42nd Primetime Emmy Awards
The 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 16, 1990. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California. Two networks, The Family Channel and The Disney Channel received their first major nominations.
In its second season Murphy Brown won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and two other major awards on the night. Defending champion Cheers received the most major nominations for a comedy series with 11. Newhart finished its series run with 21 major nominations, but not a single win. On the drama side L.A. Law won Outstanding Drama Series for the third time in four years. It also won three major awards on the night, and received the most major nominations for a drama with 11.
This ceremony was remembered for an anomaly that took place, as three major categories resulted in ties, the most ever for one ceremony.
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