14th Primetime Emmy Awards


The 14th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 14th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 22, 1962, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Bob Newhart. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The top show of the night was the CBS courtroom drama The Defenders which swept the four major categories it was nominated in. The Bob Newhart Show won top honors for comedy, and in doing so, became the first show to win a top program prize for what would be the show's only season.

Winners and nominees

Programs

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of HumorOutstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

  • The Defenders,
  • * Alcoa Premiere,
  • * Ben Casey,
  • * The Dick Powell Theatre,
  • * Hallmark Hall of Fame,
  • * Naked City,
    • Outstanding Program Achievements in the Fields of Variety and Music – VarietyOutstanding Program Achievements in the Fields of Variety and Music – Music
  • The Garry Moore Show,
  • * Here's Edie,
  • * The Judy Garland Show,
  • * Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall,
  • * Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color,
  • Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan,
  • * The Bell Telephone Hour,
  • * Directions,
  • * NBC Television Opera Theatre,
    • Outstanding Daytime ProgramOutstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
  • Purex Summer Specials,
  • * Calendar,
  • * The Linkletter Show,
  • * Today,
  • * The Verdict is Yours,
  • New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein,
  • * 1, 2, 3 Go!,
  • * Captain Kangaroo,
  • * The Shari Lewis Show,
  • * Update,
  • * Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color,
    • Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Educational and Public Affairs ProgrammingThe Program of the Year

    • David Brinkley's Journal,
    • * ABC Close Up!,
    • * ABC's Wide World of Sports,
    • * CBS Reports,
    • * Howard K. Smith,
    • * NBC White Paper,
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame,,
  • * Bell & Howell Close Up!,,
  • * CBS Reports,,
  • * The Judy Garland Show,
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    • Acting

    Lead performances

    Supporting performances

    Single performances

    Directing

    Writing

    Most major nominations

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