36th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
Hosted by | Tom Selleck |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Hill Street Blues (4) |
Most nominations | Hill Street Blues (14) |
Outstanding Comedy Series | Cheers |
Outstanding Drama Series | Hill Street Blues |
Outstanding Limited Series | Concealed Enemies |
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Kennedy Center Honors |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 23, 1984. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.
The top shows of the night were Cheers and Hill Street Blues . Cheers won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Hill Street Blues made history. It became the first show to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four times. This record still stands today, but has been tied by L.A. Law , The West Wing , Mad Men and Game of Thrones . Hill Street Blues also added to another streak. It received at least 14 major nominations for the fourth straight year, winning four. Cheers received the most nominations on the comedy side (10), winning three.
Sir Laurence Olivier won the last of his five career Emmys this evening. His win was also the last time a non-Network Syndicated performance won an Acting Award.
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Network | Number of Nominations |
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NBC | 53 |
CBS | 37 |
ABC | 27 |
Program | Category | Network | Number of Nominations |
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Hill Street Blues | Drama | NBC | 14 |
Cheers | Comedy | 10 | |
St. Elsewhere | Drama | 9 | |
Buffalo Bill | Comedy | 6 | |
Something About Amelia | Special | ABC | |
A Streetcar Named Desire | 5 | ||
Adam | NBC | 4 | |
The Day After | ABC | ||
Kate & Allie | Comedy | CBS | |
Late Night with David Letterman | Variety | NBC | |
The 38th Annual Tony Awards | CBS | 3 | |
Cagney & Lacey | Drama | ||
The Dollmaker | Special | ABC | |
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | |||
Fame | Drama | Syndicated | |
The Jeffersons | Comedy | CBS | |
The Kennedy Center Honors | Variety | ||
Magnum, P.I. | Drama | ||
Newhart | Comedy | ||
Saturday Night Live | Variety | NBC | |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish | CBS | 2 | |
Benson | Comedy | ABC | |
Chiefs | Limited | CBS | |
Concealed Enemies | PBS | ||
Dynasty | Drama | ABC | |
George Washington | CBS | ||
Live...And in Person | Variety | NBC |
Network | Number of Awards |
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NBC | 10 |
CBS | 7 |
ABC | 5 |
Program | Category | Network | Number of Awards |
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Hill Street Blues | Drama | NBC | 4 |
Cheers | Comedy | 3 | |
Something About Amelia | Special | ABC | |
Concealed Enemies | Miniseries | PBS | 2 |
Kate & Allie | Comedy | CBS |
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