When '' Frasier '' was announced as the winner of Outstanding Comedy Series , Emmy history was made . The NBC sitcom became the first show to win one of the two main series prizes five consecutive years . This record has since been passed by '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart '' , whose current winning streak is ten years , but for the main two genres , it was not matched until 2014 , when the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family '' won its fifth consecutive award for Outstanding Comedy Series
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66th Primetime Emmy Awards
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