7th Primetime Emmy Awards


The 7th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 7, 1955, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the "Moulin Rouge Nightclub" in Hollywood, California. The ceremony, hosted by Steve Allen and broadcast on NBC, was the first Emmy Awards ceremony to be televised nationally. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
New categories for this ceremony included awards for writing and directing, as well as one-time performances in anthology series,. Studio One was the most successful show of the night, winning three awards.
Fredric March made Emmy history when he became the first actor to be nominated for two different works in the same category. However, he lost for both of his performances in the category of Best Actor in a Single Performance.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Most major nominations

ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
I Love LucyComedyCBS5
The Jackie Gleason ShowVarietyCBS5
Studio OneDramaCBS5
Four Star PlayhouseDramaCBS4
Make Room for DaddyComedyABC4
MedicDramaNBC4
Climax!DramaCBS3
DragnetMystery/IntrigueNBC3
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowComedyCBS3
Lux Video TheatreDramaCBS3
Mister PeepersComedyNBC3
Our Miss BrooksComedyCBS3
The Philco Television PlayhouseDramaNBC3
A Christmas CarolDramaCBS2
DisneylandVarietyABC2
The George Gobel ShowVarietyNBC2
The Jack Benny ProgramVarietyCBS2
The Loretta Young ShowDramaNBC2
Private SecretaryComedyCBS2
The United States Steel HourDramaABC2
WaterfrontMystery/IntrigueSyndicated2
Your Hit ParadeVarietyNBC2

Most major awards

ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
Studio OneDramaCBS3
DisneylandVarietyABC2
The Jackie Gleason ShowVarietyCBS2
Make Room for DaddyComedyABC2

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