The 46th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 11, 1994. The ceremony was hosted by

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. It was broadcast on ABC.

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received its first major nomination at this ceremony. For its first season, the '' Cheers'' spin-off ''

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'' won Outstanding Comedy Series and four total major awards. For the second straight year ''

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'' won Outstanding Drama Series, it too won four major awards on the night, but the more impressive drama series was newcomer '' NYPD Blue'', which took home three major awards. ''NYPD Blue'' came into the ceremony with 19 major nominations. This broke ''

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'' record for most nominations by a drama or comedy series of 16 set in 1982, and put it in second place all time behind ''

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'' which gained 21 major nominations in

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. ''NYPD Blue'' set another milestone when it received every nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, this marked only the ninth time that a show had received every nomination in a category. This feat has not been accomplished since. The

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'' also made Emmy history. It set a new record when it received nine major nominations, the most ever for a television movie. The record was maintained for twenty years, until ''

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'' received nine major nominations in

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. Both films won the top prize, but each lost all six of their acting nominations, directing, and writing to other projects.

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. * CBS – 42 * NBC – 39 * ABC – 36 * HBO – 24 ;By program * ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC) – 17 * ''Seinfeld'' (NBC) – 10 * ''And the Band Played On'' (HBO) / ''Picket Fences'' (CBS) – 9 * ''Frasier'' (NBC) – 7 * ''Mad About You'' (NBC) – 6

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * CBS – 13 * ABC / NBC – 6 * HBO – 4 ;By program * ''Frasier'' (NBC) / ''Picket Fences'' (CBS) – 4 * ''David's Mother'' (CBS) / ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC) – 3 ;Notes

References

External links

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