23rd Primetime Emmy Awards


The 23rd Emmy Awards, later known as the 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 9, 1971. 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 The Bold Ones: The Senator. The [Mary Tyler Moore Show] had the most major nominations and tied with The Bold Ones: The Senator for the most wins of the night.
Actress Lee Grant set an Emmy milestone when she joined the exclusive club of actors who were nominated for two performances in the same acting category. She won the award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, for her performance in The Neon Ceiling, she was also nominated for an episode of Columbo.
Susan Hampshire became PBS' first win in the Lead Actress, Drama category, for The First Churchills, as well as being the network's first ever Acting win.
David Burns became the second posthumous performance in Emmy history to win for ITV Sunday Night Theatre.

Winners and nominees


Most major nominations

ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowComedyCBS8
All in the FamilyComedyCBS7
The Bold Ones: The SenatorDramaNBC7
The PriceSpecialNBC5
The Flip Wilson ShowVarietyNBC4
HamletSpecialNBC4
Marcus Welby, M.D.DramaABC4
The Odd CoupleComedyABC4
VanishedSpecialNBC4
The Andersonville TrialSpecialPBS3
The Carol Burnett ShowVarietyCBS2
The ChurchillsDramaPBS2
A Clear and Present DangerSpecialNBC2
Here's LucyComedyCBS2
IronsideDramaNBC2
MannixDramaCBS2
NFL Monday Night FootballSportsABC2
The Neon CeilingSpecialNBC2
Room 222ComedyABC2
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InVarietyNBC2
Singer Presents Burt BacharachVarietyCBS2
That GirlComedyABC2
TribesSpecialABC2
Wide World of SportsSportsABC2

Most major awards

ProgramsCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
The Bold Ones: The SenatorDramaNBC4
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowComedyCBS4
All in the FamilyComedyCBS3
The PriceSpecialNBC3
The Andersonville TrialSpecialPBS2
The Flip Wilson ShowVarietyNBC2
Singer Presents Burt BacharachVarietyCBS2
Wide World of SportsSportsABC2

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