The 24th Emmy Awards, later known as the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 6, 1972. The ceremony was hosted by

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. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The top shows of the night were ''

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''. ''All in the Family'' set numerous records during the night, it became the first show to win six major awards, (although one came in a tie, this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright). It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations. A milestone was set when ''All in the Family'' and ''

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'' each received every nomination in a major category, both for writing. This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six. Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as

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in ''Elizabeth R''. Rule changes have made this impossible in later ceremonies. In addition, by beating the

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, this was PBS' first win for Outstanding Drama. (Though the N.E.T. network was the first to win this award, against the Big Three, in

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, NET would eventually dissolve, but would become the direct predecessor to PBS.) This show was also the first non-American made show to win this award.

Winners and nominees

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''Note'': Winners are listed in bold type.

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program Acting Directing and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * CBS – 47 * NBC – 38 * ABC – 21 * PBS – 11 ; By program * ''All in the Family'' (CBS) – 10 * ''Mary Tyler Moore'' (CBS) – 8 * ''Columbo'' (NBC) – 7 * ''Brian's Song'' (ABC) / ''Elizabeth R'' (PBS) – 6 * ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC) / ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (CBS) – 5

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program Acting Directing and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * CBS – 14 * NBC – 8 * PBS – 6 * ABC – 5 ; By program * ''All in the Family'' (CBS) – 6 * ''Elizabeth R'' (PBS) – 4 * ''Brian's Song'' (ABC) – 3 ;Notes

References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1972 Nominees & Winners
* {{EmmyAwardsbyYear

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