The 23rd Emmy Awards, later known as the 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 9, 1971. The ceremony was hosted by

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. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The top shows of the night were ''

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'' and '' The Bold Ones: The Senator''. ''The Bold Ones: The Senator'', along with other shows, had the most major nominations (nine) and wins (four) on the night. Actress

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set an Emmy milestone when she joined the exclusive club of actors who were nominated for two performances in the same acting category. She won the award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, for her performance in ''The Neon Ceiling'', she was also nominated for an episode of ''

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became

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' first win in the Lead Actress, Drama category, for

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, as well as being the network's first ever Acting win. (Hampshire also won in the same category, the previous year, again beating the

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, but from the NET network, a network which dissolved within a year, but became the direct predecessor for

.) David Burns became the second posthumous performance in Emmy history to win, for

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Winners and nominees

Emmys.com list of 1971 Nominees & Winners
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Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single 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 – 46 * CBS – 29 * ABC – 23 * PBS – 11 ; By program * ''The Bold Ones: The Senator'' (NBC) / ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC) – 9 * ''Mary Tyler Moore'' (CBS) – 8 * ''All in the Family'' (CBS) – 7 * ''The Flip Wilson Show'' (NBC) / ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC) / ''The Odd Couple'' (ABC) / ''Vanished'' (NBC) – 4

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * NBC – 14 * CBS – 9 * PBS – 5 * ABC – 3 ; By program * ''The Bold Ones: The Senator'' (NBC) / ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC) / ''Mary Tyler Moore'' (CBS) – 4 * ''All in the Family'' (CBS) – 3 ;Notes

References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1971 Nominees & Winners
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