The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series was a Primetime Emmy Award presented to the best new television series sporadically from 1954 to 1973.
Winners and nominations 1950s Year Program Network Nominee(s)Ref. 1953(6th)Make Room for DaddyABC Louis F. Edelman, executive producer; Sheldon Leonard, Charles Stewart, producers The United States Steel Hour George Kondolf, Carol Irwin, producers Adventure CBS Robert Northshield, producer Ding Dong SchoolNBC Reinald Werrenrath, producer Letter to Loretta Tom Lewis, Matthew Rapf, executive producers Person to Person CBS John Aaron, Jesse Zousmer, Charles Hill, Robert Sammon, Edward R. Murrow, producers 1956 (9th)Playhouse 90 CBSPeter Kortner, executive producer; Julian Claman, Martin Manulis, Herbert Brodkin, producers Air PowerCBS Perry Wolff, James B Faichney, producers The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowNBC Bob Banner, Robert Wells, producers The Ernie Kovacs Show Louis Heyward, producer The Steve Allen Sunday Show Nick Vanoff, producer 1957(10th)The Seven Lively ArtsCBSJohn Houseman, executive producer; Robert Herridge, producer Leave it to Beaver CBS Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher, producers Maverick ABC William T. Orr, executive producer; Roy Huggins, Coles Trapnell, producers Tonight Starring Jack PaarNBC Perry Cross, Paul Keyes, Bob Shanks, producers Wagon Train Howard Christie, Richard Lewis, executive producers; Frederick Shorr, producer
1970s Year Program Network Nominee(s)Ref. 1969–1970(22nd)Room 222CBSGene Reynolds, producer The Bill Cosby Show NBC Bill Cosby, executive producer; Marvin Miller, producer The Forsyte Saga PBS Donald Wilson, producer Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC David J. O'Connell, producer; David Victor, executive producer Sesame Street NET David D. Connell, executive producer; Sam Gibbon, producer; Lutrelle Horne, producer; Jon Stone, producer 1970–1971(23rd)All in the FamilyCBS Norman Lear, producer The Bold Ones: The SenatorNBC David Levinson The Flip Wilson Show Bob Henry, producer; Monte Kay, executive producer Mary Tyler Moore CBS James L. Brooks, executive producer; Allan Burns, executive producer; David Davis, producer The Odd Couple ABC Jerry Belson, executive producer; Jerry Davis, producer; Garry Marshall, executive producer 1971–1972(24th)Elizabeth RPBSRoderick Graham, producer; Christopher Sarson, executive producer ColumboNBC Everett Chambers, producer; Richard Levinson, executive producer; William Link, executive producer Sanford and Son Aaron Ruben, producer; Bud Yorkin, executive producer The Six Wives of Henry VIII PBS Mark Shivas, producer; Ronald Travers, producer The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour CBS Chris Bearde, producer; Allan Blye, producer 1972–1973(25th)America: A Personal History of the United StatesNBCMichael Gill, producer The Julie Andrews HourABC Julie Andrews, Star; Nick Vanoff, producer Kung Fu Jerry Thorpe, producer M*A*S*HCBS Gene Reynolds, producer Maude Norman Lear, executive producer; Rod Parker, producer The Waltons Robert L. Jacks, producer; Lee Rich, executive producer
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