Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series was a Primetime Emmy Award presented to the best new television series sporadically from 1954 to 1973.
Winners and nominations
1950s
Year
Program
Network
Nominee(s)
1953 (6th)
Make Room for Daddy
ABC
Louis F. Edelman , executive producer; Sheldon Leonard , Charles Stewart, producers
The United States Steel Hour
George Kondolf, Carol Irwin, producers
Adventure
CBS
Robert Northshield, producer
Ding Dong School
NBC
Reinald Werrenrath, producer
Letter to Loretta
Tom Lewis, Matthew Rapf , executive producers
Person to Person
CBS
John Aaron, Jesse Zousmer, Charles Hill, Robert Sammon, Edward R. Murrow , producers
1956 (9th)
Playhouse 90
CBS
Peter Kortner, executive producer; Julian Claman , Martin Manulis , Herbert Brodkin , producers
Air Power
CBS
Perry Wolff, James B Faichney, producers
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
NBC
Bob Banner , Robert Wells, producers
The Ernie Kovacs Show
Louis Heyward , producer
The Steve Allen Sunday Show
Nick Vanoff , producer
1957 (10th)
The Seven Lively Arts
CBS
John Houseman , executive producer; Robert Herridge , producer
Leave it to Beaver
CBS
Joe Connelly , Bob Mosher , producers
Maverick
ABC
William T. Orr , executive producer; Roy Huggins , Coles Trapnell , producers
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
NBC
Perry Cross, Paul Keyes, Bob Shanks, producers
Wagon Train
Howard Christie, Richard Lewis, executive producers; Frederick Shorr, producer
1970s
Year
Program
Network
Nominee(s)
1969 –1970 (22nd)
Room 222
CBS
Gene Reynolds , producer
The Bill Cosby Show
NBC
Bill Cosby , executive producer; Marvin Miller, producer
The Forsyte Saga
PBS
Donald Wilson , producer
Marcus Welby, M.D.
ABC
David J. O'Connell , producer; David Victor, executive producer
Sesame Street
NET
David D. Connell, executive producer; Sam Gibbon, producer; Lutrelle Horne, producer; Jon Stone , producer
1970 –1971 (23rd)
All in the Family
CBS
Norman Lear , producer
The Bold Ones: The Senator
NBC
David Levinson
The Flip Wilson Show
Bob Henry, producer; Monte Kay , executive producer
Mary Tyler Moore
CBS
James L. Brooks , executive producer; Allan Burns , executive producer; David Davis , producer
The Odd Couple
ABC
Jerry Belson , executive producer; Jerry Davis , producer; Garry Marshall , executive producer
1971 –1972 (24th)
Elizabeth R
PBS
Roderick Graham, producer; Christopher Sarson, executive producer
Columbo
NBC
Everett Chambers , producer; Richard Levinson , executive producer; William Link , executive producer
Sanford and Son
Aaron Ruben , producer; Bud Yorkin , executive producer
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
PBS
Mark Shivas , producer; Ronald Travers, producer
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
CBS
Chris Bearde , producer; Allan Blye, producer
1972 –1973 (25th)
America: A Personal History of the United States
NBC
Michael Gill , producer
The Julie Andrews Hour
ABC
Julie Andrews , Star; Nick Vanoff , producer
Kung Fu
Jerry Thorpe , producer
M*A*S*H
CBS
Gene Reynolds, producer
Maude
Norman Lear, executive producer; Rod Parker, producer
The Waltons
Robert L. Jacks, producer; Lee Rich , executive producer
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