The 41st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 17, 1989. The ceremony was broadcast on
Fox from the
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in
Pasadena, California
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. The ceremony saw the guest acting categories double, as they were now based on gender as well as genre. Two networks,
Lifetime and
USA, received their first major nominations this year.
After being nominated and losing for the previous four years, ''
Cheers
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'' regained the title of
Outstanding Comedy Series. ''
L.A. Law'' also won
Outstanding Drama Series after losing the previous year. For the second straight year, ''L.A. Law'' received 15 major nominations, making it the first show ever to receive more than 14 major nominations multiple times. With nine main cast acting nominations, ''L.A. Law'' tied the record set by ''
Hill Street Blues
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'' in
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...
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Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Guest performances
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
;By network
["Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.]
* NBC – 57
* ABC – 40
* CBS – 35
;By program
* ''L.A. Law'' (NBC) – 15
* ''The Wonder Years'' (ABC) – 11
* ''Lonesome Dove'' (CBS) – 9
* ''The Golden Girls'' (NBC) / ''Murphy Brown'' (CBS) / ''thirtysomething'' (ABC) – 7
* ''Cheers'' (NBC) – 6
Most major awards
;By network
["Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.]
* NBC – 15
* ABC – 7
* CBS – 5
;By program
* ''Cheers'' (NBC) / ''Murphy Brown'' (CBS) – 3
* ''L.A. Law'' (NBC) / ''Midnight Caller'' (NBC) / ''Roe vs. Wade'' (NBC) / ''thirtysomething'' (ABC) – 2
;Notes
References
External links
Emmys.com list of 1989 Nominees & Winners*
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1989 television awards
1989 in California
September 1989 events in the United States