71st Primetime Emmy Awards

71st Primetime Emmy Awards
71st Primetime Emmy Awards
	Promotional poster
Date	September 22, 2019 (Ceremony); September 14–15, 2019 (Creative Arts Emmys);
Location	Microsoft Theater; Los Angeles, California;
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Highlights
Most awards	Major: Fleabag (4); All: Game of Thrones (12);
Most nominations	Major: Game of Thrones (14); All: Game of Thrones (32);
Comedy Series	Fleabag
Drama Series	Game of Thrones
Limited Series	Chernobyl
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox
Runtime	3 hours
Viewership	6.9 million
Produced by	Don Mischer; Done and Dusted;
Directed by	Hamish Hamilton

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2018, until May 31, 2019, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on September 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the United States by Fox; it was preceded by the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 14 and 15.^[3] The show did not have a host for the fourth time in its history, following the telecasts in 2003 (when the ceremony also aired on Fox), 1998 (on NBC), and 1975 (on CBS).^[4]

At the main ceremony, Fleabag led all programs with four wins and won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Game of Thrones won two awards, including its record-tying fourth win for Outstanding Drama Series. Chernobyl received the award for Outstanding Limited Series among its three wins. Other overall program awards went to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, RuPaul's Drag Race, and Saturday Night Live, while The Act, Barry, Fosse/Verdon, Killing Eve, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Ozark, Pose, Succession, A Very English Scandal, and When They See Us each received at least one award. Including Creative Arts Emmys, Game of Thrones won 12 awards from 32 nominations – tying and breaking the single-season records, respectively – and helped HBO to 34 total wins, the most of any network. Watched by 6.9 million viewers in the United States, it was the lowest-rated Emmy broadcast in history, amounting to a 32% drop from the 2018 ceremony.^[2]

^ Welch, Alex (September 24, 2019). "Emmy Awards, 'Sunday Night Football,' 'Big Brother' and others adjust up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Patten, Dominic (September 23, 2019). "Emmy Viewership Falls Under 7M For 1st Time To All-Time Low – UPDATE". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ Turchiano, Danielle (November 26, 2018). "71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Date Announced". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ Friedlander, Whitney (August 7, 2019). "Emmy Awards will not have a host this year". CNN. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

[1] Welch, Alex (September 24, 2019). "Emmy Awards, 'Sunday Night Football,' 'Big Brother' and others adjust up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[ratings-2] Patten, Dominic (September 23, 2019). "Emmy Viewership Falls Under 7M For 1st Time To All-Time Low – UPDATE". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[3] Turchiano, Danielle (November 26, 2018). "71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Date Announced". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

[cnnaug19-4] Friedlander, Whitney (August 7, 2019). "Emmy Awards will not have a host this year". CNN. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

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