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The41st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 17, 1989. The ceremony was broadcast onFox from thePasadena Civic Auditorium inPasadena, California. The ceremony saw the guest acting categories double, as they were now based on gender as well as genre. Two networks,Lifetime andUSA Network, received their first major nominations this year.

After being nominated and losing for the previous four years,Cheers regained the title ofOutstanding Comedy Series.L.A. Law also wonOutstanding Drama Series after losing the previous year. For the second straight year,L.A. Law received 15 major nominations, making it the first show ever to receive more than 14 major nominations multiple times. With nine main cast acting nominations,L.A. Law tied the record set byHill Street Blues in1982.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

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Richard Mulligan, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Candice Bergen, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Carroll O'Connor, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner

Dana Delany, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner

James Woods, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special winner

Holly Hunter, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special winner

Woody Harrelson, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Rhea Perlman, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Larry Drake, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner

Melanie Mayron, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner

Derek Jacobi, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special winner

Colleen Dewhurst, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special winner

Linda Ronstadt, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner

Peter Baldwin (right), Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series winner

Robert Altman, Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series winner

Jim Henson, Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program winner

Simon Wincer, Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special winner

Diane English, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series winner

Programs
Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers (NBC) Designing Women (CBS) The Golden Girls (NBC) Murphy Brown (CBS) The Wonder Years (ABC)	Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (NBC) Beauty and the Beast (CBS) China Beach (ABC) Thirtysomething (ABC) Wiseguy (CBS)
Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special Day One(CBS) Roe vs. Wade (NBC) David (ABC) Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO) My Name Is Bill W. (ABC)	Outstanding Miniseries War and Remembrance (ABC) I Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC) Lonesome Dove (CBS) A Perfect Spy (PBS) The Women of Brewster Place (ABC)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox) The Arsenio Hall Show (Syndicated) Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tap Dance in America (PBS)

Acting

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Lead performances

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Acting
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Richard Mulligan as Dr. Harry Weston inEmpty Nest (NBC) (Episode: "Pilot") Ted Danson asSam Malone inCheers (NBC) (Episode: "Swear to God") Michael J. Fox asAlex P. Keaton inFamily Ties (NBC) (Episode: "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore") John Goodman asDan Conner inRoseanne (ABC) (Episode: "Dan's Birthday Bash") Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold inThe Wonder Years (ABC) (Episode: "Birthday Boy")	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown inMurphy Brown (CBS) (Episode: "Respect") Bea Arthur asDorothy Zbornak inThe Golden Girls (NBC) (Episode: "Love Me Tender") Blair Brown as Molly Dodd inThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (Lifetime) Rue McClanahan asBlanche Devereaux inThe Golden Girls (NBC) (Episode: "Yes, We Have No Havanas") Betty White asRose Nylund inThe Golden Girls (NBC) (Episode: "High Anxiety")
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Carroll O'Connor as Chief Bill Gillespie inIn the Heat of the Night (NBC) (Episode: "A Trip Upstate") Ron Perlman as Vincent inBeauty and the Beast (CBS) Michael Tucker as Stuart Markowitz inL.A. Law (NBC) Ken Wahl as Vincent Terranova inWiseguy (CBS) Edward Woodward as Robert McCall inThe Equalizer (CBS)	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Dana Delany as Nurse Colleen McMurphy inChina Beach (ABC) (Episode: "The World") Susan Dey as Grace Van Owen inL.A. Law (NBC) Jill Eikenberry as Ann Kelsey inL.A. Law (NBC) Linda Hamilton as Asst. DA Catherine Chandler inBeauty and the Beast (CBS) Angela Lansbury asJessica Fletcher inMurder, She Wrote (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special James Woods as Bill Wilson inMy Name Is Bill W. (ABC) Robert Duvall as Augustus "Gus" McCrae inLonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part II") John Gielgud as Aaron Jastrow inWar and Remembrance (ABC) (Episode: "Part VIII") Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow F. Call inLonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part IV") Ben Kingsley asSimon Wiesenthal inMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO)	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Holly Hunter as Ellen Russell inRoe vs. Wade (NBC) Anjelica Huston as Clara Allen inLonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part III") Diane Lane as Lorena Wood inLonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part IV") Amy Madigan asSarah Weddington inRoe vs. Wade (NBC) Jane Seymour as Natalie Henry inWar and Remembrance (ABC) (Episode: "Part XI")

Supporting performances

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Woody Harrelson asWoody Boyd inCheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Golden Boyd" + "The Gift of the Woodi" + "Call Me Irresponsible") Joe Regalbuto as Frank Fontana inMurphy Brown (CBS) (Episodes: "Baby Love" + "It's How You Play the Game" + "The Summer of '77") Peter Scolari as Michael Harris inNewhart (CBS) Meshach Taylor as Anthony Bouvier inDesigning Women (CBS) (Episodes: "Hard Hats and Lovers" + "Tyrone" + "One Sees, the Other Doesn't") George Wendt asNorm Peterson inCheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Norm, Is That You?" + "Jumping Jerks" + "Don't Paint Your Chickens")	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Rhea Perlman asCarla Tortelli inCheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Swear to God" + "Those Lips, Those Ice" + "I Kid You Not") Julia Duffy as Stephanie Vanderkellen inNewhart (CBS) Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood inMurphy Brown (CBS) (Episodes: "Devil with a Blue Dress On" + "It's How You Play the Game" + "The Morning Show") Estelle Getty asSophia Petrillo inThe Golden Girls (NBC) (Episodes: "The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo" + "Sophia's Wedding" + "Two Rode Together") Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson inWho's the Boss? (ABC) (Episodes: "Double Dump" + "Your Grandmother's a Bimbo" + "Party Double")
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Larry Drake as Benny Stulwicz inL.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Hey, Lick Me Over" + "I'm in the Nude for Love" + "America the Beautiful") Jonathan Banks as Frank McPike inWiseguy (CBS) Timothy Busfield as Elliot Weston inThirtysomething (ABC) Richard Dysart as Leland McKenzie Jr. inL.A. Law (NBC) Jimmy Smits as Victor Sifuentes inL.A. Law (NBC)	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman inThirtysomething (ABC) (Episodes: "Trust Me" + "Success" + "Be a Good Girl") Michele Greene as Abby Perkins inL.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Sperminator" + "Victor/Victorious" + "America the Beautiful") Lois Nettleton as Joanne St. John inIn the Heat of the Night (NBC) (Episodes: "Stranger in Town" + "Tear Down the Walls" + "A.K.A. Kelly Kay") Amanda Plummer as Alice Hackett inL.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "America the Beautiful" + "Urine Trouble Now" + "Consumed Innocent") Susan Ruttan as Roxanne Melman inL.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Romancing the Drone" + "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not?" + "Urine Trouble Now")
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Derek Jacobi as The Imposter inThe Tenth Man (ABC) Armand Assante asRichard Mansfield inJack the Ripper (CBS) James Garner as Dr. Bob Holbrook Smith inMy Name Is Bill W. (ABC) Danny Glover as Joshua Deets inLonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part II") Corin Nemec asSteven Stayner inI Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC) (Episode: "Part I")	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Colleen Dewhurst as Margaret Page inThose She Left Behind (NBC) Peggy Ashcroft as Miss Dubber inA Perfect Spy (PBS) (Episode: "Part V") Polly Bergen as Rhoda Henry inWar and Remembrance (ABC) (Episode: "Part XII") Glenne Headly as Elmira Boot Johnson inLonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part II") Paula Kelly as Theresa inThe Women of Brewster Place (ABC)

Individual performances

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Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Linda Ronstadt –Great Performances: "Canciones de Mi Padre" (PBS)
- Dana Carvey –Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Julie Kavner –The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox)
- The cast ofSid and Marty Krofft'sD.C. Follies Episode 202 (Syndicated)
- The cast ofSid and Marty Krofft's D.C. Follies Episode 211 (Syndicated)

Directing

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Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series The Wonder Years (ABC): "Our Miss White" –Peter Baldwin Cheers (NBC): "The Visiting Lecher" –James Burrows The Golden Girls (NBC): "Brother Can You Spare That Jacket" –Terry Hughes Murphy Brown (CBS): "Pilot" –Barnet Kellman The Wonder Years (ABC): "Birthday Boy" –Steve Miner The Wonder Years (ABC): "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation" –Michael Dinner	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Tanner '88 (HBO): "The Boiler Room" –Robert Altman L.A. Law (NBC): "I'm in the Nude for Love" –Eric Laneuville L.A. Law (NBC): "To Live and Diet in L.A." –John Pasquin Midnight Caller (NBC): "Pilot" –Thomas Carter Thirtysomething (ABC): "We'll Meet Again" –Scott Winant
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program The Jim Henson Hour (NBC): "Dog City" –Jim Henson The Debbie Allen Special (ABC) –Debbie Allen Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "In Chicago" –Hal Gurnee Tap Dance in America (PBS) –Don Mischer The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox): "Family Therapy" –Ted Bessell	Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (CBS): "Part IV" –Simon Wincer I Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC) – Larry Elikann My Name Is Bill W. (ABC) –Daniel Petrie Roe vs. Wade (NBC) –Gregory Hoblit War and Remembrance (ABC): "Part XII" –Dan Curtis

Writing

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Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Murphy Brown (CBS): "Respect" –Diane English The Wonder Years (ABC): "Coda" – Todd W. Langen The Wonder Years (ABC): "Loosiers" –David M. Stern The Wonder Years (ABC): "Our Miss White" –Michael J. Weithorn The Wonder Years (ABC): "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" –Matthew Carlson	Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Thirtysomething (ABC): "First Day / Last Day" –Joseph Dougherty L.A. Law (NBC): "His Suit Is Hirsute" –Steven Bochco,David E. Kelley, Michele Gallery andWilliam M. Finkelstein L.A. Law (NBC): "I'm in the Nude for Love" – David E. Kelley L.A. Law (NBC): "Urine Trouble Now" – David E. Kelley, William M. Finkelstein, Michele Gallery and Judith Parker Thirtysomething (ABC): "The Mike Van Dyke Show" –Marshall Herskovitz andEdward Zwick
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (NBC) Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Seventh Anniversary Special" Not Necessarily the News (HBO) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC) The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox)	Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO) –Abby Mann, Robin Vote andRon Hutchinson I Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC) –Story by :JP Miller Teleplay by : JP Miller andCynthia Whitcomb Lonesome Dove (CBS): "Part I" – Bill Wyttliff My Name Is Bill W. (ABC) –William G. Borchert Roe vs. Wade (NBC) – Alison Cross

Most major nominations

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Networks with multiple major nominations^{[note 1]}
Network	Number of Nominations
NBC	57
ABC	40
CBS	35

Programs with multiple major nominations
Program	Category	Network	Number of Nominations
L.A. Law	Drama	NBC	15
Lonesome Dove	Miniseries	CBS	9
The Wonder Years	Comedy	ABC	9
Cheers		NBC	6
The Golden Girls		NBC
Murphy Brown		CBS
Thirtysomething	Drama	ABC
My Name Is Bill W.	Special	ABC	5
Roe vs. Wade	Special	NBC
War of Remembrance	Miniseries	ABC
I Know My First Name Is Steven	Miniseries	NBC	4
The Tracey Ullman Show	Variety	Fox	4
Beauty and the Beast	Drama	CBS	3
Late Night with David Letterman	Variety	NBC
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story	Special	HBO
Saturday Night Live	Variety	NBC
Wiseguy	Drama	CBS
China Beach	Drama	ABC	2
D.C. Follies	Variety	Syndicated
Designing Women	Comedy	CBS
In the Heat of the Night	Drama	NBC
Newhart	Comedy	CBS
A Perfect Spy	Miniseries	PBS
Tap Dance in America	Variety	PBS
The Women of Brewster Place	Miniseries	ABC

Most major awards

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Networks with multiple major awards^{[note 1]}
Network	Number of Awards
NBC	15
ABC	7
CBS	5

Programs with multiple major awards
Program	Category	Network	Number of Awards
Cheers	Comedy	NBC	3
Murphy Brown	Comedy	CBS	2
L.A. Law	Drama	NBC
Roe vs. Wade	Special	NBC
Thirtysomething	Drama	ABC

Notes

^^a ^b"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include thetechnical categories.

References

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^"Emmys.com list of 1989 Nominees & Winners".Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved2014-12-04.

External links

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Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Award

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Main ceremonies	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Creative Arts	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Daytime Emmy Award

(categories
winners)

Main ceremonies	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Creative Arts	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025