The Emmy Awards

An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Seasons

1. The 1st Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1949-01-25

1. The 2nd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1950-01-27

1. The 3rd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1951-01-23

1. The 4th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1952-02-18

1. The 5th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1953-02-05

1. The 6th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1954-02-11

1. The 7th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1955-03-07

1. The 8th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1956-03-17

1. The 9th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1957-03-16

1. The 10th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1958-04-15

1. The 11th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1959-05-06

1. The 12th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1960-06-20

1. The 13th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1961-05-16

1. The 14th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1962-05-22

1. The 15th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1963-05-26

1. The 16th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1964-05-25

1. The 17th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1965-09-12

1. The 18th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1966-05-22

1. The 19th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1967-06-04

1. The 20th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1968-05-19

1. The 21th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1969-06-08

1. The 22nd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1970-06-07

1. The 23rd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1971-05-09

1. The 24th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1972-05-06

1. The 25th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1973-05-22

1. The 26th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1974-05-28

1. The 27th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1975-05-19

1. The 28th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1976-05-17

1. The 29th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1977-09-12

1. The 30th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1978-09-17

1. The 31st Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1979-09-09

1. The 32nd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1980-09-07

1. The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1981-09-13

1. The 34th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1982-09-19

1. The 35th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1983-09-25

1. The 36th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1984-09-23

1. The 37th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1985-09-22

1. The 38th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1986-09-20

1. The 39th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1987-09-20

1. The 40th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1988-08-28

1. The 41st Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1989-09-17

1. The 42nd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1990-09-16

1. The 43rd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1991-08-25

1. The 44th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1992-08-30

1. The 45th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1993-09-19

1. The 46th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1994-09-11

1. The 47th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1995-09-10

1. The 48th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1996-09-08

1. The 49th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1997-09-14

1. The 50th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1998-09-13

1. The 51st Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 1999-09-12

1. The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2000-09-10

1. The 53rd Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2001-11-04

1. The 54th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2002-09-22

1. The 55th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2003-09-21

1. The 56th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2004-09-19

1. The 57th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2005-09-18

1. The 58th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2006-08-27

1. The 59th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2007-09-16

1. The 60th Annual Emmy Awards

Air Date: 2008-09-21

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, to honour the best in U.S. prime time television. The ceremony was hosted by Tom Bergeron (who was also hosting America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars, both on ABC, at the time), Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest (all were nominated in the debut category—Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program) and televised in the United States on ABC.