23rd Primetime Emmy Awards

The 23rd Emmy Awards, later known as the 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out in May 1971. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Awards

Outstanding Drama Series

• The Bold Ones: The Senator
  • The First Churchills
  • Ironside
  • Marcus Welby, M.D.
  • NET Playhouse

Outstanding Comedy Series

• All in the Family
  • Arnie
  • Love, American Style
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • The Odd Couple

Outstanding Variety Series

• The Flip Wilson Show
  • The Carol Burnett Show
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Outstanding New Series

• All in the Family
  • The Bold Ones: The Senator
  • The Flip Wilson Show
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • The Odd Couple

Outstanding Achievements in Daytime Programming

• Today Show
  • The Galloping Gourmet

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series

• Hal Holbrook as "Hays Stowe" in The Bold Ones: The Senator
  • Raymond Burr as "Robert Ironside" in Ironside
  • Mike Connors as "Joe Mannix" in Mannix
  • Robert Young as "Dr. Marcus Welby" in Marcus Welby, M.D.

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series

• Susan Hampshire for playing "Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough" in The First Churchills
  • Linda Cristal for playing "Victoria Cannon" in The High Chaparral
  • Peggy Lipton for playing "Julie Barnes" in The Mod Squad

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series

• Jack Klugman for playing "Oscar Madison" in The Odd Couple
  • Ted Bessell for playing "Donald Hollinger" in That Girl
  • Bill Bixby for playing "Tom Corbett" in The Courtship of Eddie's Father
  • Carroll O'Connor for playing "Archie Bunker" in All in the Family
  • Tony Randall for playing "Felix Unger" in The Odd Couple

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series

• Jean Stapleton for playing "Edith Bunker" in All in the Family
  • Mary Tyler Moore for playing "Mary Richards" in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Marlo Thomas for playing "Ann Marie" in That Girl

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama

• David Burns for playing "Mr. Solomon" in ITV Saturday Night Theatre
  • James Brolin for playing "Dr. Steven Kiley" in Marcus Welby, M.D.
  • Robert Young for playing "Sen. Earl Gannon" in Vanished

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama

• Margaret Leighton for playing "Gertrude" in Hallmark Hall of Fame
  • Gail Fisher for playing "Peggy Fair" in Mannix
  • Susan Saint James for playing "Peggy Maxwell" in The Name of the Game
  • Elena Verdugo for playing "Consuelo Lopez" in Marcus Welby, M.D.

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy

• Edward Asner for playing "Lou Grant" in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Michael Constantine for playing "Principal Seymour Kaufman" in Room 222
  • Gale Gordon for playing "Harrison Otis Carter" in Here's Lucy

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy

• Valerie Harper for playing "Rhoda Morgenstern" in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Agnes Moorehead for playing "Endora" in Bewitched
  • Karen Valentine for playing "Alice Johnson" in Room 222

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy

• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • All in the Family
  • Here's Lucy

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama

• The Bold Ones: The Senator

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy

• The Mary Tyler Moore Show - James L. Brooks & Allan Burns
  • All in the Family

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama

• The Bold Ones: The Senator
  • Hawaii Five-O

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program

• Swing Out, Sweet Land - Dominic Frontiere
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame - John Addison (For episode "Hamlet".)
  • The Merv Griffin Show - Mort Lindsey (For episode "Big Band Salute", parts I & II.)

External links

• IMDB