25th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 25th Emmy Awards, later known as the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 20, 1973. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. This would be the final ceremony that included daytime categories, as the Daytime Emmy Awards premiered the next year. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The top shows of the night were All in the Family which won its third consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Waltons. The Waltons, in its first season, had the most major nominations heading into the ceremony, and won the most major awards on the night with five.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

All in the Family * MASH The [Mary Tyler Moore Show] * Maude * Sanford and Son	The Waltons * Cannon * Columbo * Hawaii Five-O * Kung Fu * Mannix
The Julie Andrews Hour * The Carol Burnett Show**** * The Dick Cavett Show * The Flip Wilson Show * The [Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]	Liza with a Z * Applause * Once Upon a Mattress
The Edge of Night * Days of Our Lives**** * The Doctors * One Life to Live	Dinah's Place Three on a Match – Bill Cullen * The Hollywood Squares**** * The Hollywood Squares – Paul Lynde * The Hollywood Squares – Peter Marshall * Jeopardy! * The Mike Douglas Show * Password
ABC Afterschool Special : "The Last of the Curlews" A Picture of Us * ABC Afterschool Special : "The Last of the Curlews" – Jameson Brewer**** * In the News * Make a Wish	The Electric Company Sesame Street Zoom * The Electric Company – Henry Behar * The Electric Company * Sesame Street – Robert Myhrum * Sesame Street – Joe Raposo * You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics – Roone Arledge ABC's Wide World of Sports * 1972 Summer Olympics – Keith Jackson**** * 1972 Summer Olympics – Jim McKay * ABC College Football * NFL Monday Night Football * Super Bowl VII	A War of Children * That Certain Summer * Long Day's [Journey into Night (ITV Sunday Night Theatre)\|Long Day's Journey into Night] * The Marcus-Nelson Murders * The Red Pony
America * The Julie Andrews Hour**** * Kung Fu * MASH Maude * The Waltons	Tom Brown's Schooldays * The [Last of the Mohicans (1971 series)\|The Last of the Mohicans] * The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

Most major nominations

Program	Category	Network	Number of Nominations
The Waltons	Drama	CBS	9
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Comedy	CBS	8
All in the Family	Comedy	CBS	7
MASH*	Comedy	CBS	7
That Certain Summer	Special	ABC	6
1972 Summer Olympics	Sports	ABC	4
Columbo	Drama	NBC	4
The Julie Andrews Hour	Variety	ABC	4
Kung Fu	Drama	ABC	4
The Marcus-Nelson Murders	Special	CBS	4
The Electric Company	Children's	PBS	3
The Flip Wilson Show	Variety	NBC	3
The Hollywood Squares	Daytime	NBC	3
Liza with a Z	Variety	NBC	3
Mannix	Drama	CBS	3
Maude	Comedy	CBS	3
The Red Pony	Special	NBC	3
Sesame Street	Children's	PBS	3
ABC Afterschool Special: "The Last of the Curlews"	Children's	ABC	2
Applause	Variety	CBS	2
Cannon	Drama	CBS	2
The Carol Burnett Show	Variety	CBS	2
The Last of the Mohicans	Limited	PBS	2
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci	Limited	CBS	2
Long Day's Journey Into Night	Special	ABC	2
McMillan & Wife	Drama	NBC	2
The Odd Couple	Comedy	ABC	2
Once Upon a Mattress	Variety	CBS	2
Sanford and Son	Comedy	NBC	2
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	Variety	CBS	2
Tom Brown's Schooldays	Limited	PBS	2

Most major awards

Program	Category	Network	Number of Awards
The Waltons	Drama	CBS	5
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Comedy	CBS	4
1972 Summer Olympics	Sports	ABC	2
All in the Family	Comedy	CBS	2
The Julie Andrews Hour	Variety	ABC	2
Liza with a Z	Variety	NBC	2
The Marcus-Nelson Murders	Limited	CBS	2
Tom Brown's Schooldays	Limited	PBS	2

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