22nd Primetime Emmy Awards

The 22nd Emmy Awards, later known as the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on June 7, 1970. The ceremony was hosted by David Frost and Danny Thomas. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

22nd Primetime Emmy Awards
DateJune 7, 1970
LocationCentury Plaza Hotel,
Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byDavid Frost
Danny Thomas
Highlights
Most awardsMarcus Welby, M.D.
Room 222 (3)
Most nominationsMarcus Welby, M.D. (6)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesMy World and Welcome to It
Outstanding Dramatic SeriesMarcus Welby, M.D.
Outstanding Dramatic ProgramHallmark Hall of Fame: "A Storm in Summer"
Outstanding Variety or Musical SeriesThe David Frost Show
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
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The top shows of the night were My World and Welcome to It, and Marcus Welby, M.D.. Marcus Welby, M.D., and Room 222 each won three major awards. My World and Welcome to It won Outstanding Comedy Series, but was cancelled after its first season. It is currently the most recent series to win for Outstanding Comedy Series in the show's one and only season. Another oddity in the Outstanding Comedy Series category was that not one show nominated the previous year was nominated this year. This marks the last time that either series category (comedy or drama) has had this occur.

Gail Fisher from Mannix became the first black woman to win an Emmy Award in any category. Susan Hampshire from The Forsyte Saga became the first Lead Actress, Drama to win outside the Big Three television networks - from the NET network. Her win was also the first for a British produced programme.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

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Programs
  • Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (CBS)
    • Kraft Music Hall: "The Friars Club 'Roasts' Jack Benny" (NBC)
    • Kraft Music Hall: "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (NBC)
    • The Second Bill Cosby Special (NBC)
    • Sinatra (CBS)
Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Classical Music
  • Cinderella (NET)
    • S. Hurok Presents (CBS)
    • Sounds of Summer: The Blossom Music Center with Pierre Boulez (NET)
    • The Switched-On Symphony (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs
Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming
Outstanding Children's Program
  • Room 222 (ABC)
    • The Bill Cosby Show (NBC)
    • The Forsyte Saga (NET)
    • Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC)
    • Sesame Street (NET)

Acting

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Lead performances

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Acting

Supporting performances

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Single performances

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Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Directing

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Directing

Writing

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Writing
  • Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (CBS)
    • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC): "Buddy Hackett"
    • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC): "Nancy Sinatra"

Most major nominations

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Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network Number of
Nominations
NBC 32
ABC 28
CBS 9
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network Number of
Nominations
Marcus Welby, M.D. Drama ABC 6
My Sweet Charlie Special NBC 5
Room 222 Comedy ABC
The Bill Cosby Show NBC 3
David Copperfield Special
The Forsyte Saga Drama NET
Ironside Drama NBC
The Mod Squad ABC
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Variety NBC
A Storm in Summer Special
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man Variety CBS 2
Bewitched Comedy ABC
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Mannix Drama CBS
My World and Welcome to It Comedy NBC
The Name of the Game Drama
The Second Bill Cosby Special Variety
Sesame Street Children's NET
The Sound of Burt Bacharach Variety NBC
Wide World of Sports Sports ABC

Most major awards

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Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network Number of
Awards
ABC 9
NBC
CBS 5
NET 3
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network Number of
Awards
Marcus Welby, M.D. Drama ABC 3
Room 222 Comedy
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man Variety CBS 2
My Sweet Charlie Special NBC
My World and Welcome to It Comedy
A Storm in Summer Special
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

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