For the second straight year, The Golden Girls won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
The winner for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, Promise, set a new record, with five major wins.
This record still stands for TV movies, though it was tied by Temple Grandin in 2010.
NBC continued its dominance of the field, becoming the first network to gain over eighty major nominations (82).
Its résumé was highlighted by gaining all five nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series.