Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. From 1960 to 1964, this category was combined with the Comedy Specials (one time programs) category so that both type of programs competed for the same award during those years. "The Flintstones" and "Family Guy" are the only animated series to be nominated for the award. Outside the Big Three networks (ABC, CBS and NBC), Fox has won this award twice, with "Ally McBeal" and "Arrested Development", cable network HBO has
51st Primetime Emmy Awards Falco not only became the first actress from a Cable network (HBO) to win Lead Actress, Drama series, she became the first person from any Cable TV show series, to win a Major Acting award. (Though David Clennon did win for only a guest performance in HBO's "Dream On" in 1993). The real winner of the night was television writer David E. Kelley. Kelley was the creator and head writer for both series champions, "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice". This accomplishment has not been matched since. 51st Primetime Emmy Awards The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September