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The 1st Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the counterpart Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 25, 1949. Only shows produced in Los Angeles County, California and aired in the Los Angeles media market were eligible to win. The ...
The series Public Prosecutor was produced on film in 1947–48, for a planned September 1948 debut, but remained unaired until DuMont aired that series in 1951–52. [ 2 ] Your Show Time is also notable for being the first series to win an Emmy Award . [ 3 ]
This list showcases the Primetime Emmy Award winners in the comedy program, drama program, variety program, and lead actors categories. In the early days of the Primetime Emmy Awards , categories awarded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences changed year-to-year, causing irregularities in the continuity of the listed awards.
January 21: Your Show Time becomes the first filmed dramatic series on American network television. January 31: The first Emmy Awards are presented and broadcast on television from Los Angeles. May: The first telethon, benefitting the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, is hosted by Milton Berle and lasts for 24 hours.
The Emmy Awards were Let's take a look back through the history of the Television Academy's most prestigious award show. Emmy Awards history: A look back in photographs
The first Emmy ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club, but solely to honor shows produced and aired locally in the Los Angeles area. Shirley Dinsdale has the distinction of receiving the first Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, during that first awards ceremony. [1]
In 1949 The March of Time created the first extensive documentary series for television, Crusade in Europe, based on the book by Dwight D. Eisenhower. The ABC series received a Peabody Award and one of the first Emmy Awards (Best Public Service, Cultural or Educational Program). [19] It was followed by Crusade in the Pacific (1951). [3]: 302
Pages in category "1949 television awards" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... 1st Primetime Emmy Awards; G. 7th Golden Globe Awards