Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Presented by
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by
Bill Cosby Merv Griffin
Highlights
Most awards
1968 Summer Olympics Get Smart Male of the Species The People Next Door (2)
Most nominations
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Teacher, Teacher" Mission: Impossible (6)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Get Smart
Outstanding Dramatic Series
NET Playhouse
Outstanding Dramatic Program
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Teacher, Teacher"
Outstanding Variety or Music Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Television/radio coverage
Network
CBS
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The 21st Emmy Awards—also known since 1974 as the 21st Primetime Emmy Awards—were handed out on June 8, 1969. The ceremony was co-hosted by Bill Cosby and Merv Griffin.
The top shows of the night were Get Smart, which won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year, and Outstanding Dramatic Series winner NET Playhouse. NET Playhouse, from the PBS predecessor National Educational Television Network, became the first show outside the Big Three television networks to win a top series award.
Due to several categories being combined for the ceremony, no show received more than two major wins. The most drastic rule change was that all shows that had aired more than two seasons were ineligible. The cause of this change was due to the rise in repeat winners in recent years. There was no winner in the category of Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, because the judges felt that none of the nominees were worthy of an award.[1]
^O'Neil, Thomas (2000). The Emmys. New York: Berkley Publishing Group. pp. 130–132. ISBN 0399526110.
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