4th Primetime Emmy Awards

4th Primetime Emmy Awards
4th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	February 18, 1952
Location	Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Lucille Ball ; Desi Arnaz
Highlights
Best Comedy Show	The Red Skelton Show
Best Dramatic Show	Studio One
Best Variety Show	Your Show of Shows
Television/radio coverage
Network	KECA
	← 3rd; Primetime Emmy Awards; 5th →;

The 4th Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 4th Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, California on February 18, 1952. The ceremonies were hosted by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

This was the first year that nominations were considered on a national television network basis. Previously, the Emmys were primarily given out to shows that were produced or aired in the Los Angeles area.

Winners and nominees[]

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Programs[]

Best Comedy Show	Best Dramatic Show
The Red Skelton Show, (NBC) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, (CBS) Herb Shriner Show, (ABC) You Bet Your Life, (NBC) I Love Lucy, (CBS)	Studio One (CBS) Celanese Theatre, (ABC) Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse, (NBC) Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, (ABC) Robert Montgomery Presents, (NBC)
Best Variety Show
Your Show of Shows, (NBC) All Star Revue, (NBC) The Colgate Comedy Hour, (NBC) The Fred Waring Show, (CBS) Toast of the Town, (CBS)

Acting[]

Best Actor	Best Actress
Sid Caesar Walter Hampden Charlton Heston Thomas Mitchell Robert Montgomery Vaughn Taylor	Imogene Coca Helen Hayes Maria Riva Mary Sinclair Margaret Sullavan

Hosting[]

Best Comedian or Comedienne
Red Skelton, (NBC) Lucille Ball, (CBS) Sid Caesar, (NBC) Imogene Coca, (NBC) Jimmy Durante, (NBC) Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, (NBC) Herb Shriner, (ABC)

References[]

^ Emmys.com list of 1952 Nominees & Winners

External links[]

[Winners/Nominees-1] Emmys.com list of 1952 Nominees & Winners

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