18th Primetime Emmy Awards


The 18th Emmy Awards, later known as the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 22, 1966, at the Hollywood Palladium. The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby.
The top show of the night was The Dick Van Dyke Show, which won its fourth consecutive top series award, and achieved four major wins. The ceremony returned to a more traditional format, after experimenting the previous year.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Programs

The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • The Fugitive
  • * Bonanza
  • * I Spy
  • * The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • * Slattery's People
  • The Andy Williams Show
  • * The Danny Kaye Show
  • * The Hollywood Palace
  • * The Red Skelton Show
  • * The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    		• Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music
  • * The Bell Telephone Hour
  • * The Bolshoi Ballet
  • * Color Me Barbra
  • * New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein
  • Chrysler Presents The Bob Hope Christmas Special
  • * An Evening with Carol Channing
  • * Jimmy Durante Meets the Lively Arts
  • * The Julie Andrews Show
  • * The Swinging World of Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • * Captain Kangaroo
  • * Discovery
  • * NBC Children's Theatre: "The World of Stuart Little"
  • * Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: "Further Adventures of Gallagher"
    • Camera Three Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
  • * Today
  • The Ages of Man
  • * Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Eagle in a Cage"
  • * Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Inherit the Wind"
  • * Slattery's People: "Rally 'Round Your Own Flag, Mister"

    • Writing


    Most major nominations

    ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
    Nominations
    The Dick Van Dyke ShowComedyCBS8
    I SpyDramaNBC7
    Eagle in a CageSpecialNBC6
    BewitchedComedyABC5
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDramaNBC5
    Inherit the WindSpecialNBC5
    Get SmartComedyNBC4
    Hogan's HeroesComedyCBS3
    The Julie Andrews ShowVarietyCBS3
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.DramaNBC3
    Slattery's PeopleDramaCBS3
    The Andy Williams ShowVarietyNBC2
    BatmanComedyABC2
    Color Me BarbraMusicCBS2
    The Danny Kaye ShowVarietyCBS2
    An Evening with Carol ChanningVarietyCBS2
    Frank Sinatra: A Man and His MusicMusicNBC2
    The FugitiveDramaABC2
    Peyton PlaceDramaABC2
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    Most major awards

    ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
    Awards
    The Dick Van Dyke ShowComedyCBS4
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDramaNBC3
    BewitchedComedyABC2
    Eagle in a CageSpecialNBC2

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