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33rd Primetime Emmy Awards

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33rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Date
  • September 13, 1981
    (Ceremony)
  • September 12, 1981
    (Creative Arts Awards)
LocationPasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byShirley MacLaine
Edward Asner
Highlights
Most awardsHill Street Blues (6)
Most nominationsHill Street Blues (14)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesTaxi
Outstanding Drama SeriesHill Street Blues
Outstanding Limited SeriesShōgun
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramLily: Sold Out
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 13, 1981. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS. It was hosted by Shirley MacLaine and Edward Asner.

For the third consecutive year, the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series went to Taxi. The top show on the drama side was Hill Street Blues which, in its first season, tied the record for most major nominations (14) and wins (6) by a non-miniseries. NBC's ratings juggernaut Shōgun received eight major nominations, but only won one, for Outstanding Limited Series.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

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Programs

Acting

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Lead performances

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Acting

Supporting performances

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Directing

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Directing
  • Taxi (ABC): "Elaine's Strange Triangle" – James Burrows
    • Archie Bunker's Place (CBS): "Tough Love" – Linda Day
    • Barney Miller (ABC): "Liquidation" – Noam Pitlik
    • Happy Days (ABC): "Hello, Mrs. Arcola" – Jerry Paris
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "The Life You Save" – Alan Alda
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "No Laughing Matter" – Burt Metcalfe
    • WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS): "Venus Flytrap Explains the Atom" – Rod Daniel

Writing

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Writing
  • The Muppet Show (Syndicated): "Carol Burnett"
    • AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (CBS)
    • Lily: Sold Out (CBS)
    • Musical Comedy Tonight II (PBS)
    • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC): "18th Anniversary Show"

Most major nominations

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Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network Number of
Nominations
CBS 52
ABC 40
NBC 32
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network Number of
Nominations
Hill Street Blues Drama NBC 14
Lou Grant CBS 10
M*A*S*H Comedy 8
Shōgun Miniseries NBC
Taxi Comedy ABC
Masada Miniseries 7
Dallas Drama CBS 5
Playing for Time Special
Barney Miller Comedy ABC 4
Soap
WKRP in Cincinnati CBS
The Shadow Box Special ABC 3
The Women's Room
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire Variety CBS 2
American Dream Drama ABC
Archie Bunker's Place Comedy CBS
Bitter Harvest Special NBC
The Bunker CBS
The Jeffersons Comedy
Lily: Sold Out Variety
The Muppet Show Syndicated
Musical Comedy Tonight II PBS
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NBC

Most major awards

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Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network Number of
Awards
CBS 10
NBC 8
ABC 6
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network Number of
Awards
Hill Street Blues Drama NBC 6
Taxi Comedy ABC 5
Playing for Time Special CBS 4
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

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