The 23rd Emmy Awards, later known as the 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 9, 1971. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. 32 awards were presented. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The top shows of the night were All in the Family and The Bold Ones: The Senator. The Mary Tyler Moore Show had the most major nominations (eight) and tied with The Bold Ones: The Senator for the most wins (four) of the night.

Actress Lee Grant 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 Columbo.

Susan Hampshire became PBS' first win in the Lead Actress, Drama category, for The First Churchills, as well as being the network's first ever Acting win. (Hampshire also won in the same category, the previous year, again beating the Big Three television networks, but from the NET network, a network which dissolved within a year, but became the direct predecessor for PBS.)

David Burns became the second posthumous performance in Emmy history to win for ITV Sunday Night Theatre.

Winners and nominees Emmys.com list of 1971 Nominees & Winners

Programs

+ All in the Family (CBS) Arnie (CBS) Love, American Style (ABC) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) The Odd Couple (ABC) The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC) The First Churchills (PBS) Ironside (NBC) Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC) NET Playhouse (PBS) The Flip Wilson Show (NBC) The Carol Burnett Show (CBS) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC) The David Frost Show (Syndicated) The Dick Cavett Show (ABC) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC) Singer Presents Burt Bacharach (CBS) Another Evening with Burt Bacharach (NBC) Harry and Lena (ABC) NET Festival: "Leopold Stokowski" (PBS) NET Fanfare: "Swan Lake" (PBS) NET Opera Theater: "Queen of Spades" (PBS) Today (NBC) The Galloping Gourmet (Syndicated) Sesame Street (PBS) Kukla, Fran and Ollie (PBS) ABC's Wide World of Sports (ABC) – Roone Arledge ABC's Wide World of Sports (ABC) – Jim McKay NFL Monday Night Football (ABC) – Don Meredith 34th Masters Tournament (CBS) NCAA Football (ABC) NFL Monday Night Football (ABC) – Roone Arledge and Chet Forte The Andersonville Trial (PBS) Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Hamlet" (NBC) Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Price" (NBC) Night Gallery: "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" (NBC) Vanished (NBC) All in the Family (CBS) The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC) The Flip Wilson Show (NBC) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) The Odd Couple (ABC)

Acting

Lead performances + Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple (ABC) Ted Bessell as Donald Hollinger in That Girl (ABC) Bill Bixby as Tom Corbett in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (ABC) Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker in All in the Family (CBS) Tony Randall as Felix Unger in The Odd Couple (ABC) Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker in All in the Family (CBS) Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Marlo Thomas as Ann Marie in That Girl (ABC) Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe in The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC) Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in Ironside (NBC) Mike Connors as Joe Mannix in Mannix (CBS) Robert Young as Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC) Susan Hampshire as Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in The First Churchills (PBS) Linda Cristal as Victoria Montoya in The High Chaparral (NBC) Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad (ABC)

Supporting performances

Edward Asner as Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Michael Constantine as Seymour Kaufman in Room 222 (ABC) Gale Gordon as Harrison Carter in Here's Lucy (CBS) Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) (Episode: "Support Your Local Mother") Agnes Moorehead as Endora in Bewitched (ABC) Karen Valentine as Alice Johnson in Room 222 (ABC) David Burns as Mr. Solomon in Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Price" (NBC) James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC) Robert Young as Senator Earl Gannon in Vanished (NBC) Margaret Leighton as Gertrude in Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Hamlet" (NBC) Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair in Mannix (CBS) Susan Saint James as Peggy Maxwell in The Name of the Game (NBC) Elena Verdugo as Consuelo Lopez in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC)

Single performances

George C. Scott as Victor Franz in Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Price" (NBC) Jack Cassidy as Otis Baker in The Andersonville Trial (PBS) Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe in A Clear and Present Danger (NBC) Richard Widmark as President Paul Roudebush in Vanished (NBC) Gig Young as Jones in The Neon Ceiling (NBC) Lee Grant as Carrie Miller in The Neon Ceiling (NBC) Colleen Dewhurst as Mrs. Franz in Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Price" (NBC) Lee Grant as Leslie Williams in Ransom for a Dead Man (NBC)

Directing + The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Toulouse Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" – Jay Sandrich All in the Family (CBS): "Gloria's Pregnancy" – John Rich The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Support Your Local Mother" – Alan Rafkin The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC): "The Day the Lion Died" – Daryl Duke The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC): "A Single Blow of a Sword" – John Badham Hawaii Five-O (CBS): "Over Fifty? Steal!" – Bob Sweeney Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley (NBC) – Sterling Johnson George M! (NBC) – Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin Young People's Concerts: Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra (CBS) – Roger Englander Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC): "Orson Welles" – Mark Warren The Andy Williams Show (NBC): "Christmas Show" – Art Fisher The Flip Wilson Show (NBC): "David Frost, James Brown and The Muppets" – Tim KileyHallmark Hall of Fame: "The Price" (NBC) – Fielder Cook A Clear and Present Danger (NBC) – James Goldstone Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Hamlet" (NBC) – Peter Wood Tribes (ABC) – Joseph Sargent

Writing + The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Support Your Local Mother" – Allan Burns and James L. Brooks All in the Family (CBS): "Meet the Bunkers" – Norman Lear All in the Family (CBS): "Oh, My Aching Back" – Stanley Ralph Ross Here's Lucy (CBS): "Lucy Meets the Burtons" – Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC): "To Taste of Death But Once" – Joel Oliansky The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC): "A Continual Roar of Musketry" – David W. Rintels Four in One (NBC): "The Psychiatrist" – Jerrold Freedman Singer Presents Burt Bacharach (CBS) The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (CBS) Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (NBC) The Flip Wilson Show (NBC): "Lena Horne and Tony Randall" The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Rita Hayworth" Kraft Music Hall (NBC): "Kopykats Kopy TV" Tribes (ABC) – Tracy Keenan Wynn and Marvin Schwartz The Brotherhood of the Bell (CBS) – David Karp San Francisco International Airport (NBC) – William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter The Andersonville Trial (PBS) – Saul Levitt Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Hamlet" (NBC) – John Barton Vanished (NBC) – Dean Riesner

Most major nominations +Networks with multiple major nominations"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. Network Number ofNominations NBC 46 CBS 29 ABC 23 PBS 11

+Programs with multiple major nominations Program Category Network Number ofNominations The Mary Tyler Moore Show Comedy CBS 8 All in the Family 7 The Bold Ones: The Senator Drama NBC The Price Special 5 The Flip Wilson Show Variety 4 Hamlet Special Marcus Welby, M.D. Drama ABC The Odd Couple Comedy Vanished Special NBC The Andersonville Trial PBS 3 The Carol Burnett Show Variety CBS 2 The Churchills Drama PBS A Clear and Present Danger Special NBC Here's Lucy Comedy CBS Ironside Drama NBC Mannix CBS NFL Monday Night Football Sports ABC The Neon Ceiling Special NBC Room 222 Comedy ABC Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Variety NBC Singer Presents Burt Bacharach CBS That Girl Comedy ABC Tribes Special Wide World of Sports Sports

Most major awards +Networks with multiple major awards"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. Network Number ofAwards NBC 14 CBS 9 PBS 5 ABC 3

+Programs with multiple major awards Programs Category Network Number ofAwards The Bold Ones: The Senator Drama NBC 4 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Comedy CBS All in the Family Comedy CBS 3 The Price Special NBC The Andersonville Trial PBS 2 The Flip Wilson Show Variety NBC Singer Presents Burt Bacharach CBS Wide World of Sports Sports ABC

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References

External links Emmys.com list of 1971 Nominees & Winners