The47th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 1995. The ceremony was hosted byJason Alexander andCybill Shepherd. It was broadcast onFox and presented 27 awards.
Frasier won its second consecutivePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and led all shows with five major wins. For the second straight year, a freshman drama series came into the ceremony with a bevy of major nominations, but failed to win forOutstanding Drama Series.ER led all shows with 11 major nominations and won three major awards, but lost the top prize toNYPD Blue, which was in a similar situation toERthe previous year.
Candice Bergen's win for the seventh season ofMurphy Brown made her the third performer to win five Emmys for playing the same character. She declined to be submitted for any future seasons of the show.