The 24th Emmy Awards, later known as the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 6, 1972. 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 Elizabeth R. All in the Family set numerous records during the night, it became the first show to win six major awards, (although one came in a tie, this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright). It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations.
A milestone was set when All in the Family and Columbo each received every nomination in a major category, both for writing. This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six.
Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R. Rule changes have made this impossible in later ceremonies. In addition, by beating the Big Three TV networks, this was PBS' first win for Outstanding Drama. (Though the N.E.T. network was the first to win this award, against the Big Three, in 1969, NET would eventually dissolve, but would become the direct predecessor to PBS.) This show was also the first non-American made show to win this award.
Winners and nominees Source:Emmys.com list of 1972 Nominees & Winners Note: Winners are listed in bold type.
Programs
+ All in the Family (CBS) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) The Odd Couple (ABC) Sanford and Son (NBC) Elizabeth R (PBS) Columbo (NBC) Mannix (CBS) Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC) The Six Wives of Henry VIII (CBS) The Carol Burnett Show (CBS) The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (NBC) The Flip Wilson Show (NBC) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS) The Dick Cavett Show (ABC) The David Frost Show (Syndicated) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC) 'S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin (NBC) The Flip Wilson Show (NBC): "Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon" Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center (CBS) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS): "Tony Randall and Honey Cone" Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna (CBS) Heifetz (NBC) The Peking Ballet: First Spectacular from China (NBC) The Trial of Mary Lincoln (PBS) The Doctors (NBC) General Hospital (ABC) Sesame Street (PBS) The Electric Company (PBS) ABC's Wide World of Sports (ABC) 1971 AFC Championship Game (NBC) NFL Monday Night Football (ABC) Rose Bowl Game (NBC) World Series (NBC) XI Olympic Winter Games (NBC) Brian's Song (ABC) All in the Family (CBS): "Sammy's Visit" Elizabeth R (PBS): "The Lion's Cub" The Snow Goose (NBC) The Six Wives of Henry VIII (CBS): "Jane Seymour" Elizabeth R (PBS) Columbo (NBC) Sanford and Son (NBC) The Six Wives of Henry VIII (CBS) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS)
Acting
Lead performances + Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker in All in the Family (CBS) Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford in Sanford and Son (NBC) Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple (ABC) Tony Randall as Felix Unger in The Odd Couple (ABC) Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker in All in the Family (CBS) (Episode: "Edith’s Problem") Sandy Duncan as Sandy Stockton in Funny Face (CBS) Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo in Columbo (NBC) Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in Ironside (NBC) Mike Connors as Joe Mannix in Mannix (CBS) Keith Michell as Henry VIII of England in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (CBS) Robert Young as Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC) Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R (PBS) Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad (ABC) Susan Saint James as Sally McMillan in McMillan & Wife (NBC)
Supporting performances
Edward Asner as Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) (Episode: "The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch") Ted Knight as Ted Baxter in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic in All in the Family (CBS) Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) (Episode: "Where There's Smoke There's Rhoda") Sally Struthers as Gloria Stivic in All in the Family (CBS) (Episode: "Mike's Problem") Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Jack Warden as George Halas in Brian's Song (ABC) James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC) Greg Morris as Barney Collier in Mission: Impossible (CBS) Jenny Agutter as Frith in The Snow Goose (NBC) Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair in Mannix (CBS) Elena Verdugo as Consuelo Lopez in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC)
Single performances
Keith Michell as King Henry VIII in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (CBS): "Catherine Howard" James Caan as Brian Piccolo in Brian's Song (ABC) Richard Harris as Philip Rhayadar in The Snow Goose (NBC) George C. Scott as Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre (NBC) Billy Dee Williams as Gale Sayers in Brian's Song (ABC) Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R (PBS): "The Shadow in the Sun" Helen Hayes as Sophie Tate Curtis in Do Not Fold Spindle or Mutilate (ABC) Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R (PBS): "The Lion's Club" Patricia Neal as Olivia Walton in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (CBS) Susannah York as Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre (NBC)
Directing + All in the Family (CBS): "Sammy's Visit" – John Rich The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary" – Jay Sandrich The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Where There's Smoke There's Rhoda" – Peter Baldwin The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (NBC): "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" – Alexander Singer Columbo (NBC): "Short Fuse" – Edward M. Abroms The Man and the City (ABC): "Hands of Love" – Daniel Petrie The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS): "Tony Randall" – Art Fisher The Carol Burnett Show (CBS) – Dave Powers The Flip Wilson Show (NBC): "Petula Clark and Redd Foxx" – Tim Kiley 'S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin (NBC) – Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center (CBS) – Dave Powers Young People's Concerts: Liszt and the Devil (CBS) – Roger Englander The Glass House (CBS) – Tom Gries Brian's Song (ABC) – Buzz Kulik The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (CBS) – Fielder Cook Look Homeward, Angel (CBS) – Paul Bogart The Snow Goose (NBC) – Patrick Garland
Writing + All in the Family (CBS): "Edith's Problem" – Burt Styler All in the Family (CBS): "Mike's Problem" – Alan J. Levitt and Philip Mishkin All in the Family (CBS): "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" – Burt Styler and Norman Lear | style="vertical-align:top;" | Columbo (NBC): "Death Lends a Hand" – Richard Levinson and William Link Columbo (NBC): "Murder by the Book" – Steven Bochco Columbo (NBC): "Suitable for Framing" – Jackson Gillis |- | style="vertical-align:top;" | The Trial of Mary Lincoln (PBS) Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center (CBS) S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin (NBC) | style="vertical-align:top;" | The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Ray Charles" The Flip Wilson Show (NBC): "Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon" The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS): "Carroll O'Connor" |- | style="vertical-align:top;" | To All My Friends on Shore (CBS) – Allan Sloane Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (CBS) – Jack Sher Thief (ABC) – John D.F. Black | style="vertical-align:top;" | Brian's Song (ABC) – William Blinn''' The Glass House (CBS) – Tracy Keenan Wynn The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (CBS) – Earl Hamner Jr. The Snow Goose'' (NBC) – Paul Gallico
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 CBS 47 NBC 38 ABC 21 PBS 11
+Programs with multiple major awards Program Category Network Number ofNominations All in the Family Comedy CBS 10 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 8 Columbo Drama NBC 7 Brian's Song Special ABC 6 Elizabeth R Drama PBS The Six Wives of Henry VIII Drama CBS 5 The Snow Goose Special NBC The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Variety CBS The Flip Wilson Show NBC 4 Marcus Welby, M.D. Drama ABC 'S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin Variety NBC 3 The Carol Burnett Show CBS The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Special Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center Variety The Odd Couple Comedy ABC Mannix Drama CBS Sanford and Son Comedy NBC The Glass House Special CBS 2 Jane Eyre NBC The Trial of Mary Lincoln Variety PBS
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 CBS 14 NBC 8 PBS 6 ABC 5
+Programs with multiple major awards Program Category Network Number ofAwards All in the Family Comedy CBS 6 Elizabeth R Drama PBS 4 Brian's Song Special ABC 3 'S Wonderful 'S Marvelous 'S Gershwin Variety NBC 2 The Carol Burnett Show CBS The Mary Tyler Moore Show Comedy
Notes
References
External links Emmys.com list of 1972 Nominees & Winners