25th Primetime Emmy Awards
Introduction The '''25th Emmy Awards''', later known as the '''25th Primetime Emmy Awards''', were handed out on May 20, 1973.The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. This would be the final ceremony that included daytime categories, as the Daytime Emmy Awards premiered the next year. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.The top shows of the night were ''All in the Family'' which won its third consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, and ''The Waltons''. ''The Waltons'', in its first season, had the most major nominations heading into the ceremony (9), and won the most major awards on the night with five.
Winners and nominees Source:===Programs===+  * '''''All in the Family'' (CBS)'''** ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS)** ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS)** ''Maude'' (CBS)** ''Sanford and Son'' (NBC) *'''''The Waltons'' (CBS)'''** ''Cannon'' (CBS)** ''Columbo'' (NBC)** ''Hawaii Five-O'' (CBS)** ''Kung Fu'' (ABC)** ''Mannix'' (CBS) *'''''The Julie Andrews Hour'' (ABC)'''** ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (CBS)** ''The Dick Cavett Show'' (ABC)** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC)** ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS) * '''''Liza with a Z'' (NBC)'''** ''Applause'' (CBS)** ''Once Upon a Mattress'' (CBS) *'''''The Edge of Night'' (CBS)'''** ''Days of Our Lives'' (NBC)** ''The Doctors'' (NBC)** ''One Life to Live'' (ABC) *'''''Dinah's Place'' (NBC)'''*'''''Three on a Match'' (NBC) – Bill Cullen'''** ''The Hollywood Squares'' (NBC)** ''The Hollywood Squares'' (NBC) – Paul Lynde** ''The Hollywood Squares'' (NBC) – Peter Marshall** ''Jeopardy!'' (NBC)** ''The Mike Douglas Show'' (Syndicated)** ''Password All Stars'' (ABC) *'''''ABC Afterschool Special'' (ABC): "The Last of the Curlews"'''*'''''A Picture of Us'' (NBC)'''** ''ABC Afterschool Special'' (ABC): "The Last of the Curlews" – Jameson Brewer** ''In the News'' (CBS)** ''Make a Wish'' (ABC) *'''''The Electric Company'' (PBS)'''*'''''Sesame Street'' (PBS)'''*'''''Zoom'' (PBS)'''** ''The Electric Company'' (PBS) – Henry Behar** ''The Electric Company'' (PBS)** ''Sesame Street'' (PBS) – Robert Myhrum** ''Sesame Street'' (PBS) – Joe Raposo** ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' (CBS) *'''''1972 Summer Olympics'' (ABC)'''*'''''1972 Summer Olympics'' (ABC) – Roone Arledge'''*'''''ABC's Wide World of Sports'' (ABC)'''** ''1972 Summer Olympics'' (ABC) – Keith Jackson** ''1972 Summer Olympics'' (ABC) – Jim McKay** ''ABC College Football'' (ABC)** ''NFL Monday Night Football'' (ABC)** ''Super Bowl VII'' (NBC) *'''''A War of Children'' (CBS)'''** ''That Certain Summer'' (ABC)** ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' (ABC)** ''The Marcus-Nelson Murders'' (CBS)** ''The Red Pony'' (NBC) *'''''America'' (NBC)'''** ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' (ABC)** ''Kung Fu'' (ABC)** ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS)** ''Maude'' (CBS)** ''The Waltons'' (CBS) * '''''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (PBS)'''** ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (PBS)** ''The Life of Leonardo da Vinci'' (CBS)===Acting=======Lead performances====+  *'''Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison in ''The Odd Couple'' (ABC)'''**Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce in ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS)**Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford in ''Sanford and Son'' (NBC)**Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker in ''All in the Family'' (CBS)**Tony Randall as Felix Unger in ''The Odd Couple'' (ABC) *'''Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS) (Episode: "Put on a Happy Face")'''**Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay in ''Maude'' (CBS)**Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker in ''All in the Family'' (CBS) *'''Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton in ''The Waltons'' (CBS)'''**David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine in ''Kung Fu'' (ABC)**Mike Connors as Joe Mannix in ''Mannix'' (CBS)**William Conrad as Frank Cannon in ''Cannon'' (CBS)**Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo in ''Columbo'' (NBC) *'''Michael Learned as Olivia Walton in ''The Waltons'' (CBS)'''**Lynda Day George as Lisa Casey in ''Mission: Impossible'' (CBS)**Susan Saint James as Sally McMillan in ''McMillan & Wife'' (NBC) *'''Anthony Murphy as Tom Brown in ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (PBS)'''**John Abineri as Chingachgook in ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (PBS)**Philippe Leroy as Leonardo da Vinci in ''The Life of Leonardo da Vinci'' (CBS) *'''Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp in ''Vanity Fair'' (PBS)'''**Vivien Heilbron as Rachel Verinder in ''The Moonstone'' (PBS)**Margaret Tyzack as Bette in ''Cousin Bette'' (PBS)====Supporting performances==== * '''Ted Knight as Ted Baxter in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS)'''** Edward Asner as Lou Grant in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS)** Gary Burghoff as Radar O'Reilly in ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS)** Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic in ''All in the Family'' (CBS)** McLean Stevenson as Henry Blake in ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS) * '''Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS) (Episode: "Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York")'''** Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS)** Sally Struthers as Gloria Stivic in ''All in the Family'' (CBS) * '''Scott Jacoby as Nick Salter in ''That Certain Summer'' (ABC)'''** James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley in ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC)** Will Geer as Zebulon Walton in ''The Waltons'' (CBS) * '''Ellen Corby as Esther Walton in ''The Waltons'' (CBS)'''** Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair in ''Mannix'' (CBS)** Nancy Walker as Mildred in ''McMillan & Wife'' (NBC)====Single performances==== * '''Laurence Olivier as James Tyrone Sr. in ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' (ABC)'''** Henry Fonda as Carl Tiflin in ''The Red Pony'' (NBC)** Hal Holbrook as Doug Salter in ''That Certain Summer'' (ABC)** Telly Savalas as Theo Kojak in ''The Marcus-Nelson Murders'' (CBS) * '''Cloris Leachman as Victoria Douglas in ''A Brand New Life'' (ABC)'''** Lauren Bacall as Margo Channing in ''Applause'' (CBS)** Hope Lange as Janet Salter in ''That Certain Summer'' (ABC)===Directing===+  *'''''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS): "It's Whether You Win or Lose" – Jay Sandrich'''** ''All in the Family'' (CBS): "The Bunkers and the Swingers" – John Rich and Bob LaHendro** ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS): "Pilot" – Gene Reynolds *'''''Kung Fu'' (ABC): "An Eye for an Eye" – Jerry Thorpe'''** ''Columbo'' (NBC): "The Most Dangerous Match" – Edward M. Abroms** ''The Waltons'' (CBS): "The Love Story" – Lee Philips *'''''The Julie Andrews Hour'' (ABC): "Lisa Doolittle and Mary Poppins" – Bill Davis'''** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC): "Roberta Flack and Burt Reynolds" – Tim Kiley** ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS): "Mike Connors" – Art Fisher *'''''Liza with a Z'' (NBC) – Bob Fosse'''** ''Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly'' (CBS) – Stan Harris** ''Get Happy'' (NBC) – Martin Charnin and Dave Wilson** ''Once Upon a Mattress'' (CBS) – Dave Powers and Ron Field** ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' (CBS) – Walter C. Miller *'''''The Marcus-Nelson Murders'' (CBS) – Joseph Sargent'''** ''That Certain Summer'' (ABC) – Lamont Johnson** ''A War of Children'' (CBS) – George Schaefer===Writing===+  * '''''All in the Family'' (CBS): "The Bunkers and the Swingers" – Michael Ross, Bernard West and Lee Kalcheim'''** ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS): "Pilot" – Larry Gelbart** ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS): "The Good-Time News" – Allan Burns and James L. Brooks * '''''The Waltons'' (CBS): "The Scholar" – John McGreevey'''** ''Columbo'' (NBC): "Étude in Black" – Steven Bochco** ''The Waltons'' (CBS): "The Love Story" – Earl Hamner Jr. * '''''Acts of Love and Other Comedies'' (ABC)'''** ''The Lily Tomlin Show'' (CBS)** ''Liza with a Z'' (NBC) * '''''The Carol Burnett Show'' (CBS): "Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin"'''** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC): "Sammy Davis Jr., Ed Sullivan and Marilyn Michaels"** ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' (ABC): "Eliza Doolittle and Mary Poppins" * '''''The Marcus-Nelson Murders'' (CBS) – Abby Mann'''** ''Hawkins on Murder'' (CBS) – David Karp** ''That Certain Summer'' (ABC) – Richard Levinson and William Link * '''''The House Without a Christmas Tree'' (CBS) – Eleanor Perry'''** ''Go Ask Alice'' (ABC) – Ellen M. Violett** ''The Red Pony'' (NBC) – Robert Totten and Ron Bishop
Most major nominations +Networks with multiple major nominations Network  Number ofNominations CBS  64 ABC  31 NBC  28 PBS  14+Programs with multiple major nominations Program  Category  Network  Number ofNominations ''The Waltons''  Drama CBS  9 ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' Comedy  8 ''All in the Family'' 7 ''M*A*S*H'' ''That Certain Summer''  Special ABC  6 ''1972 Summer Olympics''  Sports 4 ''Columbo''  Drama  NBC ''The Julie Andrews Hour''  Variety ABC ''Kung Fu''  Drama ''The Marcus-Nelson Murders''  Special  CBS ''The Electric Company''  Children's  PBS 3 ''The Flip Wilson Show''  Variety NBC ''The Hollywood Squares''  Daytime ''Liza with a Z''  Variety ''Mannix''  Drama CBS ''Maude''  Comedy ''The Red Pony''  Special  NBC ''Sesame Street''  Children's  PBS ''ABC Afterschool Special'': "The Last of the Curlews"  Children's  ABC 2 ''Applause''  Variety CBS ''Cannon''  Drama ''The Carol Burnett Show''  Variety ''The Last of the Mohicans'' Limited  PBS ''The Life of Leonardo da Vinci''  CBS ''Long Day's Journey Into Night''  Special  ABC ''McMillan & Wife''  Drama  NBC ''The Odd Couple''  Comedy  ABC ''Once Upon a Mattress''  Variety  CBS ''Sanford and Son''  Comedy  NBC ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour''  Variety  CBS ''Tom Brown's Schooldays''  Limited  PBS
Most major awards +Networks with multiple major awards Network  Number ofAwards CBS  17 ABC  11 PBS  6 NBC  5+Programs with multiple major awards Program  Category  Network  Number ofAwards ''The Waltons''  Drama CBS  5 ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''  Comedy  4 ''1972 Summer Olympics''  Sports  ABC 2 ''All in the Family''  Comedy  CBS ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' Variety  ABC ''Liza with a Z''  NBC ''The Marcus-Nelson Murders''  Limited  CBS ''Tom Brown's Schooldays''  Limited  PBS ;Notes
References
External links *  Emmys.com list of 1973 Nominees & Winners*