24th Primetime Emmy Awards
Introduction The '''24th Emmy Awards''', later known as the '''24th Primetime Emmy Awards''', were handed out on May 6, 1972.The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.The top shows of the night were ''All in the Family'' and ''Elizabeth R''. ''All in the Family'' set numerous records during the night, it became the first show to win six major awards, (although one came in a tie, this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright). It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations.A milestone was set when ''All in the Family'' and ''Columbo'' each received every nomination in a major category, both for writing. This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six.Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as Queen Elizabeth I in ''Elizabeth R''. Rule changes have made this impossible in later ceremonies. In addition, by beating the Big Three TV networks, this was PBS' first win for Outstanding Drama. (Though the N.E.T. network was the first to win this award, against the Big Three, in 1969, NET would eventually dissolve, but would become the direct predecessor to PBS.) This show was also the first non-American made show to win this award.
Winners and nominees Source:''Note'': Winners are listed in bold type.===Programs===+  * '''''All in the Family'' (CBS)'''** ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS)** ''The Odd Couple'' (ABC)** ''Sanford and Son'' (NBC) * '''''Elizabeth R'' (PBS)'''** ''Columbo'' (NBC)** ''Mannix'' (CBS)** ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC)** ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (CBS) * '''''The Carol Burnett Show'' (CBS)'''** ''The Dean Martin Comedy Hour'' (NBC)** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC)** ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS) * '''''The Dick Cavett Show'' (ABC)'''** ''The David Frost Show'' (Syndicated)** ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (NBC) * ''''''S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin'' (NBC)'''** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC): "Sammy Davis, Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon"** ''Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center'' (CBS)** ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS): "Tony Randall and Honey Cone" *'''''Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna'' (CBS)'''** ''Heifetz'' (NBC)** ''The Peking Ballet: First Spectacular from China'' (NBC)** ''The Trial of Mary Lincoln'' (PBS) *'''''The Doctors'' (NBC)'''** ''General Hospital'' (ABC) *'''''Sesame Street'' (PBS)'''** ''The Electric Company'' (PBS) *'''''ABC's Wide World of Sports'' (ABC)'''* '''''1971 AFC Championship Game'' (NBC)'''** ''NFL Monday Night Football'' (ABC)** ''Rose Bowl Game'' (NBC)** ''World Series'' (NBC)** ''XI Olympic Winter Games'' (NBC) *'''''Brian's Song'' (ABC)'''** ''All in the Family'' (CBS): "Sammy's Visit"** ''Elizabeth R'' (PBS): "The Lion's Cub"** ''The Snow Goose'' (NBC)** ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (CBS): "Jane Seymour" *'''''Elizabeth R'' (PBS)'''** ''Columbo'' (NBC)** ''Sanford and Son'' (NBC)** ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (CBS)** ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS)===Acting=======Lead performances====+  *'''Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker in ''All in the Family'' (CBS)'''**Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford in ''Sanford and Son'' (NBC)**Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison in ''The Odd Couple'' (ABC)**Tony Randall as Felix Unger in ''The Odd Couple'' (ABC) *'''Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker in ''All in the Family'' (CBS) (Episode: "Edith’s Problem")'''**Sandy Duncan as Sandy Stockton in ''Funny Face'' (CBS)**Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS) *'''Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo in ''Columbo'' (NBC)'''**Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in ''Ironside'' (NBC)**Mike Connors as Joe Mannix in ''Mannix'' (CBS)**Keith Michell as Henry VIII of England in ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (CBS)**Robert Young as Marcus Welby in ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC) *'''Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in ''Elizabeth R'' (PBS)'''**Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes in ''The Mod Squad'' (ABC)**Susan Saint James as Sally McMillan in ''McMillan & Wife'' (NBC)====Supporting performances==== * '''Edward Asner as Lou Grant in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS) (Episode: "The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch")'''** Ted Knight as Ted Baxter in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS)** Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic in ''All in the Family'' (CBS) * '''Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS) (Episode: "Where There's Smoke There's Rhoda")'''* '''Sally Struthers as Gloria Stivic in ''All in the Family'' (CBS) (Episode: "Mike's Problem")'''** Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS) * '''Jack Warden as George Halas in ''Brian's Song'' (ABC)'''** James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley in ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC)** Greg Morris as Barney Collier in ''Mission: Impossible'' (CBS) * '''Jenny Agutter as Frith in ''The Snow Goose'' (NBC)'''** Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair in ''Mannix'' (CBS)** Elena Verdugo as Consuelo Lopez in ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC)====Single performances==== * '''Keith Michell as King Henry VIII in ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (CBS): "Catherine Howard"'''** James Caan as Brian Piccolo in ''Brian's Song'' (ABC)** Richard Harris as Philip Rhayadar in ''The Snow Goose'' (NBC)** George C. Scott as Edward Rochester in ''Jane Eyre'' (NBC)** Billy Dee Williams as Gale Sayers in ''Brian's Song'' (ABC) * '''Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in ''Elizabeth R'' (PBS): "The Shadow in the Sun"'''** Helen Hayes as Sophie Tate Curtis in ''Do Not Fold Spindle or Mutilate'' (ABC)** Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in ''Elizabeth R'' (PBS): "The Lion's Club"** Patricia Neal as Olivia Walton in ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (CBS)** Susannah York as Jane Eyre in ''Jane Eyre'' (NBC)===Directing===+  * '''''All in the Family'' (CBS): "Sammy's Visit" – John Rich'''** ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS): "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary" – Jay Sandrich** ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (CBS): "Where There's Smoke There's Rhoda" – Peter Baldwin * '''''The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'' (NBC): "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" – Alexander Singer'''** ''Columbo'' (NBC): "Short Fuse" – Edward M. Abroms** ''The Man and the City'' (ABC): "Hands of Love" – Daniel Petrie * '''''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS): "Tony Randall" – Art Fisher'''** ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (CBS) – Dave Powers** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC): "Petula Clark and Redd Foxx" – Tim Kiley * ''''''S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin'' (NBC) – Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin'''** ''Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center'' (CBS) – Dave Powers** ''Young People's Concerts: Liszt and the Devil'' (CBS) – Roger Englander *'''''The Glass House'' (CBS) – Tom Gries'''** ''Brian's Song'' (ABC) – Buzz Kulik** ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (CBS) – Fielder Cook** ''Look Homeward, Angel'' (CBS) – Paul Bogart** ''The Snow Goose'' (NBC) – Patrick Garland===Writing===+  * '''''All in the Family'' (CBS): "Edith's Problem" – Burt Styler'''** ''All in the Family'' (CBS): "Mike's Problem" – Alan J. Levitt and Philip Mishkin** ''All in the Family'' (CBS): "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" – Burt Styler and Norman Lear * '''''Columbo'' (NBC): "Death Lends a Hand" – Richard Levinson and William Link'''** ''Columbo'' (NBC): "Murder by the Book" – Steven Bochco** ''Columbo''  (NBC): "Suitable for Framing" – Jackson Gillis * '''''The Trial of Mary Lincoln'' (PBS)'''** ''Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center'' (CBS)** '''S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin'' (NBC) * '''''The Carol Burnett Show'' (CBS): "Ray Charles"'''** ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC): "Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon"** ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (CBS): "Carroll O'Connor" * '''''To All My Friends on Shore'' (CBS) – Allan Sloane'''** ''Goodbye, Raggedy Ann'' (CBS) – Jack Sher** ''Thief'' (ABC) – John D.F. Black * '''''Brian's Song'' (ABC) – William Blinn'''** ''The Glass House'' (CBS) – Tracy Keenan Wynn** ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (CBS) – Earl Hamner Jr. ** ''The Snow Goose'' (NBC) – Paul Gallico
Most major nominations +Networks with multiple major nominations Network  Number ofNominations CBS  47 NBC  38 ABC  21 PBS  11+Programs with multiple major awards Program  Category  Network  Number ofNominations ''All in the Family'' Comedy CBS  10 ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''  8 ''Columbo''  Drama  NBC  7 ''Brian's Song''  Special  ABC 6 ''Elizabeth R''  Drama  PBS ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII''  Drama  CBS 5 ''The Snow Goose''  Special  NBC ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' Variety  CBS ''The Flip Wilson Show''  NBC 4 ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' Drama  ABC '''S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin'' Variety  NBC 3 ''The Carol Burnett Show'' CBS ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story''  Special ''Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center''  Variety ''The Odd Couple''  Comedy  ABC ''Mannix''  Drama  CBS ''Sanford and Son''  Comedy  NBC ''The Glass House'' Special  CBS 2 ''Jane Eyre''  NBC ''The Trial of Mary Lincoln''  Variety  PBS
Most major awards +Networks with multiple major awards Network  Number ofAwards CBS  14 NBC  8 PBS  6 ABC  5+Programs with multiple major awards Program  Category  Network  Number ofAwards ''All in the Family''  Comedy  CBS  6 ''Elizabeth R''  Drama  PBS  4 ''Brian's Song''  Special  ABC  3 '''S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin'' Variety  NBC 2 ''The Carol Burnett Show'' CBS ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''  Comedy;Notes
References
External links *  Emmys.com list of 1972 Nominees & Winners*