- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series Awarded for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Country United States Currently held by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2011) Official website http://www.emmys.com/ The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series is a category in the Primetime Emmy Awards. It is awarded annually to the best variety show or similarly formatted program of the year.
Since 1994, late-night talk shows have won all of the awards in that time span; The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has won the award consecutively since 2003, the longest winning streak for a television show in Emmy history.[1]
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Award winners
- 1951: The Alan Young Show, CBS (Best Variety Show)
- 1952: Your Show of Shows, NBC (Best Variety Show); The Red Skelton Show, NBC (Best Comedy Show)
- 1953: Your Show of Shows, NBC (Best Variety Show)
- 1954: Omnibus, CBS
- 1955: Disneyland, ABC
- 1956: Toast of the Town, CBS
- 1957: The Tonight Show, NBC
- 1958: The Tonight Show, NBC
- 1959: An Evening with Fred Astaire, NBC
- 1960: The Garry Moore Show, CBS
- 1961: Astaire Time, NBC
- 1962: The Garry Moore Show, CBS
- 1963: The Andy Williams Show, NBC
- 1964: The Danny Kaye Show, CBS
- 1965: no information
- 1966: The Andy Williams Show, NBC
- 1967: The Andy Williams Show, NBC
- 1968: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, NBC (Outstanding Variety or Musical Series)
- 1969: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, NBC
- 1970: The David Frost Show, Syndicated (Outstanding Variety or Musical Series)
- 1971: no information
- 1972: The Carol Burnett Show, CBS
- 1973: The Julie Andrews Hour, ABC
- 1974: The Carol Burnett Show, CBS
- 1975: The Carol Burnett Show, CBS
- 1976: Saturday Night Live, NBC
- 1977: Van Dyke and Company, NBC
- 1978: The Muppet Show, Syndicated
- 1979: Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin, NBC
- 1980: Baryshnikov on Broadway, ABC
- 1981: Lily: Sold Out, CBS
- 1982: Night of 100 Stars, ABC
- 1983: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, NBC
- 1984: The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS
- 1985: Motown Returns to the Apollo, NBC
- 1986: The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS
- 1987: The 41st Annual Tony Awards, CBS
- 1988: Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration, CBS
- 1989: The Tracey Ullman Show, FOX
- 1990: In Living Color, FOX
- 1991: The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC
- 1992: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC
- 1993: Saturday Night Live, NBC
- 1994: Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
- 1995: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
- 1996: Dennis Miller Live, HBO
- 1997: Tracey Takes On..., HBO
- 1998: Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
- 1999: Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
2000s
- 2000
- Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
- The Chris Rock Show, HBO
- Dennis Miller Live, HBO
- Politically Incorrect, ABC
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
- 2001
- 2002
- Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
- The Daily Show, Comedy Central
- Politically Incorrect, ABC
- Saturday Night Live, NBC
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
- 2003
- The Daily Show, Comedy Central
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC
- Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
- Saturday Night Live, NBC
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
2010s
- 2010
- The Daily Show, Comedy Central
- The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
- Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
- Saturday Night Live, NBC
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, NBC
- 2011
- The Daily Show, Comedy Central
- The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
- Conan, TBS
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
- Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
- Saturday Night Live, NBC
References
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1951–1975 The Alan Young Show (1951) · Your Show of Shows / The Red Skelton Show (1952) · Your Show of Shows (1953) · Omnibus (1954) · Disneyland (1955) · Toast of the Town (1956) · The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1957) · The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1958) · An Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) · The Garry Moore Show (1960) · Astaire Time (1961) · The Garry Moore Show (1962) · The Andy Williams Show (1963) · The Danny Kaye Show (1964) · The Andy Williams Show (1966) · The Andy Williams Show (1967) · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969) · The David Frost Show (1970) · The Carol Burnett Show (1972) · The Julie Andrews Hour (1973) · The Carol Burnett Show (1974) · The Carol Burnett Show (1975)
1976–2000 Saturday Night Live (1976) · Van Dyke and Company (1977) · The Muppet Show (1978) · Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1979) · Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980) · Lily: Sold Out (1981) · Night of 100 Stars (1982) · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) · A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1984) · Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) · A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986) · 41st Tony Awards (1987) · Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988) · The Tracey Ullman Show (1989) · In Living Color (1990) · 63rd Academy Awards (1991) · The Tonight Show (1992) · Saturday Night Live (1993) · Late Show (1994) · The Tonight Show (1995) · Dennis Miller Live (1996) · Tracey Takes On... (1997) · Late Show (1998) · Late Show (1999) · Late Show (2000)
2001–present Late Show (2001) · Late Show (2002) · The Daily Show (2003) · The Daily Show (2004) · The Daily Show (2005) · The Daily Show (2006) · The Daily Show (2007) · The Daily Show (2008) · The Daily Show (2009) · The Daily Show (2010) · The Daily Show (2011)
Complete List · (1951–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Primetime Emmy Award categories Programming Comedy Series · Drama Series · Variety, Music or Comedy Series · Miniseries · Made for TV Movie · Variety, Music or Comedy Special · Directing – Comedy Series · Directing – Drama Series · Directing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · Writing – Comedy Series · Writing – Drama Series · Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program · Writing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · Reality Program · Reality-Competition Program
Performance Lead Actor – Comedy Series · Lead Actor – Drama Series · Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Lead Actress – Comedy Series · Lead Actress – Drama Series · Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actor – Comedy Series · Supporting Actor – Drama Series · Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actress – Comedy Series · Supporting Actress – Drama Series · Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Guest Actor – Comedy Series · Guest Actor – Drama Series · Guest Actress – Comedy Series · Guest Actress – Drama Series · Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Creative Arts Animated Program – Less Than One Hour · Animated Program – More Than One Hour · Voice-Over Performance · Casting – Comedy Series · Casting – Drama Series · Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Choreography · Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series · Cinematography for a One Hour Series · Costumes for a Series · Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Main Title Design · Main Title Theme Music · Music Composition for a Series · Picture Editing for a Comedy Series · Picture Editing for a Drama Series · Visual Effects for a Series · Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Retired Actor of the Year · Actress of the Year · Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series · Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series ·Categories:- Primetime Emmy Awards
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