1966 American television programming awards
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 Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby .
The top show of the night was The Dick Van Dyke Show , which won its fourth consecutive top series award, and achieved four 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
Programs
Outstanding Musical Program
Chrysler Presents The Bob Hope Christmas Special (NBC)
Outstanding Children's Program
Achievements in Daytime Programming - Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
Don Adams as Maxwell Smart in Get Smart (NBC)
Bob Crane as Col. Robert E. Hogan in Hogan's Heroes (CBS)
Supporting performances
James Daly as Dr. O'Meara in Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) (Episode: "Eagle in a Cage")
Lee Grant as Stella Chernak in Peyton Place (ABC)
Diane Baker as Rachel Brown in Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) (Episode: "Inherit the Wind")
Pamela Franklin as Betsy Balcombe in Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) (Episode: "Eagle in a Cage")
Jeanette Nolan as Helen Robinson in I Spy (NBC) (Episode: "The Conquest of Maude Murdock")
Single performances
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama
Simone Signoret as Sara Lescault in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC): "A Small Rebellion"
Directing
Directing
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC): "The Game" – Sydney Pollack
Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC): "Eagle in a Cage" – George Schaefer
Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC): "Inherit the Wind" – George Schaefer
I Spy (NBC) – Sheldon Leonard
Writing
Writing
The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS): "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" – Bill Persky and Sam Denoff
The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS): "The Ugliest Dog in the World" – Bill Persky and Sam Denoff
Get Smart (NBC): "Mr. Big" – Mel Brooks and Buck Henry
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Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[ note 1]
Network
Number of Nominations
NBC
45
CBS
29
ABC
15
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program
Category
Network
Number of Nominations
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Comedy
CBS
8
I Spy
Drama
NBC
7
Eagle in a Cage
Special
NBC
6
Bewitched
Comedy
ABC
5
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Drama
NBC
Inherit the Wind
Special
Get Smart
Comedy
4
Hogan's Heroes
CBS
3
The Julie Andrews Show
Variety
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Drama
NBC
Slattery's People
CBS
The Andy Williams Show
Variety
NBC
2
Batman
Comedy
ABC
Color Me Barbra
Music
CBS
The Danny Kaye Show
Variety
An Evening with Carol Channing
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music
Music
NBC
The Fugitive
Drama
ABC
Peyton Place
Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards [ note 1]
Network
Number of Awards
NBC
45
CBS
9
ABC
5
Programs with multiple major awards
Program
Category
Network
Number of Awards
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Comedy
CBS
4
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Drama
NBC
3
Bewitched
Comedy
ABC
2
Eagle in a Cage
Special
NBC
Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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