The 28th Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out on May 17, 1976. The ceremony was hosted by

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. Winners are listed in bold with series' networks in parentheses. The top show of the night was ''

'' which won its second straight Outstanding Comedy Series award, and five major awards overall. '' Police Story'', won Outstanding Drama Series, even though it only received one major nomination. The

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'' Rich Man, Poor Man'' set numerous records. It received 17 major nominations, breaking the record held by ''

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(since broken). It also received 13 acting nominations, although some of the acting categories at this ceremony were later eliminated or combined. Despite this, it lost Outstanding Limited Series to '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. The Shubert Theatre had previously hosted the 1973 Emmy ceremony; it would host the ceremony a third and final time in

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Winners and nominees

Emmys.com list of 1976 Nominees & Winners
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Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Most major awards

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References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1976 Nominees & Winners
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