Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year | |
Awarded For: | Outstanding Program of the Year |
Presenter: | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
Country: | United States |
Year: | 1955 |
Holder: | A War of Children (1973) |
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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1969–1970 (22nd) [6] | |||
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 |