bell & Howell Close Up! | "Walk in My Shoes" | ABC | |
CBS Reports | " Biography of a Bookie Joint" | CBS | |
The Judy Garland Show | Variety Special | ||
Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait | Telefilm | NBC | |
1962–
1963 (15th) | |||
The Tunnel | Documentary | NBC | |
Alcoa Premiere | "The Voice of Charlie Pont" | ABC | |
The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball | Variety Special | NBC | |
The Defenders | "The Madman" | CBS | |
1963–
1964 (16th) | |||
The Making of the President 1960 | Documentary | ABC | |
The American Revolution of '63 | News Program | NBC | |
The Defenders | "Blacklist" | CBS | |
The Kremlin | Documentary | NBC | |
Town Meeting of the World | News Program | CBS | |
1964–
1965 (17th) | |||
Not Awarded | |||
1965–
1966 (18th) [note 1] | |||
The Ages of Man | Telefilm | CBS | |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | " Eagle in a Cage" | NBC | |
" Inherit the Wind" | |||
Slattery's People | "Rally 'Round Your Own Flag, Mister" | CBS | |
1966–
1967 (19th) [note 1] | |||
Death of a Salesman | Telefilm | CBS | |
ABC Stage 67 | " A Christmas Memory" | ABC | |
"The Love Song of Barney Kempinski" | |||
CBS Playhouse | "The Final War of Olly Winter" | CBS | |
" The Glass Menagerie" | |||
Mark Twain Tonight! | Telefilm | ||
1967–
1968 (20th) [note 1] | |||
Hallmark Hall of Fame | "Elizabeth the Queen" | NBC | |
CBS Playhouse | " Dear Friends" | CBS | |
" Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night" | |||
NET Playhouse | " Uncle Vanya" | NET | |
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Telefilm | ABC | |
Xerox Special | "Luther" | ||
1968–
1969 (21st) [note 1] | |||
Hallmark Hall of Fame | "Teacher, Teacher" | NBC | |
CBS Playhouse | " The People Next Door" | CBS | |
Heidi | Telefilm | NBC | |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | CBS | ||
Mission: Impossible | "The Execution" | ||
NET Playhouse | " Talking to a Stranger" | NET |
Year | Program | Episode | Network |
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1969–
1970 (22nd) [note 1] | |||
Hallmark Hall of Fame | "A Storm in Summer" | NBC | |
David Copperfield | Telefilm | NBC | |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | "Hello, Goodbye, Hello" | ABC | |
My Sweet Charlie | Telefilm | NBC | |
1970–
1971 (23rd) | |||
The Andersonville Trial | Telefilm | PBS | |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | " Hamlet" | NBC | |
" The Price" | |||
Night Gallery | "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" | ||
Vanished | Telefilm | ||
1971–
1972 (24th) | |||
Brian's Song | Telefilm | ABC | |
All in the Family | "Sammy's Visit" | CBS | |
Elizabeth R | "The Lion's Cub" | PBS | |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | " The Snow Goose" | NBC | |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII | "Jane Seymour" | CBS | |
1972–
1973 (25th) | |||
A War of Children | Telefilm | CBS | |
That Certain Summer | Telefilm | ABC | |
Long Day's Journey into Night | |||
The Marcus-Nelson Murders | CBS | ||
The Red Pony | NBC |