The 18th Emmy Awards, later known as the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 22, 1966, at the Hollywood Palladium. The ceremony was hosted by

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. The top show of the night was ''

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'', which won its fourth consecutive top series award, and tied the record (since broken) of five major wins. The ceremony returned to a more traditional format, after experimenting the previous year.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

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Most major nominations

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * NBC – 45 * CBS – 29 * ABC – 15 ; By program * ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC) – 11 * ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (CBS) – 8 * ''I Spy'' (NBC) – 7 * ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' (NBC) – 6 * ''Bewitched'' (ABC) – 5 * ''Get Smart'' (NBC) – 4

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * NBC – 45 * CBS – 9 * ABC – 5 ; By program * ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (CBS) – 4 * ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' (NBC) – 4 * ''Bewitched'' (ABC) – 2 * ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC) – 2 ;Notes

References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1966 Nominees & Winners
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