The 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 16, 1990. The ceremony was broadcast on
Fox from the
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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in
Pasadena, California. Two networks,
The Family Channel and
The Disney Channel
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, received their first major nominations.
For its second season, ''
Murphy Brown'' won
Outstanding Comedy Series and two other major awards. Defending champion ''
Cheers'' received the most major nominations for a comedy series with 11 and ''
Newhart
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'' finished its series run with 21 major nominations, but not a single win. On the drama side, ''
L.A. Law'' won
Outstanding Drama Series for the third time in four years and also won three major awards, receiving the most major nominations for a drama series with 11. This became the first year that every cast member of ''
The Golden Girls'' wasn't nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
This ceremony was remembered for an anomaly that took place, as three major categories resulted in ties, the most ever for one ceremony.
A clip of ''
The Simpsons
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'' presenting the award for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series can be seen on the DVD boxset of the
second season as a special feature.
Winners and nominees
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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 / ABC – 47
* CBS – 35
* HBO – 11
;By program
* ''Cheers'' (NBC) / ''L.A. Law'' (NBC) – 11
* ''Murphy Brown'' (CBS) – 9
* ''thirtysomething'' (ABC) – 8
* ''Twin Peaks'' (ABC) – 7
* ''The Golden Girls'' (NBC) – 6
Most major awards
;By network ["Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.]
* ABC – 10
* CBS – 9
* NBC – 8
* HBO – 3
* Fox – 2
;By program
* ''L.A. Law'' (NBC) / ''Murphy Brown'' (CBS) – 3
* ''Age-Old Friends'' (HBO) / ''Caroline?'' (CBS) / ''Cheers'' (NBC) / ''Columbo'' (ABC) / ''thirtysomething'' (ABC) / ''The Wonder Years'' (ABC) – 2
;Notes
References
External links
Emmys.com list of 1990 Nominees & Winners
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