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1985 American television programming awards
The 37th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 22, 1985. The ceremony was broadcast on ABC , from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium , Pasadena, California .
The Cosby Show defeated two-time reigning champion Cheers to win Outstanding Comedy Series , one of three major awards it won. Although it only took home one major award, Cheers did tie the then-record for most major nominations by a comedy series (11), set by The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1977 . In the drama field Cagney & Lacey , en route to winning four major awards on the night, defeated presumed favorite Miami Vice to win Outstanding Drama Series , four-time defending champion Hill Street Blues still received nine major nominations, but only won one award. This was Hill Street Blues 18th and final major award, setting an Emmy record for a drama series that still stands and was later achieved by The Sopranos .
The ceremony also had a memorable unscripted moment involving the arrest of impersonator Barry Bremen for grand theft while attempting to accept the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award on behalf of Betty Thomas , who would show up on the auditorium stage a few minutes late.
Winners and nominees
[ 1]
Programs
Programs
Motown Returns to the Apollo (NBC)
Acting
Acting
Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey (CBS) (Episode: "Who Said It's Fair?")
John Larroquette as Dan Fielding in Night Court (NBC) (Episode: "Dan's Parents or Married Alive")
Betty Thomas as Sgt. Lucille Bates in Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Directing
Directing
Great Performances : "Sweeney Todd" (PBS) – Terry Hughes
Late Night with David Letterman 3rd Anniversary Special (NBC) – Hal Gurnee
Motown Returns to the Apollo (PBS) – Don Mischer
Night of 100 Stars II (ABC) – Clark Jones
Writing
Writing
Cagney & Lacey (CBS): "Who Said It's Fair, Part II" – Patricia Green
Cagney & Lacey (CBS): "Child Witness" – Deborah Arakelian
Hill Street Blues (NBC): "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" – Story by : Michael Wagner Teleplay by : Jacob Epstein
Miami Vice (NBC): "Pilot " – Anthony Yerkovich
St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Murder, She Rote" – Tom Fontana , John Masius and Steve Bello
St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Sweet Dreams" – John Masius and Tom Fontana
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Christmas with the Lettermans"
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (CBS)
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Late Night in Los Angeles"
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "The Late Night Morning Show"
Motown Returns to the Apollo (NBC)
Do You Remember Love (CBS) – Vickie Patik
The Burning Bed (NBC) – Rose Leiman Goldemberg
Fatal Vision (NBC) – John Gay
The Jewel in the Crown (PBS): "Crossing the River" – Ken Taylor
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (NBC) – Gerald Green
Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[ note 1]
Network
Number of Nominations
NBC
66
CBS
37
PBS
10
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program
Category
Network
Number of Nominations
Cheers
Comedy
NBC
11
Hill Street Blues
Drama
9
Cagney & Lacey
CBS
7
St. Elsewhere
NBC
Miami Vice
6
The Burning Bed
Special
5
The Cosby Show
Comedy
Do You Remember Love
Special
CBS
Late Night with David Letterman
Variety
NBC
Motown Returns to the Apollo
Fatal Vision
Special
4
The Jewel in the Crown
Limited
PBS
Kate & Allie
Comedy
CBS
Night Court
NBC
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Special
Ellis Island
Limited
CBS
3
Great Performances : "Sweeney Todd"
Variety
PBS
Heartsounds
Special
ABC
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly
Variety
CBS
2
Benson
Comedy
ABC
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Special
PBS
Family Ties
Comedy
NBC
The Jeffersons
CBS
Magnum, P.I.
Drama
Murder, She Wrote
Newhart
Comedy
A Woman of Substance
Limited
Syndicated
Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards[ note 1]
Network
Number of Awards
NBC
12
CBS
8
PBS
3
ABC
2
Programs with multiple major awards
Program
Category
Network
Number of Awards
Cagney & Lacey
Drama
CBS
4
The Cosby Show
Comedy
NBC
3
Do You Remember Love
Special
CBS
Great Performances : "Sweeney Todd"
Variety
PBS
2
Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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