# List of Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonies

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 | Walter O'Keefe | KTSL | Hollywood Athletic Club | Pantomime QuizYour Show Time | — |
| 2nd | January 27, 1950 | 1949 | Dick LaneBill Welsh | KFI | Ambassador Hotel | The Ed Wynn ShowTexaco Star Theater | — |
| 3rd | January 23, 1951 | 1950 | Syd Cassyd | KLAC | Ambassador Hotel | The Alan Young Show | — |
| 4th | February 18, 1952 | 1951 | Lucille BallDesi Arnaz | KECA | Cocoanut Grove | Your Show of Shows | — |
| 5th | February 3, 1953 | 1952 | Art Linkletter | KLAC | Hotel Statler | I Love Lucy | — |
| 6th | February 11, 1954 | 1953 | Ed Sullivan | KHJ | Hollywood Palladium | I Love LucySee It NowThe United States Steel Hour | — |
| 7th | March 7, 1955 | 1954 | Steve Allen (LA)Dave Garroway (NY) | NBC | Moulin Rouge Nightclub (LA)Nino's LaRue (NY) | Studio One | — |
| 8th | March 17, 1956 | 1955 | Art Linkletter (LA)Danny Thomas (NY) | NBC | Pan-Pacific Auditorium (LA)Grand Ballroom, Waldorf Astoria (NY) | The Phil Silvers ShowProducers' Showcase | — |
| 9th | March 16, 1957 | 1956 | Desi Arnaz | NBC | NBC Studios (LA & NY) | Caesar's HourPlayhouse 90 | — |
| 10th | April 15, 1958 | 1957 | Danny Thomas (LA)Phil Silvers (NY) | NBC | Cocoanut Grove (LA)Seventh Regiment Armory (NY) | Playhouse 90 | — |
| 11th | May 6, 1959 | 1958–59 | Raymond Burr | NBC | Moulin Rouge Nightclub (LA)Ziegfeld Theatre (NY)Mayflower Hotel (DC) | An Evening with Fred Astaire | — |
| 12th | June 20, 1960 | 1959–60 | Fred Astaire (LA)Arthur Godfrey (NY) | NBC | NBC Studios (LA)Ziegfeld Theatre (NY) | The Jack Benny ShowThe Moon and Sixpence | — |
| 13th | May 16, 1961 | 1960–61 | Dick Powell (LA)Joey Bishop (NY) | NBC | Moulin Rouge Nightclub (LA)Ziegfeld Theatre (NY) | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" | — |
| 14th | May 22, 1962 | 1961–62 | Bob Newhart (LA)Johnny Carson (NY)David Brinkley (DC) | NBC | Hollywood Palladium (LA)Hotel Astor (NY)Sheraton Park Hotel (DC) | The Defenders | — |
| 15th | May 26, 1963 | 1962–63 | Joey Bishop (LA)Arthur Godfrey (NY)Chet Huntley (DC) | NBC | Hollywood Palladium (LA)Americana Hotel (NY)Sheraton Park Hotel (DC) | The Defenders | — |
| 16th | May 25, 1964 | 1963–64 | Joey Bishop (LA)E. G. Marshall (NY) | NBC | Hollywood Palladium (LA)Texas Pavilion (NY) | The Dick Van Dyke Show | — |
| 17th | September 12, 1965 | 1964–65 | Danny Thomas (LA)Sammy Davis Jr. (NY) | NBC | Hollywood Palladium (LA)New York Hilton (NY) | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | — |
| 18th | May 22, 1966 | 1965–66 | Danny Kaye (LA)Bill Cosby (NY) | CBS | Hollywood Palladium (LA)Americana Hotel (NY) | The Dick Van Dyke Show | — |
| 19th | June 4, 1967 | 1966–67 | Joey BishopHugh Downs | ABC | The Century Plaza Hotel (LA)Americana Hotel (NY) | Mission: Impossible | — |
| 20th | May 19, 1968 | 1967–68 | Frank SinatraDick Van Dyke | NBC | Hollywood Palladium (LA)Americana Hotel (NY) | Get Smart | — |
| 21st | June 8, 1969 | 1968–69 | Bill Cosby (LA)Merv Griffin (NY) | CBS | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (LA)Carnegie Hall (NY) | CBS Playhouse: "The People Next Door" | — |
| 22nd | June 7, 1970 | 1969–70 | Bill Cosby (LA)Dick Cavett (NY) | ABC | The Century Plaza Hotel (LA)Carnegie Hall (NY) | Marcus Welby, M.D.Room 222 | — |
| 23rd | May 9, 1971 | 1970–71 | Johnny Carson | NBC | Hollywood Palladium | The Bold Ones: The SenatorThe Mary Tyler Moore Show | — |
| 24th | May 14, 1972 | 1971–72 | Johnny Carson | CBS | Hollywood Palladium | All in the Family | — |
| 25th | May 20, 1973 | 1972–73 | Johnny Carson | ABC | Shubert Theatre | The Waltons | — |
| 26th | May 28, 1974 | 1973–74 | Johnny Carson | NBC | Pantages Theatre | The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanThe Carol Burnett Show | — |
| 27th | May 19, 1975 | 1974–75 | — | CBS | Hollywood Palladium | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 30.83 |
| 28th | May 17, 1976 | 1975–76 | John DenverMary Tyler Moore | ABC | Shubert Theatre | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 31.38 |
| 29th | September 11, 1977 | 1976–77 | Robert BlakeAngie Dickinson | NBC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Roots | — |
| 30th | September 17, 1978 | 1977–78 | Alan Alda | CBS | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | All in the FamilyHolocaust | — |
| 31st | September 9, 1979 | 1978–79 | Cheryl LaddHenry Winkler | ABC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | All in the FamilyFriendly FireThe Jericho MileLou GrantRoots: The Next GenerationsTaxi | — |
| 32nd | September 7, 1980 | 1979–80 | Steve AllenDick Clark | NBC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Lou Grant | — |
| 33rd | September 13, 1981 | 1980–81 | Ed AsnerShirley MacLaine | CBS | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Hill Street Blues | — |
| 34th | September 19, 1982 | 1981–82 | John ForsytheMarlo Thomas | ABC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Hill Street Blues | 33.01 |
| 35th | September 25, 1983 | 1982–83 | Eddie MurphyJoan Rivers | NBC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Cheers | 24.50 |
| 36th | September 23, 1984 | 1983–84 | Tom Selleck | CBS | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Hill Street Blues | 20.28 |
| 37th | September 22, 1985 | 1984–85 | John Forsythe | ABC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Cagney & Lacey | — |
| 38th | September 21, 1986 | 1985–86 | David LettermanShelley Long | NBC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Cagney & Lacey | 35.79 |
| 39th | September 20, 1987 | 1986–87 | Bruce Willis | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Promise | 14.38 |
| 40th | August 28, 1988 | 1987–88 | — | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Thirtysomething | 15.43 |
| 41st | September 17, 1989 | 1988–89 | John Larroquette | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Cheers | 17.23 |
| 42nd | September 16, 1990 | 1989–90 | Candice BergenJay LenoJane Pauley | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | L.A. Law | 12.3 |
| 43rd | August 25, 1991 | 1990–91 | Jamie Lee CurtisDennis MillerJerry Seinfeld | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Cheers | 18.51 |
| 44th | August 30, 1992 | 1991–92 | Tim AllenKirstie AlleyDennis Miller | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Miss Rose WhiteMurphy BrownNorthern Exposure | 20.41 |
| 45th | September 19, 1993 | 1992–93 | Angela Lansbury | ABC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Picket FencesThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering MomSeinfeld | 18.9 |
| 46th | September 11, 1994 | 1993–94 | Ellen DeGeneresPatricia Richardson | ABC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Frasier | 21.3 |
| 47th | September 10, 1995 | 1994–95 | Jason AlexanderCybill Shepherd | Fox | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Frasier | 18.04 |
| 48th | September 8, 1996 | 1995–96 | Michael J. FoxPaul ReiserOprah Winfrey | ABC | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | Dennis Miller LiveFrasierGulliver's TravelsKennedy Center HonorsPicket FencesRasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | 20.58 |
| 49th | September 14, 1997 | 1996–97 | Bryant Gumbel | CBS | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | NYPD Blue | 18.77 |
| 50th | September 13, 1998 | 1997–98 | — | NBC | Shrine Auditorium | FrasierGeorge WallaceNYPD Blue | 19.36 |
| 51st | September 12, 1999 | 1998–99 | Jenna ElfmanDavid Hyde Pierce | Fox | Shrine Auditorium | The Practice | 17.5 |
| 52nd | September 10, 2000 | 1999–2000 | Garry Shandling | ABC | Shrine Auditorium | The West Wing | 21.8 |
| 53rd | November 4, 2001 | 2000–01 | Ellen DeGeneres | CBS | Shubert Theatre | The West Wing | 17.1 |
| 54th | September 22, 2002 | 2001–02 | Conan O'Brien | NBC | Shrine Auditorium | The West Wing | 20.0 |
| 55th | September 21, 2003 | 2002–03 | — | Fox | Shrine Auditorium | Door to DoorEverybody Loves RaymondThe Sopranos | 17.7 |
| 56th | September 19, 2004 | 2003–04 | Garry Shandling | ABC | Shrine Auditorium | Angels in America | 13.8 |
| 57th | September 18, 2005 | 2004–05 | Ellen DeGeneres | CBS | Shrine Auditorium | Everybody Loves RaymondThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 18.7 |
| 58th | August 27, 2006 | 2005–06 | Conan O'Brien | NBC | Shrine Auditorium | Elizabeth I | 16.1 |
| 59th | September 16, 2007 | 2006–07 | Ryan Seacrest | Fox | Shrine Auditorium | Broken TrailPrime Suspect: The Final ActThe SopranosTony Bennett: An American Classic | 13.06 |
| 60th | September 21, 2008 | 2007–08 | Tom BergeronHeidi KlumHowie MandelJeff ProbstRyan Seacrest | ABC | Peacock Theater | John Adams | 12.2 |
| 61st | September 20, 2009 | 2008–09 | Neil Patrick Harris | CBS | Peacock Theater | 30 RockGrey GardensLittle Dorrit | 13.47 |
| 62nd | August 29, 2010 | 2009–10 | Jimmy Fallon | NBC | Peacock Theater | Temple Grandin | 13.50 |
| 63rd | September 18, 2011 | 2010–11 | Jane Lynch | Fox | Peacock Theater | Modern Family | 12.44 |
| 64th | September 23, 2012 | 2011–12 | Jimmy Kimmel | ABC | Peacock Theater | Game ChangeHomelandModern Family | 13.26 |
| 65th | September 22, 2013 | 2012–13 | Neil Patrick Harris | CBS | Peacock Theater | Behind the Candelabra | 17.63 |
| 66th | August 25, 2014 | 2013–14 | Seth Meyers | NBC | Peacock Theater | Breaking Bad | 15.59 |
| 67th | September 20, 2015 | 2014–15 | Andy Samberg | Fox | Peacock Theater | Olive Kitteridge | 11.87 |
| 68th | September 18, 2016 | 2015–16 | Jimmy Kimmel | ABC | Peacock Theater | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | 11.30 |
| 69th | September 17, 2017 | 2016–17 | Stephen Colbert | CBS | Peacock Theater | Big Little LiesThe Handmaid's Tale | 11.38 |
| 70th | September 17, 2018 | 2017–18 | Michael CheColin Jost | NBC | Peacock Theater | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 10.17 |
| 71st | September 22, 2019 | 2018–19 | — | Fox | Peacock Theater | Fleabag | 6.98 |
| 72nd | September 20, 2020 | 2019–20 | Jimmy Kimmel | ABC | Staples Center | Schitt's Creek | 6.36 |
| 73rd | September 19, 2021 | 2020–21 | Cedric the Entertainer | CBS | The Event Deck at L.A. Live | The Crown | 7.83 |
| 74th | September 12, 2022 | 2021–22 | Kenan Thompson | NBC | Peacock Theater | The White Lotus | 5.92 |
| 75th | January 15, 2024 | 2022–23 | Anthony Anderson | Fox | Peacock Theater | The BearSuccession | 4.46 |
| 76th | September 15, 2024 | 2023–24 | Eugene LevyDan Levy | ABC | Peacock Theater | Baby ReindeerThe BearShogun | TBA |
| 77th | September 14, 2025 | 2024–25 | TBA | CBS | Peacock Theater | TBA | TBA |