The48th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at thePasadena Civic Auditorium inPasadena, California. The awards were presented over two ceremonies, one untelevised on September 7, 1996, and other televised on September 8, 1996. It was hosted byMichael J. Fox,Paul Reiser, andOprah Winfrey. Two networks,A&E andAMC, received their first major nominations this year. The televised ceremony presented 27 awards.

Frasier took homeOutstanding Comedy Series for the third straight year, and won two major awards overall. In the drama field,ER came into the ceremony as the most nominated drama for the second straight year with ten major nominations; it defeated defending championNYPD Blue to winOutstanding Drama Series. This turned out to be the only major awardER won. No show won more than two major awards.

TheHBO comedyThe Larry Sanders Show made Emmy history when it became the first show outside theBig Three television networks to receive the most major nominations (10). Furthermore,Rip Torn wonthe Supporting Comedy actor award, the first forHBO.

Another first came withAmanda Plummer forShowtime'sThe Outer Limits. Not only was it the first time acable network won in her category (Guest Actress, Drama) but wasShowtime's first ever Acting Emmy win.

For the twelfth and final season ofMurder, She Wrote,Angela Lansbury was once again nominated forOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, she had been nominated for every season of the show, but she was defeated once again. In the process she set records for being the most nominated actress in the category (18), as well as the most nominated actress without winning. Both of these records still stand.

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• Emmys.com list of 1996 Nominees & Winners
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