14th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Date | May 22, 1962 |
Location | Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California |
Hosted by | Bob Newhart |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | NBC |
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 (comedy or drama) for what would be the show's only season.