This is a list of Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonies, the years which they were honoring, their hosts, and their ceremony dates.

List of ceremonies Date Year Host(s) Network Site Most-awarded program(s) U.S. viewers (millions) 1st January 25, 1949 1948 KTSL Hollywood Athletic Club rowspan="26" 2nd January 27, 1950 1949 KFI Ambassador Hotel 3rd January 23, 1951 1950 KLAC The Alan Young Show 4th February 18, 1952 1951 KECA Cocoanut Grove Your Show of Shows 5th February 3, 1953 1952 KLAC Hotel Statler I Love Lucy 6th February 11, 1954 1953 KHJ Hollywood Palladium 7th March 7, 1955 1954 NBC Studio One 8th March 17, 1956 1955 9th March 16, 1957 1956 NBC Studios (LA & NY) 10th April 15, 1958 1957 Playhouse 90 11th May 6, 1959 1958–59 An Evening with Fred Astaire 12th June 20, 1960 1959–60 13th May 16, 1961 1960–61 Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" 14th May 22, 1962 1961–62 The Defenders 15th May 26, 1963 1962–63 16th May 25, 1964 1963–64 The Dick Van Dyke Show 17th September 12, 1965 1964–65 Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" 18th May 22, 1966 1965–66 CBS The Dick Van Dyke Show 19th June 4, 1967 1966–67 ABC Mission: Impossible 20th May 19, 1968 1967–68 NBC Get Smart 21st June 8, 1969 1968–69 CBS CBS Playhouse: "The People Next Door" 22nd June 7, 1970 1969–70 ABC 23rd May 9, 1971 1970–71 NBC Hollywood Palladium 24th May 14, 1972 1971–72 CBS All in the Family 25th May 20, 1973 1972–73 ABC Shubert Theatre The Waltons 26th May 28, 1974 1973–74 NBC Pantages Theatre 27th May 19, 1975 1974–75 CBS Hollywood Palladium The Mary Tyler Moore Show 30.83 28th May 17, 1976 1975–76 ABC Shubert Theatre 31.38 29th September 11, 1977 1976–77 NBC Pasadena Civic Auditorium Roots rowspan="5" 30th September 17, 1978 1977–78 CBS 31st September 9, 1979 1978–79 ABC 32nd September 7, 1980 1979–80 NBC Lou Grant 33rd September 13, 1981 1980–81 CBS Hill Street Blues 34th September 19, 1982 1981–82 ABC 33.01 35th September 25, 1983 1982–83 NBC Cheers 24.50 36th September 23, 1984 1983–84 CBS Hill Street Blues 20.28 37th September 22, 1985 1984–85 ABC Cagney & Lacey 38th September 21, 1986 1985–86 NBC 35.79 39th September 20, 1987 1986–87 Fox Promise 14.38 40th August 28, 1988 1987–88 Thirtysomething 15.43 41st September 17, 1989 1988–89 Cheers 17.23 42nd September 16, 1990 1989–90 L.A. Law 12.3 43rd August 25, 1991 1990–91 Cheers 18.51 44th August 30, 1992 1991–92 20.41 45th September 19, 1993 1992–93 ABC 18.9 46th September 11, 1994 1993–94 Frasier 21.3 47th September 10, 1995 1994–95 Fox 18.04 48th September 8, 1996 1995–96 ABC 20.58 49th September 14, 1997 1996–97 CBS NYPD Blue 18.77 50th September 13, 1998 1997–98 NBC Shrine Auditorium 19.36 51st September 12, 1999 1998–99 Fox The Practice 17.5 52nd September 10, 2000 1999–2000 ABC The West Wing 21.8 53rd November 4, 2001 2000–01 CBS Shubert Theatre 17.1 54th September 22, 2002 2001–02 NBC Shrine Auditorium 20.0 55th September 21, 2003 2002–03 Fox 17.7 56th September 19, 2004 2003–04 ABC Angels in America 13.8 57th September 18, 2005 2004–05 CBS 18.7 58th August 27, 2006 2005–06 NBC Elizabeth I 16.1 59th September 16, 2007 2006–07 Fox 13.06 60th September 21, 2008 2007–08 ABC Peacock Theater John Adams 12.2 61st September 20, 2009 2008–09 CBS 13.47 62nd August 29, 2010 2009–10 NBC Temple Grandin 13.50 63rd September 18, 2011 2010–11 Fox Modern Family 12.44 64th September 23, 2012 2011–12 ABC 13.26 65th September 22, 2013 2012–13 CBS Behind the Candelabra 17.63 66th August 25, 2014 2013–14 NBC Breaking Bad 15.59 67th September 20, 2015 2014–15 Fox Olive Kitteridge 11.87 68th September 18, 2016 2015–16 ABC The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story 11.30 69th September 17, 2017 2016–17 CBS 11.38 70th September 17, 2018 2017–18 NBC The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 10.17 71st September 22, 2019 2018–19 Fox Fleabag 6.98 72nd September 20, 2020 2019–20 ABC Staples Center Schitt's Creek 6.36 73rd September 19, 2021 2020–21 Cedric the Entertainer CBS/Paramount+ The Event Deck at L.A. Live The Crown 7.83 74th September 12, 2022 2021–22 NBC/Peacock Peacock Theater The White Lotus 5.92 75th January 15, 2024 2022–23 Fox 4.46 76th September 15, 2024 2023–24 ABC 6.90 77th September 14, 2025 2024–25 CBS/Paramount+ Adolescence 7.59 78th September 14, 2026 2025–26 NBC/Peacock Widow's Bay 79th 2026–27 Prime Video

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References

External links Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 57 years of Emmy List of Emmy Awards ceremonies and highlights Emmy Awards on IMDb.com Washington Post's article on Emmy hosts