26th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 26th Emmy Awards, later known as the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 28, 1974. Johnny Carson hosted the ceremony. Winners are listed in bold and networks are in parentheses.
The top shows of the night were M*A*S*H and Upstairs, Downstairs. M*A*S*H and The Waltons had the most major nominations with nine. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and The Carol Burnett Show led the night with four major wins apiece.
For this ceremony, individual awards dubbed "Super Emmys" were given out in addition to the traditional categories. The individual categories were dropped the following year and have yet to return since.

Winners and nominees

Programs

MASH All in the Family * The [Mary Tyler Moore Show] * The Odd Couple	Upstairs, Downstairs * Kojak * Police Story * The Streets of San Francisco * The Waltons
The Carol Burnett Show * The [Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour] * The [Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]	Lily * Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments * The John Denver Show * Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra
The [Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film)\|The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman] * 6 Rms Riv Vu * The Execution of Private Slovik * The Migrants * Steambath	Columbo * The Blue Knight * McCloud

Super Emmys

The Primetime Super Emmy Award was a set of 14 awards that were given in conjunction with the traditional Emmy Awards at the 1974 ceremony.
Winners of a traditional Emmy would then compete against their genre counterpart from the same category. This format would prove to be the Super Emmy's undoing. In order to vote on a Super Emmy winner, the traditional Emmy winners had to be announced well before the ceremony.
Several members of the Television Academy were against implementing the new awards. Super Emmy winners Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore were some of the loudest detractors. Both threatened to resign from the academy if they were installed. During their acceptance speeches, Moore said that comparing comedic and dramatic television was "apples to oranges". Alda went one step further in his speech "it's comparing apples to oranges to Volkswagens."
The Super Emmy was never awarded again.

Most major nominations

Program	Category	Network	Number of Nominations
MASH*	Comedy	CBS	9
The Waltons	Drama	CBS	9
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Comedy	CBS	8
The Carol Burnett Show	Variety	CBS	7
All in the Family	Comedy	CBS	5
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Special	CBS	4
The Blue Knight	Limited	NBC	4
The Execution of Private Slovik	Special	NBC	4
The Glass Menagerie	Special	ABC	4
The Migrants	Special	CBS	4
6 Rms Riv Vu	Special	CBS	3
Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments	Variety	CBS	3
Kojak	Drama	CBS	3
The Odd Couple	Comedy	ABC	3
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	Variety	CBS	3
The Streets of San Francisco	Drama	ABC	3
A Case of Rape	Special	NBC	2
Columbo	Limited	NBC	2
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour	Variety	NBC	2
Lily	Variety	CBS	2
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra	Variety	NBC	2
McCloud	Limited	NBC	2
Pueblo	Special	ABC	2
The Shape of Things	Variety	CBS	2
The Snoop Sisters	Limited	NBC	2
Steambath	Special	PBS	2
Upstairs, Downstairs	Drama	PBS	2

Most major awards

Program	Category	Network	Number of Awards
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Special	CBS	4
The Carol Burnett Show	Variety	CBS	4
MASH*	Comedy	CBS	3
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Comedy	CBS	3
The Blue Knight	Limited	NBC	2
The Glass Menagerie	Special	ABC	2
Lily	Variety	CBS	2
The Waltons	Drama	CBS	2

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